ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-Region 6 on Thursday, June 23 confirmed 21 cases of the Covid-19 Omicron BA.5 variant in Western Visayas. Iloilo City had the majority of the Omicron BA.5 cases with 16, followed by Iloilo with four and one from Guimaras. “We are closely coordinating with...
OFIANGA Marianne Kaye Ledesma Ofianga from Iloilo City never expected to top the June 2022 Architect Licensure Examination (ALE). “My first reaction was I didn’t want to believe it. But it’s gradually sinking in,” said Marianne after the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the...
OFFICIALS unveil the Digital Transformation Center (DTC) marker in Passi City, Iloilo Wednesday, June 22. (PIA-6) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) opened Wednesday, June 22, the first Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Western Visayas (Region 6)...
REGULAR commuters in Iloilo City still scramble to get rides, especially rush hour, as the city government implements a modernized transportation that is supposed to phase out old jeepneys and replace them with mini-buses. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Progressive group Bayan Panay is calling on the...
THE newly renovated Molo Plaza in Iloilo City reopened Friday, June 17, after undergoing renovation. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) ILOILO CITY – The newly renovated Molo Plaza in Molo district here has reopened. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) officially turned over the Molo...
THE Metro Pacific Iloilo Water has started replacing old water meters in Iloilo City and neighboring towns. (MPIW) ILOILO CITY – A P102-million project to replace old water meters is under way here and neighboring towns. The Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between State-owned...
AN architectural perspective of the proposed Iloilo City Hospital. (Iloilo City government) ILOILO CITY – The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill creating the Iloilo City Hospital. “Our dream of enhancing the health programs and services for the Ilonggos is a step closer to...
WORKERS ride bicycles to and from work in Iloilo City which is touted as one of the country’s ‘bike-friendly’ cities. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A multi-sector team has started gathering data on bike usage in this city which coincided with the commemoration of World Bicycle Day Friday, June...
ROGER Gilbaliga, Rolinda Gilbaliga, and Rennel Lavilla of the Panay Bukidnon indigenous group show how to make musical instruments made from bamboo during a workshop in Iloilo City. (National Museum Western Visayas) ILOILO CITY — The National Heritage Month capped with an indigenous music...
ILOILO CITY -- The water interruption that is supposed to start Monday, May 16, has been averted in Iloilo City as well as the towns of Leganes, Pavia, and Sta. Barbara. This was after supplier FLO Water Resources Inc. reached a provisional agreement to continue supplying Metro Pacific Iloilo Water...
ILOILO CITY – This city has been chosen as the pilot site of a low carbon urban transport system project funded by an agency of the United Nations (UN). Diversion Road is one of the major thoroughfares in Iloilo City. Bike lanes are also integrated along the Diversion Road. (Photo courtesy of...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized P544,000 worth of shabu on Monday, March 28, following the arrest of five drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects as Jefferson Maala, 29; James Lorenz Emperado, 33; Adrian...
