ILOILO CITY – A P12-million super health center will soon rise in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. “This is medium-sized type poly-clinic. This will serve as extension of what municipal health centers can offer,” said Sen. Bong Go after the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, June 7, in Barangay San...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) seized a gun and ammunition in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Leon town, Iloilo province on Monday, June 5. THE military seized New People’s Army hardware in an encounter in Leon town, Iloilo province. (61st IB) Lt....
ILOILO CITY – The Razon-owned MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has started refunding bill deposits of good-paying customers since it took over as the sole power distributor here in 2020. MORE Power President and CEO Roel Castro and Commissioner Alexis Lumbatan of the Energy Regulatory...
ILOILO CITY – A 22-year-old ship apprentice died while trying to save colleagues from drowning on the Iloilo River here on Thursday, June 1. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the fatality as Sammy Bryle Gonzales, a resident of Zamboanga City and an apprentice of Weesam Express....
ILOILO CITY – A public-private partnership (PPP) has kicked off an underground wiring project that will refine the heritage zone of this city. PHOTOS of key heritage structures on J.M. Basa St. in Iloilo City once the P96-million underground wiring project is finished. (Arnold Almacen) This is...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P1.46 million was seized and six suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Hippodromo here on Wednesday, May 31. SUSPECTED shabu worth P1.46 million was seized in Iloilo City on Wednesday, May 31. (ICPO) Police...
ILOILO CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos on Sunday, May 28, assured that she will personally relay to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. the unresolved problems with the P680-million substandard flyover here. PROTESTERS flock to the unused P680-million Ungka Flyover that straddles Pavia, Iloilo and Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The town of Tubungan in Iloilo province is the pilot site for the skills enhancement program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN). TUBUNGAN Mayor Roquito Tacsagon (center) discusses the ‘Tubong-Tubong’ program that brings services of the local...
ILOILO CITY – A group of Ilonggos has urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to probe the P680-million substandard and unused Ungka Flyover, one of the last projects lobbied by former Sen. Franklin Drilon. “We are urging both Houses of Congress to immediately act on resolutions for...
ILOILO CITY – Ten policemen assigned across Iloilo province were awarded on Monday, May 22, for their accomplishments in the campaign against crime. THE awarding of outstanding policemen in Iloilo province on Monday, May 22. (IPPO) Police Col. Ronaldo Palomo, director of the Iloilo Police...
ILOILO CITY – Four education graduates from two universities here made it to the Top 10 of the March 2023 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). Jirah Mae Gabo Flores of West Visayas State University (WVSU) ranked third in the LEPT secondary level with a rating of 92.40...
ILOILO CITY – A power plant in northern Iloilo province is set to construct a solar farm. THE coal-fired power plant of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) in Concepcion town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-megawatt (135-MW) coal-fired...
