ILOILO CITY – Police seized 1.6 kilos of shabu valued at P10.8 million from two suspected drug pushers in Barangay Tacbuyan, Estancia, Iloilo. The suspects were identified as “Rene” and “Rence.” Police said Rene, 43, and a Quezon City native, is a high-value drug suspect. SUSPECTED...
ILOILO CITY (PNA) – The top official of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in Western Visayas is “undesirable and unwelcome” here, with the city government declaring Regional Director Nora P. Patron as persona non grata on Thursday, September 28. In an interview on Friday, September...
ILOILO CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with the 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) in Leon town, Iloilo province on Friday, September 29. The Army has yet to identify three fatalities. Soldiers from the 61 st IB were in the boundary of Barangays Cagay and Danao...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) awarded the town of Ajuy in northern Iloilo province for its initiatives on proper management of coastal and fisheries resources. Ajuy, represented by Mayor Jett Rojas, was first runner-up in the 2022 Malinis at Masaganang...
ILOILO CITY – Six employees of the Iloilo City government were caught stealing cable wires and using government vehicle to transport them. Mayor Jerry Treñas here announced that one regular employee and five casual employees under the Iloilo City Engineer’s Office were allegedly involved...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture-6 (Western Visayas) noted that rice retailers in this city and the province of Iloilo are highly compliant with the price ceiling set by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Maria Teresa Solis, chief of the DA-6 Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P6.67 million over the weekend in this city. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, Police Regional Office-6 chief, cited the accomplishment. “The series of arrest in Iloilo City is a result of a high-impact, intelligence-driven police...
ILOILO CITY – Despite no repairs done, the sinking flyover in Iloilo that was one of the last pet projects of former Ilonggo Sen. Franklin Drilon partially reopened on Friday, September 22. LIGHT vehicles use the Ungka Flyover in Iloilo as it partially reopens on Friday, September 22, despite...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation is expanding the base of its customers that have been availing of refund for their bill deposits, in compliance with the mandate of the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a statement to the media, MORE Power indicated that at least 175 customers already...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel is the second casualty in an encounter on September 19 with the 82nd Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army in Lambunao, Iloilo. The NPA rebel was identified as Jemar Diaz, a resident of Tapaz, Capiz. THE body of a New People’s Army (NPA)...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain who went missing for a week was found dead in Barangay Tacayan, Tapaz, Capiz. The body of Wennie Dimas of Barangay Aglupacan, Tapaz was found floating on a river by a barangay tanod (watchman). THE body of Wennie Dimas, a barangay captain, was found floating on a...
ILOILO CITY – This city is hosting the first-ever Coffee, Cacao, and Coconut (CoCaNut) Congress from November 8 to 10 organized by the Panay Organization for Progressive Agriculture (POPA) Cooperative chaired by Dr. Louie Tirador. “The economic value of these three commodities is very high,”...
