Dried fish market vendor Ninfa Bunye and carinderia operator Erica Antiquera are optimistic that an upgraded Iloilo Central Market would attract more patrons, which would mean better income for the market vendors.

MARKET UPGRADE LONG OVERDUE; Vendors support overhaul of Iloilo Central Market

ILOILO City – It’s about time to upgrade the Iloilo Central Market. Actually, it’s long overdue, according to the vendors themselves who have been...

Confused commuters: Which jeepneys should we board?

ILOILO City – Today is the second day of implementation of the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) that limits the routes of provincial...
MORE Electric and Power Corporation has spent almost one billion pesos so it could rehabilitate Iloilo City’s power distribution network.

A little rate increase for a much better power service

ILOILO City – Beginning next month, the electricity rate in this city will increase by 47 centavos.   This is a small price to pay...
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HFMD cases in Iloilo breach 300 mark

ILOILO – As of June 4, the number of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) in this province reached 324 cases – 6,380 percent higher than the...

Army: Neutralization of 39 rebels further weakened NPA

ILOILO City – The New People’s Army (NPA) in Western Visayas further weakened with the neutralization of 39 rebels which included eight top leaders,...
ARNOLD A cyclist takes a bike lane in Iloilo City. The Department of Health is mulling to exempt solo-riding cyclists from wearing face shields on top of masks in public places. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

1st Iloilo City Friday Bike Count logs 6,493 bikers

ILOILO City – The first Friday Bike Count here on June 3 was able to gather 6,493 bikers in 10 strategic locations. The Friday Bike...
Leganes, Iloilo jeepneys pick up Iloilo City-bound passengers at the Ceres bus terminal in Barangay Buhang, Jaro district. Beginning June 12, provincial jeepneys won’t be allowed to enter the city anymore. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

‘DON’T ENTER CITY’: Iloilo City new traffic plan starts Sunday

ILOILO City – The city government is rolling out its Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) this Sunday, June 12. The real test of...
HISTORIC PLAZA. The public plaza of Santa Barbara was site of the first raising of the Philippine flag outside Luzon on Nov. 17, 1898 five months after General Emilio Aguinaldo declared Philippine independence from Spain in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

Historic Santa Barbara leads June 12 rites

ILOILO – This province’s celebration of Philippine Independence Day on June 12 will be held in Santa Barbara town where, during the Philippine Revolution...

3 gas station rob suspect fall

ILOILO City – Three suspects in the robbery of a gasoline station in Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro district on June 7 have all been...

Family of 3 dead, 3 others injured in road mishap

ILOILO – A 10-wheeler truck crashed into a tricycle in Barangay Dawis, New Lucena, Iloilo on Friday. Three members of a family died while...