ILOILO CITY – Iloilo’s longest-running newspaper in the Hiligaynon language pre-World War II became the fourth documentary heritage inscribed in the country’s Memory of the World (MoW) under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...
ILOILO CITY – A business group here and province of Iloilo have expressed alarm over the impact of the Middle East tension to the country. “We are particularly bothered by the ripple effects of rising fuel costs, supply chain disruptions, and economic uncertainty that directly affect our...
No major damage was recorded in the province and city of Iloilo from the magnitude-4.8 earthquake on Monday night, March 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology initially recorded the earthquake at magnitude-five with the epicenter in the sea of Tigbauan, a town in southern Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Local government units in Iloilo province are tracking down Overseas Filipino Workers as tensions escalate in the Middle East following joint attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran. The Public Employment Service Office-Iloilo was able to track nearly 250 Ilonggo OFWs...
ILOILO CITY – The University of San Agustin-College of Law (USA-COL) in this city won their third consecutive championship in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition-Philippine National Rounds and will represent the country internationally this month. “The national trophy...
ILOILO CITY – A special investigation team (SIT) has been created by the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) to probe the murder of a barangay captain in San Joaquin town, Iloilo. IPPO director Police Col. Bayani Razalan is supervising the SIT on Richard Sapalo, barangay captain of Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo is eyeing an agriculture-food trade pact with Canada. Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. met Senior Trade Commissioner Janine Fiddler of the Embassy of Canada at the sidelights of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic meetings here....
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo first district Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin and Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda denied receiving kickbacks allegedly delivered by 18 former Marines. “Fake news again. It is clearly fabricated and baseless,” said Garin in a statement on Thursday, Feb. 25. “I...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty is optimistic that hosting economic meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will bring more investments here and the province of Iloilo. “This is a good opportunity to show that Iloilo can...
ILOILO CITY – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is exploring ways to strengthen economic integration and security. “We want to enhance our economic relations and discuss current situation we are facing the trade detraction, the various economic policies imposed by other...
ILOILO CITY – Three lawmakers and a former party-list representative from Iloilo were among the politicians who allegedly received kickbacks amounting to P805 billion delivered by 18 ex-Marines. An affidavit from them presented by lawyer Levi Baligod on Tuesday identified them as Uswag Ilonggo...
ILOILO CITY — The security and emergency group is all set for the 49th meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic ministers in this city beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25. The Site Task Group Emergency Preparedness and Response-Regional Incident Management Team (STGEPR-RIMT) is...
