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 – A New People’s Army (NPA) amazon was killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army in Barangay Cananaman, Leon town, Iloilo province on Sunday, August 13. The 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the slain rebel as Rebecca Aliparo, alias “Mara.” Lt. Col. Arturo Balgos...
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 – The provincial government is eyeing hybrid planting to boost rice production. ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. distributes hybrid seeds to farmer-beneficiaries in San Miguel town, Iloilo province in June. (DA-6) “We want to maximize rice production in Iloilo,” said Iloilo...
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...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday, Aug. 11, announced the completion of four slope protection structures in Iloilo that are seen to ensure a safer and more convenient travel to upland barangays in the municipality of Leon. Photo: Department of Public Works and Highways...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas has dropped for the fifth consecutive month. A report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-6) said the inflation rate went down by one percent to 5.8 percent in July from 6.8 percent in June. A WOMAN passes by stalls selling...
