ILOILO CITY – Game fowl breeders have expressed alarm over the theft of fighting cocks worth millions of pesos in Panay Island. ROOSTERS fight during a cockfighting match at the San Pedro Coliseum in Laguna. (AFP) “This is a growing concern,” said Ricardo “Ricoy” Palmares, president of...
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 – The municipality of Carles, Iloilo has organized the largest inter-agency task force (IATF) against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country. THE inter-agency task force against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (BFAR-6) “We laud local...
ILOILO CITY – iQor, a pioneering business process outsourcing (BPO) company in Iloilo, is expecting bigger growth after earning the Great Place to Work® Certification this year. AN iQor office in Iloilo. (Tara Yap) Tony Rizkallah, senior director for operations, echoed the commitment of...
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...
(Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ILOILO CITY – More than 1,000 children in Iloilo have been infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said 1,115 cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to Feb. 4. IPHO said that only nine...
Are you looking for places to bring and date your foodie partner this Valentine’s day? Then SM City Iloilo is the right place for you! From homegrown Ilonggo and Panay dishes to different varieties, SM City Iloilo has something for everyone’s food taste. Enjoy wide array of dishes that has been...
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...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Saturday, Feb. 4, that it has completed the road concreting works in Carles, Iloilo that provides access to the tourist spots in Gigantes Island in the Western Visayas Region. “As both local and foreign tourists flock the well-known...
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...
