Comelec calls for change in values of voters, bets
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Western Visayas noted the aspects it must improve on in the next polls but above...
PDEA stuns drivers with ‘surprise’ drug test
ILOILO City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted unannounced random drug tests yesterday on drivers of public utility vehicles, trucks and even...
FANTASTIC WIN!: The return of Mayor Jerry Treñas
JERRY PEREZ TREÑAS is both “graduating” congressman and “come-backing” mayor of Iloilo City, having regained City Hall in a hotly-contested fight pitting him against...
MORE Power signs interim power supply agreement with KEPCO
MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has inked an interim power supply agreement with KEPCO SPC Power Corp. (KSPC) for a 5MW supply...
Biron seeks to move on after election loss
ILOILO – Defeated gubernatorial candidate Cong. Ferjenel Biron of the 4th District said he was intent on moving now that the midterm elections were...
GSO rids Iloilo City of campaign posters; ‘upcycling’ of election posters pushed
ILOILO City – The General Services Office (GSO) of the city government has started cleaning the city up of election campaign posters, streamers, leaflets...
JAVIER DYNASTY ENDS: ‘Women power’ topples Boy Ex, congressman son
SAN JOSE, Antique – Women power ended the 32-year Javier dynasty in Antique. Reelectionist governor Rhodora Cadiao defeated challenger Cong. Paolo Javier while Sen....
Another poll heartbreak for Jun-jun, Tupas family
ILOILO – Former congressman Niel “Jun-jun” Tupas Jr. failed to defeat his reelectionist younger brother Cong. Raul Tupas of the 5th District in the...
‘Long arm of law will catch erring poll candidates’
ILOILO City – Midterm election candidates should not resort to vote-buying, coercion or violence to win, according to Police Brigadier General John Bulalacao, Western...
Rebels taunt policemen, Army with ‘checkpoint’
ILOILO – It was a “show of force.”
This was how the Philippine Army described the brief checkpoint set up by New People’s Army (NPA)...