ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list has denied kickback allegations by controversial contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and his wife Sarah. “I strongly and categorically deny the baseless accusations against me of alleged corrupt practices and...
ILOILO CITY – A special police force has been deployed to quell crimes in this city. Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan sent the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6 to portions of Mandurriao District where many publicized incidents over a period of almost a month had...
ILOILO CITY – Neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas of this city has drawn flak for announcing her administration is extending help to the family of a suspect in a robbery incident that victimized the wife of a former provincial police chief. “Oh my God!” exclaimed retired Police Col. Cornelio Salinas...
ILOILO CITY — The word war between Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “JamJam” Baronda and former Mayor Jerry Treñas and daughter incumbent Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu has escalated. Raisa released a statement on Thursday, Sept. 4, asking Baronda and the Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Lawmen apprehended a man who allegedly robbed the wife of a former police chief of Iloilo province here in 24 hours. The 39-year-old suspect pointed a gun while Dr. Maria Lulu Divinah Salinas, wife of retired Police Col. Cornelio Salinas Jr., was waiting for her husband in a mall...
ILOILO CITY – Neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas of this city wants to stop all flood control projects undertaken by the companies of the controversial Discaya family. “Since na revoke, pa untaton ta man ila tanan diri nga ongoing projects (Since it was revoked, we will stop all their ongoing...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council on Wednesday pressed the resignation of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Iloilo City District Engineer Roy Pacanan, three days after he filed a courtesy resignation in compliance with Secretary Vince Dizon’s directive on Sept. 1. The Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY — Police seized shabu valued at P15.9 million in this city last month. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) said 83 drug suspects yielded more than 2.3 kilos grams of shabu. Thirty-five were classified as high-value targets (HVTs) and 48 were street-level drug peddlers in the Aug. 1...
ILOILO CITY — Militant groups have opposed the 300-percent real property tax (RPT) increase in this city. They called the move “unjust” and “anti-poor” during a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Plazoleta Gay, at the heart of the old business district here. They claimed that 519 local...
ILOILO CITY – Former Finance Secretary Jesus “Jess” Estanislao suggested a gradual implementation of the 300 percent hike in real property tax (RPT) here. “The way it is implemented, I would structure it is that it would not be 300 percent in one year,” Estanislao said. “It could be...
ILOILO CITY — After taking the Iloilo City government to the Supreme Court (SC), the Riverside Group of Companies warned that excessive hike in real property tax (RPT) is destructive to the economy. “It will run Iloilo City’s economy to the ground,” warned Atty. Martin Pison, stockholder...
ILOILO CITY – Councilor Sedfrey Cabaluna is rallying his colleagues at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) for the passage of a resolution calling for the installation of warning signage in strategic areas to ensure the safety of stray animals and prevent road accidents. These strategic...
