IPPO to deploy nearly 500 police to reinforce Dinagyang security
ILOILO — Nearly 500 additional police personnel from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) will be deployed to Iloilo City to bolster security operations...
Global dignitaries, senators to attend Dinagyang
ILOILO City – This city is set to welcome a high-level mix of foreign diplomats and national leaders during the Dinagyang Festival, a turnout...
Bolo attack leaves Iloilo man wounded; folklore belief in ‘anting-anting’ surfaces in family dispute
ILOILO City — A man in his 60s was hospitalized after allegedly being attacked with a bolo by his nephew in a rural barangay...
Heat exhaustion tops festival emergency risks
ILOILO City – With dancers set to perform under intense heat and long hours of physical exertion, health authorities have flagged heat exhaustion as...
Defensor, wife installed as Dinagyang hermano y hermana mayor
ILOILO City – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. and his wife, First Lady Michelle Defensor, were formally installed as hermano y hermana mayor of Dinagyang...
IPPO nets 515 drug suspects in 371 operations, seizes P165.9-M shabu in 2025
ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) intensified its campaign against illegal drugs and other crimes in 2025, carrying out 371 anti-drug operations...
Kasadyahan contingents already in winning form, Defensor cites opening salvo performances
ILOILO City – Calling it a strong indicator of what is to come, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. lauded the recent opening salvo of the...
LTO-6 scraps roadside license seizure, shifts to digital ‘alarm’ system for violators
ILOILO — Roadside confiscation of driver’s licenses ends in Western Visayas starting this January 26.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 will implement new...
8 towns vie for P1.2-M top prize in Dinagyang’s Kasadyahan contest
ILOILO — With higher stakes and intensified competition, the Iloilo provincial government has confirmed that the champion of the Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan, one of...
Probe sought on legality of homestead titles in Iloilo City’s mangrove areas
ILOILO City – Concerns have been raised over the issuance of homestead patent titles covering vast tracts of mangrove areas in this city, prompting...