ILOILO CITY -- With the continuous rain spawned by tropical depression “Agaton”, residents in low lying areas of northern Iloilo province had to climb to their rooftops as floodwaters kept rising. Residents are seen on their rooftops to escape floodwaters in Ajuy town, Iloilo province. ...
ILOILO CITY – Various youth organizations have banded together to press their collective demand for leaders to be proactive in addressing concerns on health, education, economic empowerment, and environment among others under the Iloilo Youth Agenda they launched over the weekend. A youth...
ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) clarified that there is no truth to the news that a group is the loose and out to kidnap teenagers in the city and province of Iloilo. ‘It’s not true. This is fake news,” said Lieutenant Colonel Arnel Solis, spokesperson of the Police...
ILOILO CITY – This city has been chosen as the pilot site of a low carbon urban transport system project funded by an agency of the United Nations (UN). Diversion Road is one of the major thoroughfares in Iloilo City. Bike lanes are also integrated along the Diversion Road. (Photo courtesy of...
The stage is set. BURNING MAN Guirhem Usog Sa Kalayo Multi-awarded artist Melvin Guirhem of Iloilo would stitch together his personal experiences on canvases, but for Art Fair Philippines 2022 his works went beyond the familiarities of his personal life and evolved into a collective study of the...
ILOILO CITY -- A smart greenhouse project funded by the South Korean government has opened in a facility managed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Iloilo City, raising hopes of achieving optimal plant growth in the area. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (right) and Dr. Lee Jong SoonSouth...
ILOILO CITY – The completion of the pipeline project worth P102 million is expected to improve water services here. The ceremonial launch of the new and improved pipeline system of Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) in Jaro, Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Joselito Villasis) “We are certain that...
ILOILO CITY -- A key leader of left-leaning Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Panay Island (Bayan-Panay) was arrested in Iloilo province for alleged murder and attempted murder charges. Elmer Forro, the general of Bayan-Panay, was arrested in Iloilo province. (Photo courtesy of the CIDG-6) The police...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized P544,000 worth of shabu on Monday, March 28, following the arrest of five drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects as Jefferson Maala, 29; James Lorenz Emperado, 33; Adrian...
Photo from PFL Defending champion Kaya-Iloilo and United City FC battled to a 1-1 draw Monday, March 28 in the Copa Paulino Alcantara at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite. United City broke the ice in the 34th minute on newly-minted team captain Mike Ott’s opener, but Japanese...
ILOILO CITY—Power utility MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has successfully installed the newly-acquired transformer to its system in Iloilo City. The new transformer costs P50 million. The new power transformer of MORE Power in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) The 33 megavolt ampere (MVA)...
Photos from PFL Defending champion Kaya-Iloilo and United City FC square off in a potential preview of the final Monday, March 28 in the Copa Paulino Alcantara at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite. The marquee matchup is set at 7 p.m. as the country’s representatives in AFC club...
