Three communist rebels died in a fierce gun battle that led to the Army troopers overrunning their camp in San Joaquin town of Iloilo early morning on Wednesday, Feb. 28, a military official said. Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, commander of the 301 st Brigade, said the operation also resulted in...
ILOILO CITY – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently opened agro-forestry facilities worth P109 million in central Iloilo province. A MOUNTAIN community in Calinog town, Iloilo province is one of the recipients of the P109-million agro-forestry projects funded by the Japan...
ILOILO CITY – The city government is conducting a feasibility study for the proposed P16-billion podcar transport system here. THE proposed podcar transport system for Iloilo City. (Futran Philippines) The city government recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Futran...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) is strengthening its environmental programs as part of its fourth year in operation as this city’s sole power distribution utility. EMPLOYEES and partners of MORE Power plant trees in Barangay Buhang, Jaro District, Iloilo City. (MORE...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay kagawad or councilor was arrested and P346,800 worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in Concepcion, Iloilo on February 23. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO-PDEU) identified the suspect as 41-year-old Oriel Navarro....
ILOILO CITY – After a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, Mayor Jerry Treñas has renewed plans for land reclamation to boost growth and development here. THE proposal of Marikudo Real Estate Development Corp. for the reclamation project in Iloilo City in 2017. (MREDC) “I hope it can...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas has ordered the Office of the Building Official (OBO), the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO), and the Boarding House Commission to step up the inspection of boarding houses following a fire here that killed two persons here recently. AN aerial photo of...
ILOILO CITY – The agricultural and fisheries sectors in Iloilo recently received P909.68 million in assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA). AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (center) distributes aid to a farmer’s group in Iloilo. (DA-6) DA Secretary...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-6 (Western Visayas) is constructing the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) building in this city. A NEW Bureau of Customs building is rising at the Port of Iloilo in Iloilo City. (M. Sedicol/DPWH-6) DPWH-6 Regional Director Sanny Boy...
ILOILO CITY – A 26-year-old call center agent and a 21-year-old college student died in a boarding house fire in Barangay San Nicolas La Paz District here on Sunday afternoon, February 18. AN aerial photo of the February 18 fire in Barangay San Nicolas, La Paz, Iloilo City, that killed two...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas showcased the environmental programs of this city at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (right) at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Mayor Jerry Treñas FB) “I shared the Tree...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration-6 is investigating the death of a water tank driver in a road accident in the Iloilo mega dam project in Calinog, Iloilo. A ROAD within the mega dam project site in Calinog town, Iloilo province. (NIA-6 JRMP-II) The Project Management Office...
