ILOILO CITY – Police arrested three suspected drug pushers and seized shabu valued at P2.47 million in buy-bust operations here. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 (Western Visayas) identified the suspects as Gemar Marcelo Gevero, Michael Villanueva Seguiter, and Earl Decla Orbong. Gevero...
ILOILO CITY – An express delivery company in Jaro District here was robbed of P623,000 by three men on Wednesday night, March 1. Police have identified two suspects in the robbery of J&T. “We have identified two of the three suspects,” said Major Shella Mae Sangrines, spokesperson of the...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested five suspected drug pushers and seized a total of 80.5 grams of shabu worth P558,000 in buy-bust operations here on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 23. SIXTY-FIVE grams of suspected shabu worth P442,000 were recovered from a drug suspect in Iloilo City....
ILOILO CITY – Police killed a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the fatality as Jason Opano Espaltero, 32. Espaltero sensed he was dealing with a poseur-buyer after he sold five big sachets of suspected shabu...
ILOILO CITY – An additional 1,095 fingerlings were released on the Iloilo River by MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor here. EXECUTIVES of MORE Power release fingerlings on the Iloilo River in Iloilo City as part of its corporate social responsibility. (MORE...
ILOILO City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The city government is reviewing the waste-to-energy proposal of a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC). “We are presently evaluating the proposal submitted,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas in a statement. Metro Pacific Water (MPW)...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) marked its fourth anniversary as the sole power distributor here this week. “I have seen the dedication of the personnel to provide better service to the Ilonggos, and the massive investments made by them to improve services to our...
ILOILO CITY – A hospital in this city launched this week the most advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service in the Western Visayas region. THE Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service of The Medical City in Iloilo City. (TMC Iloilo) “The MRI service will truly be a game changer in...
The Capiznons don’t like being associated with aswangs but its myths are based on some of the greatest religions, cultures, and civilizations in the world There was mysticism in Roxas City that I never knew. I grew up hearing about witches in Siquijor or aswang in Antique, but I don’t know why...
ILOILO CITY – Chancellor Clement Camposano of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas proposed the regional election of senators during the public consultation on constitutional reforms here on Monday, Feb. 13. THE House Committee on Constitutional Amendments holds a public consultation on...
ILOILO CITY – Despite enduring the inconvenience, Ilonggos were still able to crack jokes over the substandard flyover pet project of former Sen. Franklin Drilon after it was briefly used as a pedestrian overpass on Monday, Feb. 6. ILONGGOS use the P680-million Ungka Flyover as a pedestrian...
SEN. Imee Marcos addresses residents displaced by a massive fire in Molo, Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos over the weekend said she will work to provide housing for more than 300 families displaced by a fire in Barangays San Juan and West Habog-Habog in Molo District here...
