ILOILO CITY – Heavy rainfall caused by the “habagat” or southwest monsoon enhanced by two tropical cyclones caused landslides and flooding in the province and city of Iloilo. MEN transport a woman who was injured in a September 17 landslide in Janiuay town, Iloilo province. (Janiuay...
ILOILO CITY – The priority of former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is to clear his name, not politics, after returning to the country from a seven-year exile in the United States, his lawyer said on Monday, September 16. “Our focus is on clearing his name and the status of the cases,”...
ILOILO CITY – The University of the Philippines-Visayas is embarking on a comprehensive study of the noodle-based soup “batchoy,” arguably Iloilo’s most popular dish. ‘BATCHOY,’ a noodle-based soup, is believed to be the most popular dish of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) UP-Visayas inked...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is still awaiting an invitation from the Quad Committee of the House of Representatives to testify on the bloody war of former President Rodrigo Duterte. MABILOG (Tara Yap) “Hulaton niya ang invitation. Hindi ka man puwede ka attend sa quad com...
ILOILO CITY – Police here seized 210 grams of suspected shabu worth P1.43 million in 24 hours. A MAJOR drug suspect yields shabu in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO-CDEU) The Iloilo City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit nabbed five suspected drug pushers in buy-bust...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here said he has forgiven former President Rodrigo Duterte for the threats and accusations as a protector of a major drug syndicate. MABILOG (FB) “As a true Christian, I forgive him,” said Mabilog in an interview with Karen Davila over ANC...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here wants to return home and clear his name from former President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusations that he was a major drug protector. “Simple lang po ang gusto ko: Gusto ko lang po umuwi, gusto lang namin ng peace (What I want is simple: I...
ILOILO CITY – The Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral here is reminding Catholics to adhere to the dress code, especially during Mass. THE interior of the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) In a public announcement, the church suggested that men wear a pair of pants or...
ILOILO CITY — An additional 1,500 fish fingerlings were released recently in the Iloilo River by MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power). THE release of sea bass fingerlings in the Iloilo River was part of the corporate social responsibility program of MORE Power in Iloilo City....
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Police Office chief Police Col. Kim Legada has extended assistance to a policeman who was injured while chasing a suspected drug pusher here. “Our personnel are the backbone of our operations. We deeply value their dedication and bravery in the line of duty,” said...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here is under fire for flip-flopping statements on cancellation of classes due to rainy weather enhanced by tropical storm “Enteng” on Monday, September 2. MAYOR Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City during a September 2 press conference. (Arnold Almacen/CMO)...
President Marcos has designated a parcel of land in Iloilo City as a special economic zone. Through Proclamation No. 668, a building and the parcels of land where it stands as an Information Technology Center as a special economic zone. It is located on a parcel of land in Mandurriao, Iloilo City....
