ILOILO CITY — The renewed absence of Mayor Jerry Treñas has prompted the Iloilo City Hall to explain the status of his health. Treñas (Arnold Almacen/CMO) “Mayor Jerry Treñas is currently in Manila for his semi-annual general checkup,” said the mayor’s spokesperson Joy Fantilaga...
ILOILO CITY – More than 5,000 voters beat the deadline for registration on Monday, September 30, at Festive Walk Mall in this city. ILOILO City residents troop to the last day of voter’s registration at Festive Walk Mall on Monday, September 30. (Mariela Oladive) Long lines were seen as the...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has picked young Mayor Nathalie Ann Debuque of Anilao town as his running-mate in the May 2025 elections. Defensor, who is seeking a third and final term as governor, inducted Debuque into the ruling Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) where...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways-6 (Western Visayas) chief Sanny Boy Oropel said that the sinking flyover connecting this city to Pavia town, Iloilo will fully reopen on Christmas Day as accelerated repairs are ongoing. PROTESTERS flock to the sinking Ungka Flyover that...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has urged the Information and Communications Technology industry in Western Visayas region to continue innovatiung. DICT Undersecretary Jocelle Batapa-Sigue (second from left) speaks at the Regional ICT Summit and...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has urged local government units in Western Visayas to update their Comprehensive Land Use Plan. REGIONAL Director Eva Maria Marfil (center) of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) speaks at the...
ILOILO CITY — Five minors were arrested for robbing the Public Order and Safety Management Office of the Iloilo city government over the weekend. According to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), the perpetrators were five boys. The oldest was 15 and his companions were a 13-year-old, an...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)-6 said at least 500,000 housing units are needed in Western Visayas region to address the needs of informal settlers and others who do not own homes. REGIONAL Director Eva Maria Marfil (center) of the Department of...
LOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office-Drug Enforcement Unit (ICPO-CDEU) seized suspected shabu worth P1.3 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, September 24. TWO suspected drug pushers were arrested and P1.3-million worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust...
ILOILO CITY – Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is rethinking his political career after returning to the country from a seven-year exile in the United States on September 10. FORMER Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog sings during the distribution of livelihood assistance at...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office is preparing security measures one week before the filing of Certificates of Candidacy here for the May 2025 mid-term elections. “We are fully committed to safeguarding the integrity of the election process,” said ICPO Director Police Col. Kim...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog acknowledged Rep. Julienne “JamJam” Baronda here for helping him during the dark days, the time when he was constantly threatened by former President Rodrigo Duterte as an alleged narco-politician and his return to the country to clear his name....
