Iloilo City Hall. Panay News

Bill splits Iloilo City into 2 legislative districts

ILOILO City – If House Bill 3074 becomes a law, this city would have two congressional districts. Filed by Cong. Julienne Baronda in the House of Representatives, the...
DINAGYANG 2020 will be more experiential, according to the Iloilo City government. The festival is the city’s version of Ati-atihan celebrations widely observed not only in Panay Island but also in other parts of the country. It may not be as ancient as the one in Kalibo, Aklan but it is known more for its participants’ impressive choreography. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

100-day countdown to Dinagyang 2020 begins

ILOILO City – Today starts the 100-day countdown to Dinagyang Festival 2020. A ceremony led by Mayor Jerry Treñas will be held at Festive Walk Mall,...
The Iloilo Convention Center is seen lit up in bright colors. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo MICE campaign kicks off

ILOILO City – With the tagline “Meet you in Iloilo”, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is launching today the Iloilo City MICE (meetings, incentive travels, conferences/conventions, exhibitions/events)...
STILL SAFE. A vendor at the Iloilo Terminal Market inspects the meat and pork he is selling. They are safe, he insists. The deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo capitol urged to expand ASF pork ban

ILOILO – Swine raising industry players in Panay Island urged the provincial government to expand its ban on African swine flu-affected pork from just two provinces –...

UPMG holds Print Media Congress 2019 today

MANILA – The United Print Media Group (UPMG), the association the Philippines’ biggest and most respected newspaper companies, holds its Print Media Congress (PrintCon) today at the Rigodon...
Mayor Jerry Treñas. IAN PAUL CORRDEO/PN

Ombudsman raps aim to disrupt city hall services, says Treñas

ILOILO City – Criminal and administrative charges filed against him and several ranking city hall officials were attempts to disrupt city government services, according to Mayor Jerry...
The town of Toboso in Negros Occidental recently declared members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing New People’s Army as persona non-grata. Lieutenant Colonel Emelito Thaddeus Logan, commanding officer of 79th Infantry Battalion, said terrorist group destroy peace and development of the communities in tshe province. PH.VLTRENDS.COM

Army overruns NPA lair; ammos seized

BACOLOD City – Soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) overran a lair of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in...
From the Parola wharf, the berthing area of motorboats plying the Iloilo City – Guimaras route has been temporarily moved to the old wharf of Bacolod City-bound fastcrafts on Iloilo City’s Muelley Loney Street to give way to the dredging of the mouth of the Iloilo River. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Revival of Iloilo-Guam sisterhood pushed

ILOILO – Fourth District Provincial Board member Domingo Oso pushes for the revival of the sisterhood agreement between this province and the US territory of Guam...
Agricultural output contracted by 1.27 percent in April to June. Crop production was led by a decline in palay output, which fell by 5.82 percent. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

NFA-Iloilo to buy more palay from local farmers

ILOILO – The National Food Authority (NFA) will not stop buying palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers. In fact, the grains agency targets to procure 150,000 bags...
TRAFFIC VIOLATION. There’s a “No Parking” sign on this part of Timawa Street in Molo, Iloilo City but the drivers of these vehicles are ignoring it. Are there no traffic enforcers in the area to apprehend these violators? IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

No letup vs traffic violators: 4K nabbed in a month

ILOILO City – Within one month, more than 4,000 traffic violators were caught by the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) under its “Oplan Hilway...