ILOILO CITY – Police killed a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the fatality as Jason Opano Espaltero, 32. Espaltero sensed he was dealing with a poseur-buyer after he sold five big sachets of suspected shabu...
ILOILO CITY – An additional 1,095 fingerlings were released on the Iloilo River by MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor here. EXECUTIVES of MORE Power release fingerlings on the Iloilo River in Iloilo City as part of its corporate social responsibility. (MORE...
ILOILO City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The city government is reviewing the waste-to-energy proposal of a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC). “We are presently evaluating the proposal submitted,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas in a statement. Metro Pacific Water (MPW)...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) marked its fourth anniversary as the sole power distributor here this week. “I have seen the dedication of the personnel to provide better service to the Ilonggos, and the massive investments made by them to improve services to our...
ILOILO CITY – A hospital in this city launched this week the most advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service in the Western Visayas region. THE Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service of The Medical City in Iloilo City. (TMC Iloilo) “The MRI service will truly be a game changer in...
The Capiznons don’t like being associated with aswangs but its myths are based on some of the greatest religions, cultures, and civilizations in the world There was mysticism in Roxas City that I never knew. I grew up hearing about witches in Siquijor or aswang in Antique, but I don’t know why...
ILOILO CITY – Chancellor Clement Camposano of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas proposed the regional election of senators during the public consultation on constitutional reforms here on Monday, Feb. 13. THE House Committee on Constitutional Amendments holds a public consultation on...
ILOILO CITY – Despite enduring the inconvenience, Ilonggos were still able to crack jokes over the substandard flyover pet project of former Sen. Franklin Drilon after it was briefly used as a pedestrian overpass on Monday, Feb. 6. ILONGGOS use the P680-million Ungka Flyover as a pedestrian...
SEN. Imee Marcos addresses residents displaced by a massive fire in Molo, Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos over the weekend said she will work to provide housing for more than 300 families displaced by a fire in Barangays San Juan and West Habog-Habog in Molo District here...
ILOILO CITY – All six police stations here have new commanders after Col. Joeresty Coronica, director of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), implemented a reshuffle. COL. Joeresthy Coronica, newly appointed chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), addresses local police personnel. (ICPO...
ILOILO CITY – Devotees of the patron saint of Western Visayas, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles), were urged to open their hearts to their fellow human beings. DEVOTEES honor the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria or Our Lady of Candles, the patroness saint of Western Visayas...
ILOILO CITY – The annual Candelaria 7-Cock International Derby here pushed through on Wednesday, Feb. 1, ahead of the Jaro fiesta, after the Iloilo City Council granted the request of the organizer Iloilo Sportsmen Inc. (ISI) for a resolution of no objection (RONO) allowing the event. TWO...
