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...
ILOILO CITY -- A 69 year-old man wanted in Laguna province was caught by cops after posting on social media. The Police Regional Office (PRO-6) identified the suspect as Renato Makasinag Dela Cruz, a native of Kalayaan town, Laguna. Dela Cruz was caught by joint teams from the Iloilo City Police...
ILOILO CITY – The annual Candelaria 7-Cock International Derby here pushed through on Wednesday, Feb. 1, ahead of the Jaro fiesta, after the Iloilo City Council granted the request of the organizer Iloilo Sportsmen Inc. (ISI) for a resolution of no objection (RONO) allowing the event. TWO...
ILOILO CITY – Col. Joeresthy Coronica, newly appointed chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), on Monday, Jan. 30, warned policemen here with ties to the illegal drugs trade. COL. Joeresthy Coronica, newly appointed chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), addresses local police...
ILOILO CITY -- The Western Visayas regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) extended aid to fire victims in two barangays here. No less than DSWD-6 Regional Director Atty. Carmelo Nochete led the distribution of almost P448,000 worth of relief goods to fire...
MORE than 200 houses were destroyed in a fire that hit Barangays West Habog-Habog and San Juan in Molo District, Iloilo City on Saturday, January 28, 2023. (Iloilo City PIO) ILOILO CITY – More than 200 houses were razed in a fire that hit a residential area here before dawn Saturday, Jan. 28. The...
ILOILO CITY – Three party-list representatives have filed a resolution calling for a probe on two substandard flyovers in Iloilo that were pet projects of former Ilonggo Sen. Franklin M. Drilon. REPRESENTATIVES (from left) France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list, Arlene Brosas of Gabriela...
ILOILO CITY -- A total of 32 drug personalities, including the three target drug pushers, were arrested as the authorities raided a village identified to be a drug haven here on Wednesday evening, Jan. 25. The Police Regional Office (PRO-6) reported that the raiders also confiscated shabu worth...
CEBU CITY – A driving school here was suspended for three months after it was caught using a vehicle without the required markings for its Practical Driving Course (PDC). Aside from the suspension of its accreditation, Cebu Integrated Driving School, located in Barangay Bulacao,was also fined...
SM Group throws massive support behind Dinagyang, the mother of Philippine festivals MERRYMAKING ON CALLE REAL Contingents from different tribes of various barangays in Iloilo City presenting their dance in the Dinagyang Festival 2023 celebration at the Freedom Grandstand (Juan Carlo de Vela) Over...
In the spirit of Dinagyang, that concluded over the weekend, here’s a reprise of something I wrote a while back on Iloilo’s signature dish. THE SWEET SIDE Popoy's batchoy at the Iloilo Central Market Some sophisticates might harrumph, “There’s got to be more to Iloilo than batchoy.”...
ILOILO CITY (PNA) – With the exorbitant price of onions these days, an Ilongga bride chose practicality over aesthetics when she carried an onion bouquet when she walked down the aisle instead of the traditional collection of dainty white or colorful flowers. April Lyka Biorrey-Nobis, in an...
