MAYOR Jerry Treñas and the Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc. (DGLJFI) cut the ribbon to formally open the Graciano Lopez Jaena Library and Museum in Jaro, Iloilo City on Tuesday. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) ILOILO CITY – The city government formally opened on Tuesday, Dec. 20, the library and...
ILOILO CITY – When will a flyover built on the boundaries of this city and the municipality of Pravia town at a staggering P680 million budget ever become passable? The big question came from no less than Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. and was addressed to...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas has lifted the 12 midnight limit on public sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in this city. TRENAS Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas issued Executive Order No. 49-B over the weekend scrapping EO 49-A he issued last Dec. 6 after two groups of young men were...
THE booming skyline of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The economy of the province of Iloilo and this city have bounced back from the initial impact of the pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The PSA said the economy of Iloilo posted a 4.5 percent growth last...
PANAY Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), generates 314 megawatts of electricity at its power plant in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A major power company is eyeing to construct a solar power plant in Iloilo province as it gears to expand its...
ILOILO CITY -- The University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) played a key role in the book Dunâ, Kinaíya Kag Paranúbliùn: A Cultural Inventory of the Province of Antique. The book is a collaborative effort of the Department of Education (DepEd–Antique), the National Commission for...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. has unveiled a customized mobile power substation here. MORE Power unveils the country’s first customized mobile power substation in Iloilo City on Friday, Dec. 9. It will be used starting January when MORE Power starts the rehabilitation of its Molo...
ILOILO CITY – Councilor Johnny Young wants to penalize excessive public display of affection (PDA) after a viral video of a boy and girl passionately kissing in public in this city surfaced recently. YOUNG (FB) “We want to regulate that and avoid that type of incident in public,” Young told...
TWENTY-five policemen tied the knot in a mass wedding at the chapel of Camp Delgado, the headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Western Visayas, in Iloilo City on Thursday, Dec. 8. (AJ Marcelo Palcullo) ILOILO CITY – Twenty-five policemen wed in a mass wedding in Camp Delgado, the...
ILOILO CITY – The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), an inter-governmental body promoting research and development, gathered in this city and the province of Iloilo to tackle the challenges of the fisheries industry in the food security of Southeast Asia. REPRESENTATIVES of...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered bars and nightspots in this city to strengthen security measures after a brawl on Saturday, Dec. 3, went viral on social media. TWO groups of young men throw punches during a brawl in a bar in Iloilo City last Saturday. (Eljane Jerez) “We cannot allow...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen graduates of the West Visayas State University (WVSU) in this city landed in the Top 10 of the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) this month. THE 19 nursing graduates of the West Visayas State University (WVSU)...
