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Maritime police braces for rainy season

ILOILO City – As the rainy season begins, the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU) is taking proactive steps to prepare for potential emergencies. Colonel Ervin Glenn...

2-month crackdown yields P16-M shabu, 101 suspects

ILOILO – Over the past two months various police units under the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) have arrested 101 individuals and confiscated P16...

Court finds two village execs guilty of perjury

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – A trial court has convicted two village officials from this city for lying under oath when they executed...
An early morning fire totally gutted two houses while two others were partially damaged in Barangay Poblacion, Leon, Iloilo on Thursday, June 20. LEON NEWS LIVE PHOTO

Four houses in Leon gutted in fire

BY NYARIKA DOMANAIS ILOILO – Four houses caught fire in Barangay Poblacion, Leon town around 1:30 a.m. yesterday. Two houses owned by Teresita Cajayon and Gabriel...
Antiqueño seafarer Nixon Asejo (inset) of Barangay Diclum, Tobias Fornier town was at the engine room of bulk cargo carrier MV Tutor when their ship was bombed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on June 12, according to his Filipino colleagues who survived the attack. Yesterday, it was reported that the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned MV Tutor totally sank a week after it was attacked. PHOTO FROM NIXON ASEJO’S FACEBOOK PAGE

RACE AGAINST TIME: Family remains hopeful Antiqueño seaman in Red Sea attack still alive

ILOILO City – The Filipino seafarer declared missing after their bulk cargo carrier MV Tutor was bombed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red...
The recent increase in electricity bills was driven by two primary factors – a surge in consumer power consumption and rising prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, says Iloilo III Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ILECO III). Photo shows an ILECO II lineman replacing damaged insulator on Rizal Street, Pototan town. ILECO II PHOTO

What’s taking so long to stabilize WV’s energy?

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ energy sector pushes to stabilize energy using a multifaceted approach by incorporating infrastructure upgrades, renewable energy...
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DSWD helpless over politicians’ presence at financial aid payouts

ILOILO City â€“ The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas said it could not prevent politicians from being present at the...
The Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral is mandating a “proper dress code” for all starting July 1, 2024. Photo shows people attending mass at the cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City. JARO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL PHOTO

Jaro Cathedral enforces ‘dress code’

ILOILO City â€“ “You are entering a cathedral, not going to the beach,” reminds Reverend Father Angelo Colada to people entering the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral,...
PEDAL POWER. Bike enthusiasts participate in the Iloilo Bike Festival 2022. They are shown here passing by the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral over the weekend. Iloilo City is staking a claim to the title “Bike Capital of the Philippines”. ILOILO CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo City guns for world record w/ largest human image of bicycle

BY NYARIKA DOMANAIS ILOILO City – Excitement brews in this city as plans are underway to secure a Guinness World Record for creating the largest...
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Halted P400-M seawall not a reclamation project – DPWH

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 6 maintained that the P400-million seawall being constructed along...