ILOILO CITY – Three siblings died in a fire that destroyed their house in Barangay Dalsuan, Maasin town, Iloilo province on Wednesday night, July 3. THREE siblings died in a fire in Maasin town, Iloilo province on July 3. (Contributed photo by Renato Atok Mandate) The Bureau of Fire...
ILOILO CITY —The Department of Education-Iloilo has welcomed the appointment of Sen. Sonny Angara as new DepEd Secretary. “I am thankful to our President, His Excellency Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos Jr., for having Sen. Angara as the new DepEd Secretary,” said Dr. Ernesto F. Servillon Jr.,...
ILOILO CITY – An employee of the local government unit of Banate, Iloilo was arrested on Tuesday, July 2, in a buy-bust operation. AN LGU employee was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Banate town, Iloilo province. (PNP/Banate MPS) The Banate Municipal Police Station-Drug Enforcement Unit nabbed...
ILOILO CITY – The proposed expansion of the Iloilo Airport will cost approximately P14.7 billion. Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. disclosed this, citing data from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), an attached agency of the Department of Transportation (DOTr),...
ILOILO CITY – Police nabbed the most wanted person in Iloilo on Tuesday, June 25. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) said that the suspect Boy-Boy, wanted for murder, was arrested in Janiuay town. The 28-year-old was arrested by the tracker team of the Janiuay Municipal Police Station...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial board has started investigating the ownership of the health facility in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. THE original site of the San Joaquin Hospital in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. The land donor wants to revoke her donation and physically take...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. said on Thursday, June 20, that Iloilo’s relationship with Negros Occidental will stay strong amid the passage of the law that created Negros Island Region. ILOILO Gov. Arthur 'Toto' Defensor Jr. speaks on the creation of the Negros Island...
ILOILO CITY – Two-hundred eighty-nine underprivileged residents of this city and Iloilo province benefited from a free medical mission recently conducted by the World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP) and power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power). A FREE surgical mission...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office is investigating the alleged inaction of the San Joaquin, Iloilo Municipal Police Station over the land dispute where a health facility of the Department of Health (DOH) is located. A “NO Entry. Private Property” sign is seen at the original...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo emerged as the grand champion in the float category in the Parada ng Kalayaan (Freedom Day Parade) during the 126th Philippine Independence Day in Manila. ILOILO Gov. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr. (center) receives the trophy from Secretary Benjamin...
ILOILO CITY – The role of Iloilo in the road to Philippine independence against colonial Spain was showcased in Manila on Wednesday, June 12. THE Cry of Santa Barbara of Santa Barbara, Iloilo is performed during the Parada ng Kalayaan (Freedom Day parade) on Wednesday, June 12, at the...
ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) inaugurated its new headquarters in the component city of Passi this week. THE new headquarters of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) in Passi City. (PNP/PRO-6/RPIO-6) Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky and Passi City Mayor Stephen...
