Iloilo Provincial Capitol

Capitol offers amnesty to delinquent taxpayers

ILOILO – With primarily small farmers in mind, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved an ordinance granting amnesty to delinquent real property taxpayers. Provincial Ordinance No. 2019-198 aims “to...
Lotto outlets around the country resumed its operation on Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night lifted the suspension of the gaming scheme franchised by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. IFRANCHISE.COM

When will STL resume in Iloilo city, province?

ILOILO City – Without a written order from its central office, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Iloilo won’t give a go-signal to two Small Town...
DINAGYANG GRAND WINNER. Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial National High School ends an 11-year drought in the Dinagyang Festival. It is this year’s grand champion. The last time it topped the festival’s dagyang tribe dance competition was in 2007. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

City mulls more ‘experiential’ Dinagyang sans Kasadyahan

ILOILO City – For next year’s Dinagyang Festival, the city government wants people to be more involved. “Dinagyang will now be more experiential, (there will be)...

Free internet in Iloilo City plazas, esplanade soon

ILOILO City – The public would soon be enjoying free wireless internet in public plazas, the Iloilo Esplanade and Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue in Mandurriao...
PHOTO BY IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Spike in ‘leptos’ cases feared this harvest season

ILOILO – This rice harvest season farmers could catch the leptospira bacteria in contaminated rice fields, warned the Department of Health (DOH). A surge in leptospirosis cases...
Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) director Police Colonel Roland Vilela. IME SORNITO/PN

Past scandals shouldn’t define Iloilo stint – new IPPO director

ILOILO – The incoming director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) won’t let his colorful past get in the way of his future and that...

Why did court grant MORE writ of possession?

ILOILO City – Why did the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 37 grant MORE Electric and Power Corp.’s (MORE Power) petition for a writ of possession...
Vehicles are constantly “bumper to bumper” and slow on Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo due to congestion. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Traffic jam at major intersection irks drivers, commuters

ILOILO City – Congestion at the intersection of two major roads – Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue and President Corazon Aquino Avenue – in Barangay Ungka...
HUGE OBSTRUCTION. Demolition men of the Iloilo City government dismantle this illegal structure encroaching on the sidewalk of Guzman-Jesena Street in Mandurriao district. During his fourth State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered local governments to reclaim all public roads that are being used for private ends. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Brgy hall demolished? Go to your ‘kap’s’ house

ILOILO City – What happens after a barangay hall obstructing a road is demolished? Barangay halls that encroach on roads and sidewalks are not exempt from...
Former councilor Plaridel Nava

‘Franchise review sends wrong signal to bizmen’

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution calling for a review of the legality, validity or impropriety of the franchises granted to three...