Jeffrey Celiz, who formerly headed the cause-oriented group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Panay Island and served as spokesperson and executive assistant of former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, surfaces after activist Lean Porquia, son of slain Ilonggo activist Jory Porquia, “outed” him on Facebook as the “Ka Eric Almendras” vouching the allegation of Major General Antonio Parlade Jr., chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Southern Luzon Command, that a sister of actress Angel Locsin, Angela “Ella” Colmenares, is a New People’s Army rebel.

CELIZ SEEKS REDEMPTION: Ex-Mabilog aide linked to drugs surfaces as NPA buster

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ILOILO City – The spokesperson of then mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog disappeared when the city’s chief executive left the metro in 2017 after being...
Forecast track of typhoon “Rolly” issued by Pagasa at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. The typhoon’s trough will bring light to moderate with at times heavy rains in the next three days over Bicol Region, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula. PAGASA

‘Brace for double whammy of COVID, typhoon Rolly’

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ILOILO City – Potential super typhoon “Rolly” (international name: Goni) is not expected to directly hit Western Visayas, but the Office of Civil Defense...
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Amid extortion claims, capitol engineer resigns

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ILOILO – Amid allegations of extortion, Engineer Bienvenido Batalliones III, 26, filed yesterday an irrevocable resignation. Engineer Romeo Andig, Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) head, confirmed...

Iloilo City’s COVID recovery rate rises to 90%

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ILOILO City – The recovery rate of patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reached 90 percent in this city. The city government’s COVID-19 situational...

Passi City bans mass gathering vs virus spread

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ILOILO – The city government of Passi is banning mass gatherings in response to the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to Mayor Stephen...
“Bago pa lang sila sa serbisyo [pero] marami na silang violations. The deserve to be dismissed, says Western Visayas top cop Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan.

‘NO SECOND CHANCE’: Dismissal looms for six ‘drinking’ lady cops

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ILOILO City – Under the law, the six policewomen caught binge drinking in public in Sara, Iloilo deserve no second chance. Erring police officers have...
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Iloilo guv allows ‘limited’ cockfighting

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ILOILO – Cockfighting activities will now be allowed, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. But this comes with several caveats – there can be no...
Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloil City says the new air travel policy allows Ilonggos to be reunited with their families

Iloilo’s flood control needs dredging, slope protection

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ILOILO City – If Mayor Jerry Treñas were to assess, the Iloilo flood control project in Barangay Buhang, Jaro district needs dredging. “Kinanglan gid limpyuhan....
Putting a ceiling on the number of returning overseas Filipino workers will prevent front-liners, quarantine facilities and local government units from being overwhelmed, says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province. IAN PAUL CORDERO/ PN

Capitol engineer ordered to answer extortion complaint

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ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. issued a show cause order to Engineer Bienvenido Batalliones who was formerly with the provincial government’s Bids and...
Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo says her mom Christine taught her the value of forgiveness and hope. Rabiya graduated cum laude and university valedictorian with a degree in Physical Therapy. RABIYA MATEO/FB

Waiting for a queen: Ilonggos ready for Rabiya’s home coming

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ILOILO City – A grand homecoming is waiting for the newly-crowned Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo. According to Mayor Jerry Treñas, the city government together...
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