HANDS-OFF POLICY: Espinosa won’t meddle in power franchise issue
ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III won’t meddle in the ongoing congressional deliberations on two franchise applications for power distribution in this city.
“I...
Fake bomb disrupts classes at Ateneo de Iloilo
ILOILO City – Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School in Barangay San Rafael, Mandurriao district cancelled classes yesterday due to a bomb...
Is Councilor Candice Tupas dropping Jerry for Joe?
ILOILO City – Is Councilor Candice Magdalene Tupas leaving Cong. Jerry Treñas to join the camp of Mayor Jose Espinosa III?
She is rumored to...
Police arrest Dumangas man for ‘gunrunning’
ILOILO City – A gunrunning suspect was arrested in Barangay Dacutan, Dumangas, Iloilo.
From his house, Arnold Abaygar, 48, was taken to the Dumangas police...
TROUBLE WITH TRASH: Officials of 5 Iloilo towns face raps for open dumps
ILOILO – Municipal officials of Balasan, Barotac Nuevo, Barotac Viejo, Dumangas, and San Miguel may be charged with violating Republic Act (RA) 9003 or...
Did Treñas threaten city gov’t assistant dep’t head?
ILOILO City – If the assistant department head of the city government’s City Planning and Development Office were to be believed, Cong. Jerry Treñas...
Lex won’t run for congressman
ILOILO City – Former Sangguniang Panlungsod member Nielex Tupas has decided not to run for congressman or any elective position this May 2019 midterm...
Odicta ‘hit man’ killed in buy-bust
ILOILO City – A drug pushing suspect and alleged hit man of slain drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. died in a buy-bust operation of...
Iloilo City gov’t proposes P2.3-B budget for 2019
ILOILO City – The city government is eyeing a P2.319-billion budget for 2019, a slight increase from this year’s P2.212-billion budget.
The proposed budget is...
With new reg’l headquarters MARINA vows better service
ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has completed the construction of the headquarters of the Maritime Industry...