ILOILO CITY – This year’s State Universities and Colleges Fair is underway here with 82 SUCs participating. “For this year’s fair, SUCs can prove their brilliance by showcasing their extraordinary innovations and significant contributions,” said CHED Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has refunded 20 new customers here, more than a month after it started reimbursing bill deposits. TWENTY new electricity consumers in Iloilo City received a bill deposit refund from MORE Power. (MORE Power) “We implemented this program...
ILOILO CITY – A P12.84-million project will utilize solar power to turn salt water into potable water for residents of a far-flung island barangay in Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province. Implemented under the Philippine Rural Development Project of the Department of Agriculture (DA),...
ILOILO CITY – This city logged 326 dengue cases with three fatalities from January 1 to July 4, a 54 percent increase compared to the same period in 2022. The Iloilo City Health Office also recorded clusters of dengue cases in three districts here. In Jaro District, clustering of cases was noted...
ILOILO CITY – Lt. Col. Arturo Balgos Jr. has been appointed commander of the Army 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) based in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/LT_COL_ARTURO_BALGOS_JR_ce61996c17/LT_COL_ARTURO_BALGOS_JR_ce61996c17.jfif) LT. Col....
This year, Iloilo becomes at the forefront of world-class expositions that not only showcase the Philippines’ best but also showcase Iloilo’s bests for the national and international players. With Philippine Building Expo (PHILBEX), Iloilo Food and Beverages Expo (IFBEX), and Travel and Leisure...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth a total of P1.6 million in separate anti-drug operations here and the province of Iloilo on Wednesday and Thursday. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/SHABU_ILOILO_CITY_63d20fd58c/SHABU_ILOILO_CITY_63d20fd58c.jfif)...
ILOILO CITY – The inter-governmental Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the opening of facilities for shrimp and milkfish technology. THE Black Tiger Shrimp Broodstock Facility is one of the two facilities opened by the...
ILOILO CITY — Residents of Metro Iloilo who report illegal water connections will be given a reward of P3,000 each. The cash incentive is part of the TAPnaon ang Illegal Connection (TAPIC) program by the Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between State-owned Metro Iloilo Water...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo is implementing renewable energy projects worth P30 million for this year, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said. THE renewable energy programs of the Iloilo provincial government during a recent forum organized by the Regional Development Council (RDC)-6...
ILOILO CITY – This city has been tapped for the Filipino Genomes Research Program (FGRP) which will study deeper Filipino anthropology, forensics, and evolution. The Philippine Genome Center Visayas (PGC Visayas) under the University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) in Iloilo recently...
ILOILO CITY – The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases involving children in Iloilo province increased by 700 percent. In a report released by the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), 3,388 HFMD cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to June 24, compared to the same period last...