ILOILO CITY – The National Competitiveness Council under the Department of Trade and Industry has named Iloilo City as the fifth most competitive highly urbanized city in the 2024 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI). THE city government of Iloilo ranked first in government...
ILOILO CITY – The city government awarded outstanding Ilonggos as part of its 87th Charter Day celebration. THE 10 Outstanding Ilonggos awarded by the Iloilo City government. (City Mayor’s Office) “We gathered to honor the extraordinary achievements of our fellow Ilonggos,” said Mayor...
ILOILO CITY – More than P1-million shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation on Thursday night, August 22, in Janiuay town, Iloilo province. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO) arrested three suspected drug pushers – alias Batok, Artem, and Grasya. The...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo has declared a state of calamity following a dengue outbreak to curb cases of the mosquito-borne disease. DEFENSOR (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Board approved the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council led by...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor here, has refunded P2.8 million in bill deposits to 685 consumers in this city from June 2023 to this month. MARIA Cristina Cabalhin, MORE Power...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to prioritize initiatives that align educational outcomes with industry needs. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the business group said that the newly-confirmed DepEd Secretary Sonny...
ILOILO CITY – It is unclear if former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog will return to the country to help clear this city of the “shabulized” tag made by former President Rodrigo Duterte. MABILOG (left) and Duterte. (Tara Yap and file photo) Residents are wondering if Mabilog, who sought...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas denied using government funds and hiring online trolls to raise his stock after his official Facebook page was discovered by a criitic to have spent more than P1 million to boost his posts for a period of four years. “It’s personal fund,” said Treñas in a...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), Iloilo City 1st district Rep. Julienne "Jam" Baronda (Malacañang photo, Rep. Baronda's office) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo City lone district Rep. Julienne “Jam” Baronda wants to erase once and...
ILOILO CITY – Federico Caballero, a recipient of the 2000 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) award from Calinog town, Iloilo province, died on Saturday, August 17, at the age of 88. Family members confirmed the death of Caballero, a cultural bearer of the Suludnon and Panay...
ILOILO CITY — The most wanted New People’s Army (NPA) leader in the Visayas was killed in a clash with government troops in Lambunao town, Iloilo province. BOCALA (Tara Yap) The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army confirmed that Maria Concepcion Araneta-Bocala or “Ka Concha”...
ILOILO CITY – The municipal council of Pavia, Iloilo has urged a joint venture agreement (JVA) between Iloilo Electric Cooperative-I (ILECO I) and MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) which is set to expand to key areas of the province. A MORE Power lineman in Iloilo City. MORE Power is set...
