Mayor worries over relocation of fire victims
MAYOR Jed Patrick Mabilog worries over the relocation site for Barangay Tanza Esperanza fire victims as lot owners of the 1.8-hectare fire-razed land is determined not to allow the victims to build permanent homes in the area.
Mabilog said he is banking on the promise of one heir of...
Chiefs of fire-razed villages vow unity, cooperation
VILLAGE chiefs of two neighboring barangays razed by a big fire last January 22 in Iloilo City vowed unity and cooperation to stop alleged “barangay war” among their constituents.
Village chief Antonio Roberto of Tanza Timawa Zone 2 and village chief Noel Odicta of Tanza Esperanza said...
Airline chooses Iloilo airport for South Koreans
AIR Philippines, a sister company of Philippines Airlines (PAL), has chosen the Iloilo Airport of international standards as an important base for direct flights between South Korea and the Philippines. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said negotiations are underway for Air...
Mayor eyes to strengthen village fire brigade
ILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is looking into the possibility of strengthening the barangay fire brigade of all villages here through comprehensive training to be conducted by the Bureau of Fire Prevention (BFP) and local disaster management team.
Mabilog said one factor that...
Most wanted brothers arrested
POLICE have arrested recently two wanted siblings of Guimaras in separate operations in Bacolod City.
Elements of the Guimaras Provincial Police Office Special Operations Group (SOG), with assistance from Bacolod City Police, arrested the brothers who were facing charges of murder and...
Enough power, water supply assured in Dinagyang fest
ILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog assured guests and revelers attending the Dinagyang highlights this weekend of enough water and power supply.
Mabilog admitted he sought the guarantee of officials of the Panay Energy Development Corp. and Local Waterworks Utilities Administration of...
Iloilo ready to accept foreign visitors
THE city and province of Iloilo are ready to accommodate visitors from other countries, said City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog. The city is currently celebrating the 44th Dinagyang Festival this week, with about more than one million spectators and participants.
Food chain joins Dinagyang Festival
A GROWING national and international food company is supporting the Ilonggos in the celebration of Dinagyang Festival 2012. Leah Marie Sausa, Jollibee marketing services officer for Visayas and Mindanao, said Jollibee is joining the grand mardi gras sponsors parade on Saturday to...
Lawmaker wants stiffer penalties vs PhilHealth abusers
AN ILOILO lawmaker has called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to start imposing strict disciplinary sanctions to finally end issues of fraudulent activities within the agency.
Representative Janette Garin (1st district, Iloilo), chair of the House committees on...
Board of Trustees to select city college personnel
THE newly created Board of Trustees will select and screen the teaching staff and personnel of the Iloilo City Community College as the school is set to open by June 2012.
City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he is still looking for additional two trustees on top of the four recently named...
Sto. Niño de Arevalo to welcome Sto. Niño de Cebu
AFTER weeks of negotiation, the image of the Sto. Niño de Arevalo will welcome the arrival of the image of Sto. Niño de Cebu in Iloilo City on January 19, Thursday, to grace the annual Dinagyang Festival.
San Jose parish priest Fr. Achilles Secio OSA said the parish of La Villa Rica de...
City expects truckloads of garbage after festival
ILOILO CITY – At least 50 truckloads of garbage are expected to be collected in the Dinagyang Festival highlights on January 11-21, a committee exec said.
Engr. Raul Gallo, chair of the Dinagyang Sanitation Committee, however, assured their committee is ready to clean the city after the...
City to focus on Iloilo River development
WHILE all road infrastructure projects are ongoing, the City Government of Iloilo will now start its focus on the development of the Iloilo River, City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said. Mabilog said the Iloilo River will be the focus of the First International River Summit to be...
Kasadyahan Festival gathers 9 competing, 4 non-competing groups
NINE competing groups will vie for honors in the Kasadyahan competition slated January 21 this year, while four other groups from the provinces will present their dance prowess to add color to the Dinagyang Festival.
The nine competing groups are: El Cinco de Noviembre and Kansilay all...
Seaman faces charges of indiscriminate firing
THE Iloilo City Police Office has charged a seaman recently with illegal discharge of firearms and alarm and scandal for reportedly firing indiscriminately his firearm shortly after the New Year.
City police chief Marietto Valerio identified the seaman as Ramon Espia, a resident of Dolmax...
Police personnel to get service firearm
ILOILO CITY – The remaining 40 personnel of the Iloilo Police Office (Icpo) are now assured of a service firearm before the end of the first quarter this year.
This was announced by city lone district Representative Jerry P. Treñas after informing City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of the...
City plans to buy 4 e-jeeps
THE Iloilo City Government is planning to buy this year an initial of four units of electronic jeepneys (e-jeeps) to be used by public school children and senior citizens.
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said that the 10 units of e-jeeps donated by businessman Rommel Ynion has no Deed of...
City readies land use plan
THE Iloilo City Council’s committee on zoning and land use is finalizing the draft of the city’s comprehensive land use plan (CLUP) this month after all the documents are completed by a joint working group.
City Councilor and committee chairman Edward Yee told members of the Iloilo City...
Senator assures P10-M fund for plaza rehab
SENATOR Coco Pimentel has assured his assistance of P10 million from his priority development assistance fund (PDAF) for the rehabilitation of the historical Jaro Plaza in Jaro district in Iloilo City.
Ilonggo architect Rudolfo Depatillo designed the five main areas for renovation, which...
Law dean to Senate: Be prudent on impeachment case
AN OUTSTANDING law dean in the country has called on the Senate to act with prudence on the controversial impeachment trial against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Lawyer Judita Panigbatan Nafarrete, dean of the College of Law of the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City and...
City launches catch-up projects until 2016
THE Iloilo City Government is launching major catch-up infrastructure projects before the term of President Benigno Aquino III ends in 2016 by finding partners for its several public private partnership (PPP) ventures.
City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said the major projects are on top of...
Social Welfare expands core programs in Western Visayas
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office is set to expand its three pro-poor core programs in 2012 in all towns and cities in Western Visayas.
This was announced recently by DSWD regional director Minda Brigoli, adding that the regional office is in need of...
City raises warning on firecrackers
THE Iloilo City Government is raising the warning against using prohibited firecrackers during Christmas and New Year celebrations as these may cause injury or even death.
Earlier, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office launched the Fireworks Injury Prevention Campaign 2011 to...
P1.5M cash prizes up for Dinagyang 2012
A TOTAL of P1,501,100 cash prizes await winners in the major and minor event competitions in the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2012 slated fourth week of January 2012.
Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. chairman Ramon Cua Locsin said the cash prizes are on top of other incentives and...
Tricycle drivers receive Christmas package
AN INITIAL batch of 100 tricycle and pedicab drivers here received a package of Christmas gifts from City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog after they participated in a civil mass wedding rite at the Jaro covered gym on Monday.
Mabilog, who officiated the mass wedding, said he is giving his...
