Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon of Iloilo again files criminal raps for four counts of cyberlibel before the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office against a former Iloilo provincial administrator who was earlier sentenced by the Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 118 to four years and two months imprisonment over libelous social media posts. PHOTO BY JOSEPH VIDAL/PRIB

Drilon files new libel charges vs critic over YouTube videos

ILOILO City – Ilonggo Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon filed criminal raps for four counts of cyberlibel against a critic who was earlier sentenced by the Pasay...
Mayor Jerry Treñas names the new grandstand on Muelle Loney Street in City Proper as “Iloilo City Freedom Grandstand” on July 29. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo City’s new grandstand finally gets official name

ILOILO City – The new grandstand built along Dela Rama Street, Muelle-Montes, City Proper replacing the demolished Freedom Grandstand on JM Basa Street has been officially...

‘WE WON’T LET THEM OPERATE’ Cops gird for surge in illegal gambling

ILOILO City – There could be a resurgence in illegal gambling activities following the suspension of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) games. The Police Regional Office...
Iloilo City Hall. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

New city hall policy: name, shame erring departments

ILOILO City – Hoping to make city government departments more efficient, Mayor Jerry Treñas announced he would be publicly calling out erring offices after every Monday...

MMDA personnel to ‘study’ Iloilo City traffic situation

ILOILO City – How do you solve traffic congestion? Fifteen technical personnel of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are coming over to study the traffic situation...

Calinog is rebels’ ‘mobility corridor’

ILOILO – The municipality of Calinog has become the “mobility corridor” or passageway of rebels in crisscrossing the province, according to Lieutenant Colonel Joel Benedict Batara,...
Mayor Jerry Treñas. GLENDA TAYONA/PN

TREÑAS ISSUES ULTIMATUM: One week for voluntary removal of road obstructions

ILOILO City – The city government has given owners of structures obstructing roads a week to remove them. “If they will not dismantle the obstructions, the...

Mobile app tackling sex, HIV, targets teens

ILOILO City – A locally-designed mobile application on adolescent health is providing teens with the right information on adolescent reproductive health and development. Among others, the...

2 armed men disarm guard

ILOILO City – Two armed men in military camouflage disarmed the security guard of a construction company’s batching plant in Barangay Pulo Maestra Vita, Oton, Iloilo...
Iloilo Provincial Capitol

Iloilo Prov’l Board seeks to become ‘fully paperless’

ILOILO – “We aim to go fully paperless in the next months,” according to Gov. Christine Garin, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP). The 13th SP...