ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division has identified the five New People’s Army rebels killed in a clash in Calinog, Iloilo, on Thursday, August 8. HIGH-POWERED firearms were recovered in an encounter between the New People’s Army and the military on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Calinog,...
ILOILO CITY – Soldiers killed six New People’s Army rebels in separate clashes in Iloilo province this week. SIX New People's Army rebels were killed in encounters in Calinog, Iloilo this week, five of them in Barangay Aglonok. The 12th Infantry Battalion and the 82nd IB recovered five...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has once again been awarded for good governance. Defensor was one of the awardees of the 2024 Kaya Natin! Champions of Good Governance and Ethical Leadership. GOV. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province receives the 2024...
ILOILO CITY – While the Facebook post has since been deleted and changed, the use of the image of two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo has prompted interest among men to have vasectomy in Iloilo province. THE now deleted Facebook post that used the image of two-time Olympic gold medalist...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an 15-minute encounter with soldiers in Calinog town, Iloilo province on Monday, August 5. The 12th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army has yet to identify the fatality but said he could be a ranking-leader of the NPA Central...
ILOILO CITY — The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the expansion of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) of the Razon group into several areas in Iloilo province is legal. A MORE Power lineman in Iloilo City. MORE Power is set to expand to more towns in Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) The SC...
ILOILO CITY – Officials from the province and city of Iloilo are satisfied with the third State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 22. ILOILO City Rep. Julienne ‘Jamjam’ Baronda poses for a selfie with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. following...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration is targeting that its flagship mega dam project in Iloilo province inaugurated this week will be operational by 2025. THE Jalaur High Dam, one of the three major dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog...
By TARA YAP CALINOG, Iloilo – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated here on Tuesday, July 16, the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) after a decade of delay. THE high dam is one of the three dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Iloilo Chapter was recently awarded the 2024 Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Development Partners, a flagship initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for micro, small, and medium enterprises...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY — Police seized shabu worth P2.2 million in buy-bust operations in the province and city of Iloilo. FIVE suspected drug pushers were arrested and more than P500,000 worth of shabu was seized in Iloilo City in 24 hours. (PNP/PRO-6/RPDEU-6) The Police Regional Office-6...
ILOILO CITY — Police Col. Bayani Razalan, Iloilo police chief, denied allegations that evidence was planted during a buy-bust operation in Dueñas town, Iloilo province recently. RAZALAN (PNP/IPPO) “Nothing was planted. The (viral) video was cut,” said Razalan. A video of the...
