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A former personnel of Panay Electric Co. for 19 years keeps his work at the Tabuc Suba substation. He was absorbed by MORE Electric and Power Corp. after the takeover on Feb. 28 by virtue of a Writ of Possession issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 23.

ERC to consumers: Don’t get confused; MORE Power authorized operator of distribution system

ILOILO City – There should be no confusion as to the rightful entity to distribute power in this city, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). It...

Escaped CIDG detainee falls in Leon

ILOILO City – A rape suspect who escaped from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) office in Mandurriao district on March 6 was rearrested on Sunday...

Safe and wise shopping tips for SM City Iloilo’s 3-Day Sale

MANY of us need a few simple reminders of how to shop safe and be wise on our decisions. As SM City Iloilo prepares for its 3-Day...
“Cleanliness and personal hygiene are important in containing the spread of diseases,” says Dr. Jane Juanico, head of the Infectious Disease Section of the Department of Health Region 6. PIA

COVID-19 OUTBREAK: STAY CALM BUT VIGILANT DOH presses vigilance as local virus cases confirmed

BY IME SORNITO AND ADRIAN STEWART CO ILOILO City – Stay alert, keep calm and practice good personal hygiene to combat the coronavirus disease or...

ICPO wages war vs illegal gambling

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has declared an all-out war against all forms of illegal gambling in the metro. ICPO director, Police Colonel Eric Dampal,...
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...

Rape suspect bolts CIDG office; manhunt launched

ILOILO City – A man who got arrested for three counts of rape managed to escape from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) office in Mandurriao...
According to the federation’s study, the average retail price of regular milled rice (RMR) declined by P2.61 per kilo in 2019 from 2018, while the price for well-milled rice (WMR) went down by P1.99 per kilo. If the decline per kilogram of prices of RMR and WMR will be multiplied by rice consumption volume of 9.466 million metric tons, it will result in P34.16 billion savings or gains for rice consumers. MSN

WV farmers to benefit from rice tariff law this year

ILOILO City – After a year of the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) on Thursday, the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) said farmers...
BRINGING MORE TO LIFE. More Electric and Power Corp. aims to implement a P1.7-billion improvement and rehabilitation of the power distribution system in Iloilo City within five years.

MORE Power gets ERC nod to operate; Commission revokes PECO’s provisional CPCN

ILOILO City – The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), thereby...
Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Brigadier General Bernard Banac

PRO-6 seeks to reduce admin cases vs cops

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is eyeing to lower the number of administrative cases filed against its men through intensified internal cleansing. Brigadier...