ILOILO CITY – The monkeypox outbreak is hindering the planned resumption of international flights at the Iloilo Airport. INBOUND passengers arrive at the Iloilo Airport. (Tara Yap) “We have to wait. The monkeypox is a new development,” said Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. The threat of...
ILOILO CITY — A P15-million Super Health Center will open in a far-flung area of San Joaquin, Iloilo. SEN.Bong Go signs the design plan for the construction of the Super Health Center in San Joaquin, Iloilo. Looking on are (from left) Mayor Ninfa Garin, Sen. Robin Padilla, and Iloilo Rep. Janette...
The province of Iloilo and its capital Iloilo City are both seeing a downward trend in new Covid-19 cases, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David confirmed. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) “Iloilo City and Iloilo on a downward trend in new Covid-19 cases. The reproduction number (Rt) in Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY — MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor here, is preparing to expand its coverage in Iloilo after a law amending its franchise is now officially a law. A MORE Power team inspects the 30-megavolt ampere (MVA) power transformer it acquired in...
Senator Sonny Angara expressed support for the recent call of President Marcos Jr. for local government units (LGUs) to work with the private sector in their projects. Angara, chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, believed public-private partnerships (PPPs) will be helpful at a time when...
ILOILO CITY – M/V Filipinas Cebu ran aground in Iloilo after the helmsman, who steers the ship, fell asleep, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said in its initial investigation. M/V Filipinas Cebu grounded in Concepcion, Iloilo. (Fame Carton) “According to the ship’s captain, the helmsman did...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed that it has found out the cause of the grounding of roll-on/roll-off vessel MV Filipinas Cebu in Iloilo on Tuesday, August 9, where 261 passengers and crew members were stranded. (Screenshot courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) In a statement Wednesday,...
ILOILO CITY – Filipino lawyer Angelo Karlo Guillen has been awarded the 2022 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty by Human Rights First, an international non-profit organization based in the United States. The award is in honor of the principal founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)....
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda urged Ilonggos to set politics aside as First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is set to teach criminal law at the West Visayas State University (WVSU). FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos “It could be beneficial if we put politics aside at this...
A roll-on/roll-off passenger ship ran aground off Concepcion, Iloilo past Tuesday midnight, August 9. (Screenshot courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) MV Filipinas Cebu, operated by Cokaliong Shipping Lines, departed from Iloilo at 7:14 p.m. Saturday bound for Cebu. However, it was grounded in the...
ILOILO CITY — All 223 passengers and 37 crew of M/V Filipinas Cebu are safe after it ran aground off an island in Concepcion, Iloilo, past midnight Tuesday, August 9. THE passenger and cargo ship M/V Filipinas Cebu that ran aground off an island in Concepcion, Iloilo. (Courtesy of Jhon Rey...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez backed on Monday, Aug. 8 the call of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for local government units (LGUs) to enter into more public-private-partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure and service development projects. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (right)...
