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10 Janiuay villages to benefit from 14.2-km road concreting project

ILOILO – Ten far-flung barangays of the municipality of Janiuay will benefit from the concreting of the 14.2-kilometer Bongol-Tambal-Quipot Provincial Road. These villages are Bongol, Tambal, Caraudan, Kuyot,...
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

‘BLATANT VIOLATION’ | PECO: RTC Branch 37 preempted Supreme Court

ILOILO City – “Unprecedented and patently invalid.” This was how Panay Electric Co. (PECO) described the Aug. 14, 2019 ruling of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)...

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...

Traffic congestion? Switch off traffic light – Pavia dad

ILOILO – How do you solve the traffic congestion at the intersection of two major roads – Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue and President Corazon Aquino...
BUSTED DRUG SUSPECTS. Edwin Balinas of Santa Barbara, Iloilo and Janry Napat of Nabas, Aklan look on while an undercover policeman in civilian attire (left) checks the items recovered from them inside a house at a residential subdivision in Barangay Jibao-an, Pavia, Iloilo on Aug. 16, 2019. Sachets of suspected shabu valued at P810,000 were seized. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

PRO-6 sees big impact of Pavia drug bust on shabu distribution

ILOILO City – The huge shabu haul in Pavia, Iloilo on Friday last week would have a big, adverse impact on the distribution of the illegal...

BIG BLOW TO PECO: Court OKs MORE Power takeover of rival’s assets

ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) is poised to take over the assets of Panay Electric Co. (PECO). The Regional Trial Court...
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...
Mayor Jerry Treñas checks the bloodletting activity organized by the Iloilo City government, Philippine Red Cross and Western Visayas Medical Center. It was participated in by the Philippine Army, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, city government employees, and Liga ng mga Barangay, among others. The Aug 14. event was part of Iloilo City’s 82nd Charter Day Celebration.

Inclusive Charter Day celebration

ILOILO City’s 82nd Charter Day celebration has introduced inclusivity, positive and results-oriented actions benefiting the majority. The city government has initiated an inclusive...
Iloilo City Hall. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: City gov’t signs MOA with PPP Center for 3 projects

ILOILO City – The city government has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center for three priority undertakings – a modern...
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...