Iloilo capitol monitors Ilonggo OFWs in Israel amid Iran tension; Emergency hotlines open 24/7

ILOILO – As tensions escalate once again in the Middle East following renewed hostilities between Israel and Iran, the Iloilo provincial government has activated...
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DPWH-6 gets OIC following Oropel’s retirement

ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has an officer-in-charge following the retirement of Regional Director Sanny Boy...

Pa, son nabbed for unlicensed gun, ammos

ILOILO City – A 53-year-old farmer and his minor son were arrested during a raid yesterday in their house in Sitio Imbidayan, Barangay Sinugbuhan,...
Facing rape charges, alias “Bert” was listed as the No. 4 wanted person in Iloilo Province. IPPO PHOTO

Iloilo’s No. 4 most wanted for rape arrested

ILOILO – Police arrested the province’s fourth most wanted person in Barangay Batuan, San Dionisio town. The 21-year-old alias “Bert”, was apprehended around 9 p.m....
Roel Z. Castro, president and chief executive officer of MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), welcomes the Supreme Court’s final ruling upholding the company’s expanded franchise. The Court en banc denied with finality the appeal of Iloilo Electric Cooperative I and the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, solidifying MORE Power’s authority to distribute electricity to 15 Iloilo towns and Passi City.

SC STANDS FIRM: High Court upholds MORE Power’s franchise expansion to 15 Iloilo towns,...

ILOILO City — The Supreme Court has issued a final ruling upholding the constitutionality of MORE Electric and Power Corporation’s (MORE Power) expanded franchise,...
Classrooms at La Paz I Elementary School in Iloilo City are ready to welcome learners back today. Public schools in Western Visayas have prepared for today’s school opening amid persistent shortages in facilities and teaching personnel. AJ PALCULLO/PN

WANTED: MORE CLASSROOMS, TEACHERS; DepEd-6 braces for multi-shifting class skeds as 1.1 million learners...

ILOILO City – As over 1.1 million students are expected to return to public schools in Western Visayas this Monday, June 16, the Department...
“Walang quota,” says Philippine National Police chief General Nicolas Torre III Torre in a briefing with Western Visayas police officers. “What we are doing is encouraging police to intervene when necessary, including implementing warrantless arrests if justified. But there are no numerical targets involved.” AJ PALCULLO

NO QUOTA, JUST RESULTS: PNP chief denies arrest targets, urges Iloilo cops to stay...

ILOILO City – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Nicolas Torre III has denied the existence of any arrest quota system within the police...

Comelec: All Iloilo City May election bets complied with campaign spending rules; Top spender...

ILOILO City – All candidates in the recent May 12 midterm elections in this city stayed within the legally mandated campaign spending limit, with...
Police Regional Office 6 director Brigadier General Jack Wanky is also the officer-in-charge of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region. PRO-6 PHOTO

Police heighten security measures for today’s school opening across WV

ILOILO City – With the opening of classes today, June 16, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is implementing maximum security measures across Western...
A traffic aide assists pedestrians at a busy Iloilo City transport terminal ahead of today’s June 16 class opening, as authorities brace for increased foot and vehicle traffic with the return of students. ICTTMO PHOTO

Iloilo City activates traffic plan for school opening rush

ILOILO City – With over a hundred public schools reopening here today, June 16, Iloilo City’s traffic authorities have mobilized a full-force deployment of...