BRINGING MORE TO LIFE. More Electric and Power Corp. aims to implement a P1.7-billion improvement and rehabilitation of the power distribution system in Iloilo City within five years.

MORE POWER SUES JUDGE BEFORE SC

ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has filed an administrative complaint against Regional Trial Court Branch 35’s Judge Daniel Antonio Gerardo S. Amular...
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Vendors invade prov’l capitol sidewalk, road; Defensor denies giving permission

ILOILO City – From late afternoon until early evening for some three weeks now, the sidewalk and a portion of the street in front of the...

Shabu, tawas or salt? PRO-6 crime lab unsure of white powder from Estancia septic...

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6’s (PRO-6) Crime Laboratory in Camp Delgado here analyzed the packs of white crystalline substance recovered from a septic...

Iloilo City levels up in disaster resiliency

ILOILO City –   In partnership with various stakeholders, the city government is stepping up its disaster resilience initiatives through technology-based equipment and programs. Mayor Jerry Treñas recently...
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IPs bare concerns on ancestral domain, etc.

ILOILO City – Right to ancestral domain. Self-governance and empowerment. Social justice and human rights. Cultural integrity. These were their top concerns, according to indigenous peoples (IPs) who...
Filipino kids play a common street game in the country. The Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children in Western Visayas recently recognized the outstanding performance of local government units in the region in the implementation of child-friendly programs and services in year 2018. PINTEREST.COM

Teach kids about their rights – Commission

ILOILO City – Children have key roles in the campaign to end violence against women (VAW), according to the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). They should be...
Police Lieutenant Colonel Joem Malong, spokesperson of the PRO-6.

24-HOUR DEADLINE: PRO-6 imposes one-strike policy on stray bullet cases

ILOILO City – Should there be cases of injuries or deaths due to stray bullets this holiday season, these should be solved within 24 hours, the...
Campaigners in Manila hold pictures of victims as they mark the 10th anniversary of the massacre of 58 people, on November 23, 2019. AP

Justice at last for 58 victims of Ampatuan Massacre?

ILOILO City – Members of Iloilo media led by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines - Iloilo Chapter and religious leaders gathered at Jaro...
Gov. Samuel Gumarin of Guimaras delivers his sixth State of the Province Address at the provincial capitol of Guimaras on Dec. 18, 2019. IME SORNITO/PN

Guv rallies Guimarasnons to meet challenges head on

GUIMARAS – In his sixth State of the Province Address (SOPA) yesterday, Gov. Samuel Gumarin paid tribute to his constituents’ resilience which he said was a...

Brgy PESOs can curb illegal recruitment

ILOILO – Putting up public employment services office (PESOs) in villages could prevent illegal recruitment, according to Francisco Heler, provincial PESO chief. So far, 20 of the...