Sen. Imee Marcos

‘Bagsak presyo’ Kadiwa store opens in Pavia town today

ILOILO – To address consumers’ complaint on the soaring prices of prime commodities, a Kadiwa store would be officially opened today in Barangay Aganan, Pavia, Iloilo. Sen....
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT. “Sa mahal naming Presidente, humingihi po ako ng tulong…na masabihan po ang aming mayor (Jerry Treñas)…ordinaryong empleyado lang ako...natatakot ako sa buhay ko kung ano ang mangyari sa akin…Ikaw nga e, hinamon ka n’ya noon ng suntukan, ano pa kaya ang mangyari sa akin,” say beleaguered Iloilo City government employee Rosita Camacho on government-owned People’s Television Network. She has accused Treñas before the Office of the Ombudsman of grave coercion, violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, grave misconduct, oppression, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. SCREEN GRAB FROM PEOPLE’S TELEVISION NETWORK

‘PLEASE HELP ME, MR. PRESIDENT’

ILOILO City – Who’s afraid of President Rodrigo Duterte? Mayor Jerry Treñas isn’t. He is ready to answer the complaint coursed through Digong 8888 Hotline, a...
Photo by EV ESPIRITU

Flower vendors banned from cemetery sidewalks

ILOILO City – Selling flowers and candles along sidewalks leading to cemeteries, public or private, this Nov. 1 and 2 (All Saints’ Day and All Souls’...
Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr.

Defensor designated WV peace council chair

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is the new chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Western Visayas. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Defensor to the...
BEGGING FOR HELP.Carrying a baby, a Badjao beggar knocks on the window of a vehicle stuck in traffic in Barangay Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City. The city government plans to transport back to Sulu all Badjao mendicants. Also called “sea gypsies”, many Badjaos have been displaced by decades of conflict in Mindanao. IAN PAUL CORDERO

BADJAO EXPULSION SLAMMED| House leader: ‘They have rights, too, as Pinoys’

ILOILO City – House Deputy Speaker Mujiv Hataman of Basilan criticized the city government’s plan to expel Badjaos from Iloilo. “Our Constitution grants every Filipino citizen...
Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City leads the strategic planning for a blue print addressing the concern on street children. “It is my hope that these vulnerable children will have more chances to gain life skills for a productive future,” he says.

Iloilo City crafts roadmap for ‘children in street situations’

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Task Force on Street Children (ICTFSC) has started working on a roadmap to design, prioritize and invest in the improvement...
Photo by Ian Paul Cordero/PN

Iloilo City launches pioneering Summer Arts Festival 2020

ILOILO City – The city government is embarking on a new program towards make Iloilo the art capital of the country. Mayor Jerry Treñas launched...

2-year probationary period for workers’ regularization hit

ILOILO City – Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan Panay) slammed the proposed House Bill 4802 extending the regularization of workers to 24 months instead of...

City traffic aides must wear masks – Tupas

ILOILO City – A Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) resolution urged the Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) of the city government to encourage traffic enforcers to wear...

Free WiFi in Iloilo hospital to benefit patients, staff

ILOILO City – Patients confined at the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUC) and the hospital’s medical staff can have 24/7 internet connectivity through the...