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City gov’t, IFFI ink MOA for Nat’l Bike Day 2023

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – To ensure a smooth and successful hosting of the National Bike Day Awards and Recognition 2023, the city...
A week after Ungka flyover partially reopened, Department of Public Works and Highways Region 6 said the P100-million initial rectification fund from the central office is ready for release. Private vehicles mostly use the flyover, easing the traffic below for public utility vehicles. AJ PALCULLO/PN

UNGKA FLYOVER TO CLOSE AGAIN SOON; P100-million initial rectification fund from DPWH ready

ILOILO City – Expect heavy traffic in the Ungka area sooner rather than later. The flyover will be closed to traffic again, and rectification can...
Then president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. announces on national television on Sept. 23, 1972 that he has placed the Philippines under martial law. PHOTO FROM THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE’S TWITTER ACCOUNT

Should martial law be taught in school?

By IME SORNITO, RHENJIE MARIE CANLAS, MARY JOY CAVAÑAS & JENNY ROSE BAYLON ILOILO City – Should martial law still be taught in schools? This question...
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Iloilo prov’l gov’t allots almost P6M for Kasadyahan 2024

ILOILO – The provincial government has provisionally earmarked P5.970 million for its premiere hosting of the “Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan”, a major event of the...
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FOR INACTION ON CITY HALL EMPLOYEES COOP ISSUE: Treñas declares CDA-6 director ‘persona non...

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas declared Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Region 6 director Nora Patron a “persona non-grata” in this city for not...
The Janiuay National Comprehensive High School suspended classes after an alleged mass hysteria. Photo shows students of the school during a flag ceremony in 2022. DEPED TAYO ILOILO FB

Janiuay students ‘spirit possessed’?

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – Classes at Janiuay National Comprehensive High School in Janiuay town were temporarily suspended following reports of alleged mass hysteria. Yesterday,...

Teens involved in gang brawls

BY JEN BAYLON ILOILO City – Following a series of group fights involving teenagers outside a school in Barangay Wilson, City Proper, the city police...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (inset) says the Iloilo Airport now facilitates 20 flights daily, with each flight carrying roughly 170 to 200 passengers. The airport’s main passenger terminal was originally designed to serve 400 to 450 passengers. PN PHOTO

‘PRACTICAL NECESSITY’; Push for Iloilo Airport upgrade intensifies

ILOILO – Despite its currently manageable physical condition, the Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan town can no longer handle the increasing passenger demand, urgently signaling...
Lin-ay sang Iloilo 2023 candidates collect rubbish in Gigantes Island, Carles, Iloilo during a coastal cleanup activity on Sept. 23. LIN-AY SANG ILOILO FB PHOTO

ENHANCING GIGANTES ISLANDS; Prov’l Tourism Office bats for sustainable programs

ILOILO – To commemorate the World Tourism Month, celebrated under the theme “Tourism and Green Investment,” the Iloilo Provincial Culture, Arts, History, and Tourism...

5 city gov’t employees axed over copper wire theft

ILOILO City – Starting Wednesday, Sept. 27, five out of six employees from the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) of the Iloilo City Government were...