ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday filed administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged irregularities in the distribution of...
ILOILO CITY — The operator of Visayas-based Ceres buses welcomed the recent Supreme Court (SC) decision against a former board of director, who has fled the country and is a fugitive from justice. Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), the country’s biggest bus company, said the Nov. 25, 2025 decision of...
ILOILO CITY – Around 1,000 colorful "parol" (Christmas lanterns) illuminated major streets of this highly urbanized city following the official lighting ceremony for the "Iloilo Rising Parol" on Monday evening. The public-private initiative of the Iloilo City government and the Philippine Chamber...
ILOILO CITY – A fact-finding team of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) initially found the alleged deduction of cash aid by barangay officials in Iloilo City to be systematic. “It makes me think it is organized and pre-planned,” said DSWD Assistant Secretary for Regional...
ILOILO CITY – A subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has launched a P17.3-million lighting system for a football field in this city. The Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of the MGen that operates coal-fired power plants in this city, inaugurated the lighting system of La...
ILOILO CITY – Despite one student in custody, the national government is needed to help solve and stop the spate of bomb threats in Iloilo, particularly Iloilo City. In a resolution, the Iloilo City Council asked the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the National...
ILOILO CITY – The chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Iloilo is praying for political unity as he warned of the negative impact of political turmoil on the business sector. “I am praying that the political climate will unite in Iloilo City so that they can collaborate...
ILOILO CITY — Thirteen new bomb threats were received in schools here and the province of Iloilo on Tuesday, Nov. 18, following 10 on Monday, Nov. 17, for a total of 23 in just two days. The fresh bomb threats – seven in Iloilo City and six Iloilo – disrupted classes again. The first to...
ILOILO CITY – The 2025 Panublion trade fair of the Department of Trade and Industry-Western Visayas earned P11.8 million, surpassing its target by P3 million or 40 percent. The DTI-6 set an P8-million sales target for the recent trade fair at SM City Iloilo that showcased 150 micro, small, and...
ILOILO CITY – Ten different schools in this city and the province of Iloilo received bomb threats on Monday, Nov. 17. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) still have to identify people responsible behind these bomb threats that disrupted classes and...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has condemned bomb threats in three universities here and the province of Iloilo. “The safety of our students and school personnel is our top priority. We strongly condemn any act meant to sow fear and disrupt the peace in our communities,” said...
ILOILO CITY — Several barangay officials in this city are under fire for allegedly deducting cash assistance given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to qualified beneficiaries. They allegedly never gave the full amount of P10,000 cash each to beneficiaries of the...
