ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for granting his request for executive clemency. FORMER Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick and his supporters celebrate the executive clemency granted by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, Jan. 27....
ILOILO CITY – Despite the executive order banning political color in the Dinagyang Festival, politicians were special guests of Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas with guests of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival on Sunday, Jan. 26 – Chel Diokno of Akbayan party-list,...
ILOILO CITY – This city is celebrating its annual Dinagyang Festival and no one was left behind. INMATES perform during the 2025 Dinagyang Festival at the Iloilo City District Jail. (BJMP/ICDJ) Male inmates joined the festivities within the Iloilo City District Jail managed by the Bureau of...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 485 policemen from this city and Negros Occidental were deployed to Iloilo City to augment security for the highlight of Dinagyang Festival this week. Police Capt. Liberty Indiape, Bacolod City Police Office public information officer, said that 248 personnel were...
ILOILO CITY — More than 7,250 law enforcers were deployed for the Jan. 24 to 26 highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival in this city. MORE than 7,000 law enforcers were deployed to secure the Jan. 24 to 26 highlight of the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO) “It is our...
ILOILO CITY – This city had the second highest inflation rate in the country last December but a bank executive sees this as a sign of the growth and development here. EASTWEST CEO Jerry Ngo (right) and Chief Investment Officer Bede Gomez speak during an economic briefing in Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Anthony Barredo Aguirre, a taxi driver here, was feted for returning P2.4 million in cash left by his passenger inside his vehicle on Jan. 18. AGUIRRE (Office of Congressman Gorriceta) The passenger, a businesswoman, inadvertently left the bag in the A&A Marie Taxi driven...
ILOILO CITY – The Razon-owned MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has been recognized for its contributions to the economic growth of this city. MORE Power linemen in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Council passed a resolution that cited MORE Power’s role in economic growth...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P9.3 million was seized in this city one week before the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. SUSPECTED shabu valued at more than P4 million and a gun were recovered by the police in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO-CDEU) The Iloilo...
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is launching direct flights to Iloilo City, aiming to enhance connectivity and bolster tourism in the region. In a statement, Leslie Thng, Scoot chief executive officer, said the new service is part of the airline's commitment to...
ILOILO CITY – The strengthening of peace and order is bringing positive changes to a once notorious barangay in this city. BARANGAY Captain James Conlu of Barrio Obrero in Iloilo City at the closed circuit-television camera monitoring room. (Tara Yap) “When there is peace and...
ILOILO CITY – A hotel chain that started in this city is expanding abroad. THE Hotel101 chain began in Iloilo City with the Injap Tower that opened in 2014. (Tara Yap) The Hotel101 Group is set to open a hotel in Spain this year and working on expanding in Japan and the United States....
