The Philippine Statistics Authority said the economic growth rate of Iloilo City and Iloilo province declined in 2024. The economic growth rate of Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas, dropped to 7.1 percent last year from 10.4 percent in 2023. Iloilo’s economic growth rate in...
ILOILO CITY – Another fake dentist was arrested in Iloilo City. The Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-6 of the Philippine National Police arrested alias “Gaile” last Oct. 2 in La Paz District. The 20-year-old has been offering dental services online without a license. The suspect is facing...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council has backed the call to create a monument for the late Ilongga Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago who was known as the “Iron Lady of Asia.” Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia sponsored a resolution urging the administration of Mayor Raisa Treñas to build a statue or...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Iloilo City Hall were found to be safe following the late Tuesday evening 6.9-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Cebu province and felt in most of the Visayas. The Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that the unfinished P802-million flyover in Pavia town, Iloilo province needs an additional P285 million to complete. DPWH-6 Assistant Regional Director Al Fruto told members of the Pavia Municipal Council on Monday, Sept....
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held a successful national trade fair in Iloilo featuring products across the country made by beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The Alunsina: Kabuhayan Convention and Bazaar was participated in by SLP...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) lifted the “No permit, No rally” policy for the Trillion Peso March against corruption on Sunday, Sept. 21. ICPO chief Col. Kim Legada announced the lifting of the policy following pronouncements by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Legada...
ILOILO CITY – Majority of lawmakers from this city and province of Iloilo voted for Isabela Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III as new House Speaker. Voting in favor of Dy were Reps. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda of the lone district here, Janette Loreto-Garin of the first district, Kathryn Joyce...
ILOILO CITY—The Department of Health (DOH) is investigating numerous complaints against the chief of the regional hospital Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) based in this city. DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo confirmed they are looking into allegations against WVMC chief Dr. Joseph...
Rep. Julienne “Jam Jam” Baronda of the lone district of Iloilo City is seeking to reclassify the shoreline in two districts used for decades as commercial spaces and residential areas by informal settlers. Baronda filed House Bill No. 4298 to repeal Republic Act No. 4767 or the 1966 law that...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and his daughter, neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas, have disowned Uswag Ilonggo party-list following the alleged involvement of Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. in flood control kickbacks. Jerry was the first to issue a statement that distanced himself from Uswag...
ILOILO CITY — MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has assured potential investors in this city of reliable power supply. “Iloilo will be ready for investment. We would be confident and not be afraid of any investment that would come, and that would require power,” said MORE Power...
