Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered an independent third-party safety check of the stalled Aganan Flyover in Iloilo City to ensure the structure’s integrity before it is opened to motorists. Dizon said a foreign consultant will conduct the evaluation....
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) of the Razon group is expanding from this city to Iloilo province. A power line was successfully installed in Pavia town with International Builders Corp. (IBC), the region’s biggest contractor becoming its first consumer in Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Business Park of property developer Megaworld Corp. has unveiled two 10-foot art installations depicting warriors of the Dinagyang Festival. The Dino and Dina art installations by AR Sculptura “represents the strength and bravery of the precolonial Ilonggo warrior,...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government led by neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas has been criticized for attempting to impose fees for people wearing costumes and mascots and offering souvenir photo services for the upcoming 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The Special Services Division of the Treñas...
ILOILO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved a new special economic zone in Iloilo. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto announced this week that the President signed Proclamation No. 1128 that declared several parcels of land in Mandurriao District here as an information technology...
ILOILO CITY – This city had three different police chiefs in the span of less than a week. Police Col. Wilbert Parilla became the acting chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, following the assignment of Police Col. Roland Bulalacao as the new chief of staff of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government is giving away free tickets for the Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan, a competition among festivals of towns in Iloilo province as part of the 2026 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. said they want more people to see the...
A man was bitten and strangled to death by an 11-foot python in Iloilo City early Sunday morning, Jan. 11. The victim Julius died in a dike in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao District. Residents were awakened by a loud thud around 4:30 a.m. and found the snake wrapped around the victim. Residents...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has approved a 10-day gun ban for the Dinagyang Festival that will have its weekend highlight from Jan. 23 to 25. Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFORs) will be suspended from 12:01...
ILOILO CITY – Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed to rid the Bureau of Fire Protection, an attached agency, of corruption this year. “We will clean up the BFP. In my opinion, it is one of the most corrupt organizations in the country,”...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has requested a 10-day gun ban and signal jamming as part of security measures for the 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The ICPO under Police Col. Kim Legada has asked Mayor Raisa Treñas and the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) to pass a...
ILOILO CITY – Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan of Dueñas town, Iloilo province was wounded after she accidentally shot herself on Tuesday, Dec. 30. “We are looking at accidental firing,” said Police Col. Kim Legada, chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO). “The incident was reported...
