ILOILO CITY – A subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has launched a P17.3-million lighting system for a football field in this city. The Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of the MGen that operates coal-fired power plants in this city, inaugurated the lighting system of La...
ILOILO CITY – Thirty-two families of Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples (IPs) affected by the mega dam project in Calinog town, Iloilo province are moving into their new homes. The National Irrigation (NIA) and the National Housing Authority (NHA) turned over houses to beneficiaries in a ceremony...
The P189-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island bridges project is fast approaching a key milestone as its detailed engineering designs near completion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, Sept. 18. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the Panay-Guimaras segment, a...
ILOILO CITY — Two persons were charged for terrorism financing in Panay Island. The Police Regional Office-6, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army, and the Regional Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) confirmed the case. Col. Erwin Lamzon, 3rd ID spokesman, said...
ILOILO CITY — Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said construction of the bridges connecting the islands of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros in the Visayas might start in 2026. “We hope the start of the project is one year from now,” said Drilon on Friday, Aug. 29, at the general membership...
ILOILO CITY – Two books were launched on the Indigenous Peoples of Panay and Guimaras Islands in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IPs) on Saturday. “Panagway” and “Bádbad” were unveiled at the Iloilo City campus of the University of the Philippines...
Less than a month before Election Day, independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino’s candidacy received numerous support from Panay Island local officials when he barnstormed the province recently. Former senator Bam Aquino and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas (Photo from Bam Aquino Media...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism launched a coastal tourism project in Barangay Pawa, Panay town, Capiz province on April 5. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco led the groundbreaking of the P12-million Panay: A Coastal Resource Experience Project where eco-friendly mangrove cottages...
ILOILO CITY – Authorities have identified 11 election hotspots or areas with security concerns in Panay Island three days before the start of the local campaign period on March 28. PRO-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Comelec-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan, and Police Col....
BACOLOD CITY – Senatorial candidate Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao backs the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge project for its potential to drive economic growth and create job opportunities in rural areas in Western Visayas. PACQUIAO (Glazyl Masculino) Pacquiao, speaking in a press...
ILOILO CITY – The Capiz provincial government has unveiled the historical marker for the Siege of Panay, believed to be the bloodiest battle in the Visayas during the 1898 Philippine Revolution. THE Siege of Panay historical marker is unveiled in Panay town, Capiz province. (Capiz Tourism...
ILOILO CITY – The families of the seven individuals who were killed in an alleged shootout in Antique in 2018 are appealing to the Supreme Court (SC) to review the dismissal of war crime cases against officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)....
