From left: Enrique Te, director, Iloilo Scholastic Academy - Board of Directors (ISA-BOD); Venido Peña, president, ISA-BOD; Peter Chan, ISA executive director; Mayor Jerry Treñas; Dr. Karl Francis Chan; Debbie Chan, ISA Preschool Department Head; and Eduardo Ong, director, ISA-BOD. Peter and Debbie Chan are the parents of Dr. Karl Francis Y. Chan.

Ilonggo tops licensure exam for doctors

ILOILO City – An Ilonggo ranked No. 9 in the recent licensure examination for physicians administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Dr. Karl Francis Yap Chan paid...
GOODBYE, JEEPNEYS? A showcase of Filipino ingenuity and resourcefulness, the jeepney started as remodelled army vehicles left behind by US forces after World War II. The core of Philippine public transport for over 70 years, it is patronized mainly by low- to middle-income passengers. Now, the government wants the jeepney phased out. IAN PAUL CORDERO

TRANSPORT STRIKE: Nationwide protest vs jeepney phase out set

ILOILO City – Transport groups in the city and province of Iloilo are joining the Sept. 30 nationwide transport strike against the government’s plan to phase...

Judge to PECO, MORE: Respect gag order

ILOILO City – Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 35’s Judge Daniel Antonio Gerardo Amular reprimanded both Panay Electric Co. (PECO) and MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE...

Army foils ‘NPA attack’ in Igbaras

Military forces thwarted an attack, which was carried out by a group of armed men believed to be New People’s Army fighters, in Barangay Igcabugao, Igbaras,...
“Let us make it easier for the people to avail themselves of the city government’s services,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas during the recent launching of Iloilo City’s 82nd Charter Day celebration.

Treñas mulls P500 daily wage for job hires

ILOILO City – From their current P400 daily wage, city government job hires may be getting P500 beginning next year. Mayor Jerry Treñas announced he had started...

Aleosan hospital gets second DOH Star Award

ILOILO – For the second time, Aleosan District Hospital (ADH) in Alimodian town bagged the Department of Health (DOH) 30 Star Awards. The award, given on...
Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc. (IFFI)

NO MORE HITCHES: SP accredits IFFI, okays Dinagyang MOA

ILOILO City – After a week of hesitation, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) unanimously approved the accreditation application of the Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc. (IFFI) as a civil...

SC: No TRO vs Mandaluyong court ruling on franchise law

ILOILO City – The Supreme Court has denied MORE Electric and Power Corp.’s (MORE Power) petition for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and/or writ of preliminary...

Motorist shot dead after evading checkpoint

ILOILO City – A man who allegedly refused to stop at a police checkpoint in Barangay Zerrudo, Sara, Iloilo was shot dead by the police after a...

10,000 tree seedlings set for planting

ILOILO – Some 10,000 tree seedlings would be planted in three barangays of Passi City on Sept. 28, the 20th Pista sa Kakahuyan of the provincial...