China’s Hainan province mulls sisterhood pact with Iloilo City

ILOILO City – The Hainan Foreign Affairs of China is eyeing to establish a sisterhood agreement with Iloilo City, according to the head of...

22 Western Visayas barangays still without SK heads – DILG

ILOILO City – Seven months after the May 2018 youth polls, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas was still...

FOR A SAFE TRIP: Port inspections to secure passengers – Coast Guard

ILOILO City – Coastguards are stepping up security and safety measures at ports in anticipation of the influx of passengers during the holidays. In...

Regional Museum opens textile industry exhibit

ILOILO City – The National Museum Western Visayas Regional Museum and Satellite Office opened on Saturday an exhibit on weaving and embroidery traditions and...

PDEA late in filing case; Odicta brothers-in-law freed

ILOILO City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency released the three brothers-in-law of slain drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. from custody. The 36-hour reglementary period...

Maritime training ship docks in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – What was formerly a cargo ship that carried container trucks will be used in training maritime students in Panay Island. M/V John...

Rebels’ ceasefire a ‘deception’ – 61IB

ILOILO City – Members of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Panay Island should not expect a ceasefire declaration from the Philippine Army...

‘CATCH THEM IF YOU CAN’: Traffic office bares strategy vs riding-in-tandem killers

ILOILO City – How do you solve riding-in-tandem killings in this city? The Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) of the city government...

Vendors buck ‘ambitious’ market rehab

ILOILO City – The Association of Stall Owners and Transient Vendors of Iloilo City Central Public Market, Inc. (ASTRAVEN-ICPMI) warned against a “total demolition,...

‘Help us help stranded seaport passengers’

ILOILO – Every inclement weather and the trips of sea vessels from the port of Dumangas town are cancelled, the municipal government is tending...