ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole electric distributor of this city, has launched the first modern power control center in Panay Island. THE new control center of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole electric distributor in Iloilo City. (MORE...
ILOILO CITY – At least 50 houses were damaged by a fire here on Tuesday, March 5. SMOKE rises in a residential area hit by a fire on Tuesday, March 5, in Iloilo City. The Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that 36 houses were totally damaged and 14 were...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here said this city’s Paraw Regatta Festival showcases the maritime ingenuity of Ilonggos. TWO colorful native sailboats race on the Iloilo Strait, the body of water separating Iloilo City and the island-province of Guimaras, during the 51st Paraw Regatta...
ILOILO CITY – An estafa suspect bolted the detention facility of the Iloilo City Police Office-Jaro Police Station here on Wednesday afternoon, February 28. POLICE Col. Joeresty Coronica shows a mugshot of estafa suspect Gabriel Carlo Paclibare Tabon who escaped from the detention facility of the...
ILOILO CITY – Police nabbed three suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santo Niño Norte, Arevalo District here on Tuesday, February 26. A BUY-BUST operation in Iloilo City captured three suspected drug pushers and P1.9-million worth of shabu. (PRO-6 RDEU) Seized from...
ILOILO CITY – The city government is conducting a feasibility study for the proposed P16-billion podcar transport system here. THE proposed podcar transport system for Iloilo City. (Futran Philippines) The city government recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Futran...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) is strengthening its environmental programs as part of its fourth year in operation as this city’s sole power distribution utility. EMPLOYEES and partners of MORE Power plant trees in Barangay Buhang, Jaro District, Iloilo City. (MORE...
ILOILO CITY – After a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, Mayor Jerry Treñas has renewed plans for land reclamation to boost growth and development here. THE proposal of Marikudo Real Estate Development Corp. for the reclamation project in Iloilo City in 2017. (MREDC) “I hope it can...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas has ordered the Office of the Building Official (OBO), the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO), and the Boarding House Commission to step up the inspection of boarding houses following a fire here that killed two persons here recently. AN aerial photo of...
ILOILO CITY – The agricultural and fisheries sectors in Iloilo recently received P909.68 million in assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA). AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (center) distributes aid to a farmer’s group in Iloilo. (DA-6) DA Secretary...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-6 (Western Visayas) is constructing the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) building in this city. A NEW Bureau of Customs building is rising at the Port of Iloilo in Iloilo City. (M. Sedicol/DPWH-6) DPWH-6 Regional Director Sanny Boy...
ILOILO CITY – A 26-year-old call center agent and a 21-year-old college student died in a boarding house fire in Barangay San Nicolas La Paz District here on Sunday afternoon, February 18. AN aerial photo of the February 18 fire in Barangay San Nicolas, La Paz, Iloilo City, that killed two...
