ILOILO CITY – Six employees of the Iloilo City government were caught stealing cable wires and using government vehicle to transport them. Mayor Jerry Treñas here announced that one regular employee and five casual employees under the Iloilo City Engineer’s Office were allegedly involved...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture-6 (Western Visayas) noted that rice retailers in this city and the province of Iloilo are highly compliant with the price ceiling set by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Maria Teresa Solis, chief of the DA-6 Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P6.67 million over the weekend in this city. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, Police Regional Office-6 chief, cited the accomplishment. “The series of arrest in Iloilo City is a result of a high-impact, intelligence-driven police...
ILOILO CITY – Despite no repairs done, the sinking flyover in Iloilo that was one of the last pet projects of former Ilonggo Sen. Franklin Drilon partially reopened on Friday, September 22. LIGHT vehicles use the Ungka Flyover in Iloilo as it partially reopens on Friday, September 22, despite...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation is expanding the base of its customers that have been availing of refund for their bill deposits, in compliance with the mandate of the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a statement to the media, MORE Power indicated that at least 175 customers already...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel is the second casualty in an encounter on September 19 with the 82nd Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army in Lambunao, Iloilo. The NPA rebel was identified as Jemar Diaz, a resident of Tapaz, Capiz. THE body of a New People’s Army (NPA)...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain who went missing for a week was found dead in Barangay Tacayan, Tapaz, Capiz. The body of Wennie Dimas of Barangay Aglupacan, Tapaz was found floating on a river by a barangay tanod (watchman). THE body of Wennie Dimas, a barangay captain, was found floating on a...
ILOILO CITY – This city is hosting the first-ever Coffee, Cacao, and Coconut (CoCaNut) Congress from November 8 to 10 organized by the Panay Organization for Progressive Agriculture (POPA) Cooperative chaired by Dr. Louie Tirador. “The economic value of these three commodities is very high,”...
ILOILO CITY – A soldier was killed and another was wounded in an encounter between the 82nd Infantry Battalion (IB) and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Agdalusan, Barangay Jayobo, Lambunao, Iloilo on Tuesday, September 19. The Army withheld the names of the casualty and wounded soldier...
ILOILO CITY – A man was shot dead by his uncle and a retired cop after he ran amuck in Lambunao, Iloilo. Police identified the victim was identified as Alleindre Leysa Literato. The Lambunao Municipal Police Station said the 44-year-old Literato ran amuck on Thursday night, September 15, and...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) has been launched to serve as a reconciliatory group and promote responsible journalism in the age of social media. ILOILO Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) officials and members take their oath before retired Supreme Court Associate Justice...
ILOILO CITY – Routes for electronic buses or E-buses that are a joint project of two major companies were launched in this city as part of modernizing and promoting environmentally-friendly transportation. ONE of the 10 units of the SM Iloilo Electric Bus, a joint project between MORE Power and...
