ILOILO CITY – Sen. Cynthia Villar has emphasized the importance of dredging to clean up rivers and curb flooding during the monsoon season, especially in urban areas. SEN. Cynthia Villar speaks at the annual conference of the Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP) in Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Bike-friendly Iloilo City is one of the awardees of the prestigious 2022 Galing Pook award for mobilizing citizenship participation. ILONGGOS ride their bicycles at the riverside park Esplanade in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “Galing Pook is about good governance and projects worthy of...
ILOILO CITY – A website has been launched to strengthen the promotion of this city as the country’s next major destination for meetings, incentives, conferences/conventions, and exhibitions (MICE). A DIGITAL kiosk features the website promoting Iloilo City as a destination for meetings,...
ILOILO CITY – Murder charges were filed on Friday, Nov. 18, against 11 suspects in the killing of three young businessmen – John Paul “JP” Bosque, Chrysler Floyd Fernandes, and Mark Clarence Libao – in Estancia, Iloilo last Sept. 14. JEVRON Parohinog (left) has been charged in connection...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), this city’s sole electricity distributor, has implemented another power rate increase, the second in three months. A MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) line man at work in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) MORE Power announced on Friday,...
ILOILO CITY – Red tide recurred in the waters of popular tourist destination Gigantes Islands in Carles town, Iloilo province, less than two months after the area was cleared of the toxin. WOMEN process scallops in Barangay Gabi, Gigantes Island, Carles, Iloilo. (Tara Yap) In a shellfish...
ILOILO CITY -- The province of Iloilo became the first province in Western Visayas region to achieve 'zero open toilets' for safe sanitation. The seal for the zero open defecation (ZOD-Grade 1 status) of Iloilo province was unveiled in a ceremony Friday, November 18. At the unveiling are (from...
ILOILO CITY -- The Iloilo City council has unanimously approved the P2.95 billion proposed budget for next year during its session on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The Iloilo City Hall. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) The budget is about four percent lower than the current P3.083 billion budget of Mayor Jerry...
ILOILO CITY -- After years of delay, the P141.4-million multi-purpose Tamasak Arena Gym at Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo province, has finally been finished, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported. An indoor view of the Tamasak Arena Gym in Barotac Nuevo town, Iloilo province. (Tara...
ILOILO CITY — A foreigner allegedly abandoned by his Filipina wife was found dead in Molo District here on Sunday, Nov. 13. Major Shella Mae Sangrines, spokesperson of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), said the victim was identified as Oscar Monterrosa. A caretaker of a boarding house found...
ILOILO CITY – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new program for out-of-school youths here. PUBLIC and private partners pose after signing the declaration of commitment for USAID Opportunity 2.0, an out-of-school youth program in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of the new and modern Tamasak Arena Gymnasium in Barotac Nuevo in Iloilo. Built at the entrance of Barotac Nuevo’s football field, the gym has a total floor area of about 10,000 square meters and can accommodate a...
