ILOILO CITY – The Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo in this city has renewed its commitment to sustainable seafood sourcing. The hotel was recently cited by several international bodies for their role in the Responsible Seafood Sourcing Program funded by the United States Agency for...
ILOILO CITY – Three suspected drug pushers yielded shabu worth more than P2.7 million in a buy-bust operation in this city on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The Iloilo City Police Office recovered 400 grams of suspected shabu from 30-year-old Anton, 24-year-old John, and 22-year-old Mae, all from Jaro...
ILOILO CITY — Sweden is financing the feasibility study for the proposed bus rapid transit system in Metro Iloilo. VICE Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon (right) with Ambassador Harald Fries of Sweden (center) and Trade Commissioner Johan Lennefalk. (Iloilo City PIO) Ambassador Harald Fries of Sweden...
ILOILO CITY – The underground electrical wiring system in this city has officially connected its first customer. POWER lines are now underground in the heritage district of Iloilo City. (MORE Power) Intensity Fitness Gym in the Central Business District became the first customer to connect...
ILOILO CITY – The official website of the Cultural Mapping of Panay and Guimaras Project was launched during the recent “Kaangtanan: Celebrating Intersections Across Western Visayas” conference here. WEBSITE for the Cultural Mapping of Panay and Guimaras Project. (https://cmpg.online)...
ILOILO CITY – International flights at the Iloilo Airport have resumed after more than four years. Cebu Pacific resumed Iloilo-Hong Kong-Iloilo flights on Sunday, Oct. 27, every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. A WATER canon salute is rendered to a Cebu Pacific plane after the budget...
ILOILO CITY – One-hundred seventy-eight families or 715 individuals from coastal barangays here were displaced by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in this city as of 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. A TREE is toppled by tropical cyclone Kristine's strong winds in Barangay Sambag, Jaro District,...
ILOILO CITY – The role of Raisa Treñas-Chu, mayoral candidate and daughter of Mayor Jerry Treñas here, has been questioned anew. Chu has been taking a forefront role in public functions despite no longer having an appointive position in the Iloilo City government when she resigned on Oct. 7,...
ILOILO CITY — The eighth most wanted person in Western Visayas region was arrested in this city on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ed, a 54-year-old farmer and a resident of Barangay Guihaman, Leganes town, Iloilo province. The warrant of arrest...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu weighing 1.2 kilos valued at more than P8.7 million was confiscated from two drug pushers in buy-bust operations from 4 a.m. Oct. 17 to 4 a.m. Oct. 18. SUSPECTED shabu worth P8.7 million was seized from two drug pushers in Iloilo City. Thirty-year-old Boss...
ILOILO CITY – Roel Castro, chief executive officer and president of city power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp., is the new president of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc. CASTRO Castro was voted ILED president until 2026 in an election this week. He succeeded Angel de Leon...
ILOILO CITY – People here and neighboring towns are affected by a water shortage that started on Monday, Oct. 14, and ends on Saturday, Oct. 19. Customers of Metro Pacific Iloilo Water in this city as well as the municipalities of Leganes, Pavia, and Santa Barbara have been relying on rations or...
