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P714K ‘shabu’ seized from high-value target in Dumangas

BY MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO – Police operatives arrested a high-value drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sapao, Dumangas town on Sunday afternoon,...

P30.5-M illegal drugs seized, 237 drug suspects nabbed from June 1-22

BY MA.  THERESA LADIAO ILOILO – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated 4,604 grams of illegal drugs worth about P30,504,000 in its 22 days...
Lea Lara (third from right), the Iloilo City Government’s UNESCO Creative Cities Network CoG focal point person, presents the city’s Rise-A-Farm program during the International Gastronomy Forum in Macau, China.

RISE-A-FARM GOES GLOBAL: Iloilo City’s best practice is also a 2024 Galing Pook-Walang Gutom...

ILOILO City – This southern city’s urban farming program dubbed Rise-A-Farm is one of the best practice projects presented during the recent International Gastronomy...

Amid neglect, cruelty concerns, city gov’t mulls forming Animal Welfare Council

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The City Veterinary’s Office is looking into the alleged killing of a dog and the theft of dog...
Iloilo former senator Franklin Drilon (left) and Department of Public Works and Highways Region 6 officer-in-charge Engr. Sanny Boy Oropel lead the “soft opening” of the Iloilo Sunset Boulevard on Sunday, June 23. NYARIKA DOMANAIS PHOTO

New Iloilo Sunset Boulevard partially opens for public use

BY NYARIKA DOMANAIS ILOILO City – The Iloilo Sunset Boulevard, a concrete road stretching from Mandurriao district to Oton, Iloilo, has partially opened to the...
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Defensor open to RDC chairmanship amid reg’l changes

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is not one to shy away from challenges or responsibilities. The speculation about his potential nomination to become the...

Iloilo Province seeks seventh Seal of Good Local Governance Award

ILOILO — The provincial government is striving to secure its seventh Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award from the Department of Interior and...
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Army seizes firearms, explosives in San Joaquin

ILOILO – On Saturday morning, soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) seized a cache of weapons and explosives in Barangay Sta....
The first day of the dry run for Iloilo Province’s proposed Provincial Public Transport Route Plan proceeded smoothly on Thursday, Feb. 15. Photo shows the Provincial Planning and Development Office team gathering data from a passing modern jeepney such as plate number, passenger count, arrival time at the survey area, dispatch time from the terminal, and turnaround time. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Wanted: Modern public utility vehicle terminals

ILOILO – Current congested and outdated terminals for public utility jeepneys (PUJs) and buses must be modernized to make them efficient, according to Gov....
The 10th annual Iloilo Bike Festival will attempt to set a Guinness World Record on July 27, 2024 with “Pedal Pride”, aiming to form the largest human image of a bicycle with 5,000 participants. ILOILO BUSINESS PARK PHOTO

Diverse events set to celebrate Iloilo City’s 10th Bike Festival

BY NYARIKA DOMANAIS ILOILO City – The Iloilo Business Park, in collaboration with the Iloilo City Government, is hosting the 10th annual Iloilo Bike Festival...