A policeman patrols the Iloilo Esplanade using a bicycle for better mobility. The Iloilo City government plans to put additional lampposts at the esplanade to discourage illegal activities in the area. Vandals have been ruining portions of the esplanade and even stealing streetlights there. PN PHOTO

ESPLANADE ‘SEXCAPADE’| Lovers face ‘grave scandal’ rap for public sex

Iloilo Panay News -
BY RUBY SILUBRICO and GLENDA TAYONA ILOILO City – For some, the Iloilo Esplanade is more than just a recreational space for walking, jogging, open-air dining, and...
Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City and Executive Assistant Rosario San Agustin with the Gawad KALASAG Award received by the city government from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for Excellence in DRR and Humanitarian Assistance.

Iloilo City wins 2019 reg’l Gawad KALASAG

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) was cited as the best in Western Visayas during the 21st Gawad KALASAG Awarding...

3 charges filed vs Sara SB secretary in buy-bust

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Illegal gun possession. Illegal drug possession. Attempted murder. These charges were filed against the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) secretary of Sara, Iloilo whom the...

In disaster mgt, not having casualties is ‘biggest prize’

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The yearly Gawad KALASAG (KAlamidad at Sakuna LAbanan SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan) is the country’s premier awards for outstanding contribution in the fields of disaster...
Sen. Imee Marcos says cops should get more aggressive in hunting down convicts of heinous crimes released on good conduct. IAN PAUL CORDERO

‘Cops should get more aggressive in hunting down freed convicts’

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ILOILO –The Philippine National Police needs to forget traditional tactics and get more aggressive if they want to rearrest convicts of heinous crimes released on good...
“Indi gid mag-engage sa illegal nga hilikuton or bisyo,” Mayor Jon Aying of Sara, Iloilo reminds his employees. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Sara mayor reminds employees: Stay away from illegal drugs

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ILOILO – Mayor Jon Aying of Sara reminded municipal hall employees to distance themselves from illegal drugs following the shooting of Sangguniang Bayan secretary James “Jaguar” Balsomo...
League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Iloilo Chapter will extend financial aid to communities in Mindanao that were heavily hit by the series of earthquakes last month, says its president Mayor Mediatrix “Trexie” Fernandez of San Enrique. ANGAT BAYI

Iloilo towns urged to boost promotion of ‘best practices’

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO – The municipal mayors of the province’s 42 towns including one component city have been urged to boost the promotion of their respective towns’ best practices...
“Senate Bill 34” has been filed seeking support for small farmers and organizations to engage in organic farming to produce more healthful agricultural products. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

NegOcc guv to help farmers cope with low ‘palay’ prices

Iloilo Panay News -
BACOLOD City – The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas has discussed with the Negros Occidental provincial government ways to help rice farmers deal with plummeting prices...
Panay Electric Co., the sole power distributor in Iloilo City for the past 95 years, has vowed exhaust all legal remedies to protect its assets. Though its franchise expired in January this year, it has been allowed to operate by the Energy Regulatory Commission via a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. PECO’s office is on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

SECOND TIME’S A CHARM FOR PECO? Power distributor applies for franchise renewal again

Iloilo
ILOILO City – If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Its failure to secure a power distribution franchise from Congress last year has not deterred...

Sara SB secretary shot in buy-bust

Iloilo
ILOILO – The Sangguniang Bayan secretary of the municipality of Sara was shot in an antidrug buy-bust operation of the police yesterday. James “Jaguar” Balsomo III put up...
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