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Maritime training ship docks in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – What was formerly a cargo ship that carried container trucks will be used in training maritime students in Panay Island. M/V John...

Rebels’ ceasefire a ‘deception’ – 61IB

ILOILO City – Members of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Panay Island should not expect a ceasefire declaration from the Philippine Army...

‘CATCH THEM IF YOU CAN’: Traffic office bares strategy vs riding-in-tandem killers

ILOILO City – How do you solve riding-in-tandem killings in this city? The Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) of the city government...

Vendors buck ‘ambitious’ market rehab

ILOILO City – The Association of Stall Owners and Transient Vendors of Iloilo City Central Public Market, Inc. (ASTRAVEN-ICPMI) warned against a “total demolition,...

‘Help us help stranded seaport passengers’

ILOILO – Every inclement weather and the trips of sea vessels from the port of Dumangas town are cancelled, the municipal government is tending...

ANOTHER MIWD RIVAL: City water district faces new franchise battle

ILOILO City – Another company is seeking a franchise to distribute water in this city – Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ayala-led water industry...

Defensor won’t appoint new MIWD director

ILOILO City – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr.  is not appointing any director to the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) Board anymore. He is leaving...

Odicta brothers-in-law arrested in shabu raid

ILOILO City – Three brothers-in-law of slain drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. were arrested in an antidrug operation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
Photo shows the façade of the Iloilo City Hall in Iloilo City Proper. The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index 2018 results recently awarded Iloilo City first place as the most improved local government unit for highly urbanized city (HUC) with Bacolod City ranked third. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

P2.3-B city budget approved but youth office gets none

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved the city government’s 2019 executive budget amounting to P2,318,992,692 but with one city hall office getting...

Iloilo City tourism to roll out ‘Joyride Ta’ program

ILOILO City – To deepen the understanding of local tourism industry frontliners about Iloilo City and what it has to offer to visitors, the...