ILOILO CITY – The strengthening of peace and order is bringing positive changes to a once notorious barangay in this city. BARANGAY Captain James Conlu of Barrio Obrero in Iloilo City at the closed circuit-television camera monitoring room. (Tara Yap) “When there is peace and...
ILOILO CITY – A hotel chain that started in this city is expanding abroad. THE Hotel101 chain began in Iloilo City with the Injap Tower that opened in 2014. (Tara Yap) The Hotel101 Group is set to open a hotel in Spain this year and working on expanding in Japan and the United States....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inaugurated a functional food facility at the University of San Agustin (USA) in this city. THE Kasanggang Niche Centers in the Region in Functional Food Excellence opened on Jan. 10 in Iloilo City. ...
ILOILO CITY – Around 10,000 people attended the National Rally for Peace of the Iglesia ni Cristo in this city as of 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said. AN aerial of the National Peace Rally of Iglesia ni Cristo at the Iloilo Freedom...
ILOILO CITY – Police here have stepped up the campaign against illegal drugs two weeks before the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. SHABU valued at P1.36 million was seized in Iloilo City on Jan. 9. (PNP/ICPO) The Iloilo City Police Station-Drug Enforcement Team and the ICPO-Police...
ILOILO CITY – This city logged the second highest inflation rate in the country last month with 5.4 percent. The Philippine Statistics Authority said Iloilo City is next to Cagayan, with 5.7 percent, among 100 provinces and highly urbanized cities with high inflation rate in December. A VIEW...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has lost millions in revenue from the operation of the Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal, a joint project with a property developer in a 1.3-hectare land it owns. THE Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal (IGFT). (Tara Yap) Data from the Iloilo City...
ILOILO CITY – Greenpeace Philippines volunteers have initiated a campaign to end plastic pollution in this city. Volunteers led by Jarrah Brillantes launched the “Para sa Ilig Batiano” to rehabilitate the Batiano River here and neighboring town of Oton. GREENPEACE volunteers campaign to...
ILOILO CITY – A bedridden woman was killed while almost 150 persons were displaced in a fire in this city on Tuesday, Jan. 7. AN aerial of the Jan. 7 fire that killed an elderly and displaced almost 150 people in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) Authorities identified the victim as Susan Aytuna of...
ILOILO CITY – To avoid a repeat of the massive blackouts that affected Iloilo and Panay Island last year, MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) urged the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to complete its substation in this city. A LINEMAN of MORE Power...
ILOILO CITY – Bayan Panay slammed Mayor Jerry Treñas here for banning political speeches in the upcoming 2025 Dinagyang Festival. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos addresses the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. With her are Mayor Jerry Treñas and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. (Mayor...
ILOILO CITY – Engr. Roy Pacanan, Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City district engineer, labeled Mayor Jerry Treñas as unethical and unprofessional. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (left) speaks to District Engineer Roy Pacanan of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City....
