ILOILO CITY – Former Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel has called out Iloilo City Councilor Rex Sarabia for claiming to be a human rights lawyer while dismissing the violent dispersal of bolanteros (ambulant and informal market) vendors trying to sell outside a privately redeveloped public...
ILOILO CITY – Groups and individuals condemned the Iloilo City government under neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas for violently displacing bolanteros (ambulant and informal vendors) on Friday night, April 10. “The city government is playing victim even though it is the institution that has been...
Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda urged riding app companies to slash their commissions for drivers to ease the impact of the fuel crisis from the Middle East conflict. “Slashing commission during this critical period is not merely a financial adjustment; it is a vital lifeline,”...
ILOILO CITY – Barangay Captain Gemma Calzado of Kasing-Kasing in Molo District here was arrested for physically assaulting a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) kagawad or a youth village councilor. Calzado injured SK Kagawad Lorence Galvez with a stainless steel broom handle on Monday night, April 6....
ILOILO CITY – A prominent bus company is offering a 10 percent fare discount to passengers this Holy Week amid the rising fuel costs from the Middle East war. The Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) – the country’s largest bus conglomerate that includes the popular Ceres – is offering the...
KALIBO, Aklan – The Iloilo City government has created a crisis management council to address major economic and social concerns from the impact of the energy crisis caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Mayor Raisa Treñas established the council in Executive Order No. 035-2026 to...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government has released fuel subsidies to tricycle drivers to help ease the impact of rising fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict. The Iloilo City government started distributing coupons on Wednesday, March 25, for Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association...
ILOILO CITY – Murder charges have been filed against three suspects in the fatal stabbing incident where four people from two families were killed in La Paz District over the weekend. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) filed murder charges against suspects Gilbert Muya Jr., Glenbert Muya, and...
ILOILO CITY—Four people were killed and two were injured in a stabbing incident involving two families in La Paz District here on Saturday night, March 21. Police identified the fatalities as 46-year-old Joeven Provido, 40-year-old Johnny Provido Jr., 68-year-old Johnny Provido Sr., and...
ILOILO CITY – A transport group here estimated that they are losing P100,000 a day due to the crisis in the Middle East. The Western Visayas Transport Cooperative (WVTC) said they are losing the amount operating 95 minibuses in the regional capital. The WVTC is set to reduce the number of...
ILOILO CITY – Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between State-owned Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and Metro Pacific Water (MPC), assured customers in Metro Iloilo that there will be no immediate water rate increase due to the rising cost of fuel from the Middle East war....
ILOILO CITY—Vice Mayor Lady Grace “Love-Love” Baronda of this city denounced an alleged misogynistic statement made against her by Councilor Rex Sarabia. “Disagreements in governance are normal in a democracy. But language that demeans public service, belittles leadership, or perpetuates...
