ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth more than P1 million from five drug pushers in a buy-bust operation amid rainy weather in Baragay Boulevard, Molo District here on Monday night, August 28. The Iloilo City Police-City Drug Enforcement Unit nabbed Al-June Manyalac Mateo, John...
ILOILO CITY – The city government awarded eight trailblazing Ilonggos during the 86th Charter Day celebration on Friday. FIVE of the eight Lifetime Achievement awardees by the Iloilo City government pose for a photo on Friday, August 25. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) “We recognized Ilonggos who...
The ROTC Games Visayas from August 14 to 19 in Iloilo City was an overwhelming success, a statement from the office of Sen. Francis N. Tolentino said. Tolentino said this remarkable event brought together ROTC cadets from different regions of Visayas, aiming to promote sportsmanship, camaraderie,...
ILOILO CITY – A statue of Saint John Paul II has been unveiled in this city 42 years after his visit as Pope. Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo of the Archdiocese of Jaro and Monsignor Jomarie Delgado presided over the blessing of the bronze statue at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral complex. THE statue...
ILOILO CITY – This city launched its newest slogan a week ahead of its 86th Charter Day celebration. Mayor Jerry Treñas led the official launching of “My Heart Beats in Iloilo City.” The slogan was officially launched with a video released via Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday, August 16. The...
ILOILO CITY – The House Committee on Public Works and Highways grilled the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over the substandard flyover in Iloilo that was a pet project of former Ilonggo Sen. Franklin M. Drilon. The committee was dismayed that top DPWH officials failed to show up...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the big volume of shabu seized across Western Visayas is a manifestation of the strong support of the people to lawmen. “Masigasig ang ating mga kapulisan. Pero marami din nagsusumbong sa ating kapulisan...
ILOILO CITY — Sen. Francis Tolentino said that the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) is more than instilling military traits. “The ROTC is for the total transformation of an individual. It instills discipline, hard work, and patience,” Tolentino told Manila Bulletin. CADETS of the...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P1.22 million from four drug pushers in Jaro District, this city, on August 12. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspects as 50-year-old Eriberto Atadero Jr., 45-year-old Jo Annalyn dela Cruz, 23-year-old John Kennard...
ILOILO CITY – Former Vice President Leni Robredo visited this city on Friday, August 11, as guest speaker of the 50th anniversary of the Iloilo chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). FORMER Vice President was in Iloilo City on Friday, August 11, for an Integrated Bar of the...
ILOILO CITY – A 36-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling shabu at the Iloilo City District Jail on Wednesday, August 9. Police identified the suspect as Vivian Gustilo. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail guards found the contraband concealed in a bag of charcoal...
ILOILO CITY – Shabu worth P1 million was seized and a suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation here on August 9. Police identified the suspect as Geovany Postalero Gozon. Gozon, 32, was apprehended in Barangay Bakhaw in Mandurriao District, known to be one of this city’s...
