Maasin town in Iloilo is tagged as the bamboo capital of Panay due to its rich bamboo plantation. PNA

Maasin bamboo growers to train in product dev’t

ILOILO City – As the top producer of bamboo in Panay Island, the local government of Maasin in Iloilo will further boost its bamboo industry through product...
POWER IN THEIR HANDS. Personnel of MORE Electric and Power Corp. check the power substation on General Luna Street, Iloilo City after taking over the facility from Panay Electric Co.

MORE Power: No order to stop operation

ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has been operating the power distribution system here since taking over Panay Electric Co.’s (PECO)’s substations...
Panay Electric Co., the sole power distributor in Iloilo City for the past 95 years, has vowed exhaust all legal remedies to protect its assets. Though its franchise expired in January this year, it has been allowed to operate by the Energy Regulatory Commission via a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. PECO’s office is on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Court-issued writ illegal, PECO tells consumers

ILOILO City – It is “business as usual”, beleaguered Panay Electric Co. (PECO) assured consumers in a letter that criticized as “illegal” the court-issued writ of...

Iloilo bids for song and dance world record

ILOILO City – On May 2 a “unity song and dance” event with a target of 10,000 participants will be staged in Pototan, Iloilo. To be spearheaded...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte prepares to board a helicopter after gracing the inauguration of the Sangley Airport Development Project in Cavite City on February 15, 2020. PCOO

Duterte to visit Boracay on March 12

MANILA – To show that the Philippines is a safe place to visit despite the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) elsewhere, President Rodrigo Duterte...

PECO defies gag order

ILOILO City – Despite a standing gag order from the court, Panay Electric Co. (PECO) held a press conference in Manila denouncing the takeover of its...
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

LTO gets tougher on student-drivers’ permits

ILOILO City – Beginning next month, applicants for “student permit” would be required to take a 15-hour theoretical driving course in accredited driving schools, according to...

City gov’t recognizes new power distributor

ILOILO City – The city government has recognized MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) as the new power distributor here. “I was made to understand that MORE...
IN THE HOT SEAT. Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido is the poster boy of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against illegal drugs. Following his surprising inclusion in the government’s narco list, he has accused the Philippine National Police of committing “failure of intelligence.” IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Jovie faces summary hearing for gag order breach

ILOILO City – Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido will undergo summary hearing for violating the gag order of the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, General Archie Francisco Gamboa. The...

Can MORE Power operate even without a CPCN?

ILOILO City – Can MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) operate without a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) from the Energy Regulatory Commission...