ILOILO CITY – The river park project here was one of the winners of the 2024 Asian Townscape Awards (ATA). The Iloilo Esplanade was cited as one of the leading models for urban landscape construction in Asia during an awarding ceremony in Fukuoka, Japan on Monday, Nov. 18. THE Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – More than 100 mayors and high-ranking officials from Asia are in this city for the 44th Executive Committee Meeting of CityNet, the largest association of urban stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific committed to sustainable development. ACTING Iloilo City Mayor Jeffrey...
ILOILO CITY – This city hosted a bilateral food exchange with Chinese chefs over the weekend, a year after being declared as a United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization City of Gastronomy. CHINESE chefs from Chaozhou, China with BS Hospitality Management students...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) is celebrating the rich creativity of Western Visayas region in various industries with two major trade events. THE 2024 Panubli-on Trade Fair opens at SM City Iloilo in Iloilo City. (DTI Region 6) The DTI-6 opened its 2024...
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Councilor Johnny Young has urged fellow councilors to adhere to proper decorum following several recent heated confrontations. THE Iloilo City Council session hall. (Iloilo City Council Facebook page) “We have a duty to uphold the highest standards of...
ILOILO CITY – This city’s sole power utility, MORE Electric and Power Corp., has joined the Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc. A LINEMAN of MORE Power in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “This membership in SOPI is a testament to MORE Power’s unwavering commitment to...
ILOILO CITY – A film festival dubbed Cine Enkanto not only celebrated local folklore and supernatural stories but also indie filmmaking in Iloilo. “It’s been sort of an impossible dream, but I wish that all Ilonggo filmmakers and Ilonggo storytellers will get to achieve what they want to...
ILOILO CITY – Police in this city confiscated 4.8 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P32.7 million in 56 anti-drug operations from Oct. 1 to 31. POLICE Station 1 topped the anti-drug campaign among the 10 Iloilo City Police Office stations in October. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Police...
ILOILO CITY – Batchoy, the noodle-based soup that is Iloilo’s most popular dish, has been named as the world’s best offal soup by online food travel guide TasteAtlas. NOODLE-based soup batchoy that originated in Iloilo City was named by TasteAtlas as the best offal soup in the world....
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government is eyeing Iloilo to become a forest province within the next 20 years. “We want Iloilo to be a forest province, not only by declaration but in the most concrete and practical results and targets together with our partners and stakeholders,” said Gov....
ILOILO CITY – More than P1.8-million worth of suspected shabu was seized from six suspected drug pushers in buy-bust operations here during a 24-hour period. The Iloilo City Police Office conducted the operations from 5 a.m. on Nov. 4 to 5 a.m. on Nov. 5 that yielded 263 grams of shabu. SUSPECTED...
ILOILO CITY – The Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo in this city has renewed its commitment to sustainable seafood sourcing. The hotel was recently cited by several international bodies for their role in the Responsible Seafood Sourcing Program funded by the United States Agency for...
