Esplanade expansion needs reclamation permit
ILOILO City – With it ongoing expansion, the Iloilo Esplanade has ceased from being a slope protection and is now a reclamation project at...
‘Kaps’ reject Joe for mayor
ILOILO City – Barangay captains in the district of Molo do not want Mayor Jose Espinosa III to run for mayor in next year’s...
Comelec-6 prepares ballot boxes for VP poll recount
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 6 has secured all ballot boxes in this city and Iloilo province used during...
‘There’s still chance for peace talks’
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson believes there is still a chance for the peace talks between the Philippine...
‘ICUPAO job hires lack accountability’
ILOILO City – Accountability at the Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (ICUPAO).
According to City Administrator Hernando Galvez, this was due to the office’s...
Ex-policeman shoots 2 neighbors in Bolilao
ILOILO City – A former member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) shot two neighbors – a father and son in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao...
Ordinance better than EO on 2 a.m. closure of bars – Alim
ILOILO City – The mandatory closure of establishments serving liquor is better if expressed in an ordinance, according to Councilor Joshua Alim.
The current policy...
PWDs call for automatic PhilHealth coverage
ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Federation of Associations of Persons with Disabilities is asking the national government for additional medical privileges as they celebrated...
No tuition at city gov’t-run college
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Community College (ICCC) now offers free tuition for four-year bachelor’s degree programs Tourism Management and Office Administration.
Applications for...
Bldg accident raises doubts on contractor’s safety practices
ILOILO City – A Black Saturday accident at a new edifice being constructed in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao district raised doubts on the safety practices...