ILOILO – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, lacked concrete plans to address pressing issues such as high commodity prices, job scarcity, low wages, and the education crisis, said Kabataan party-list’s Cong. Raoul Manuel of Iloilo City.
While much have been said and written about Dinagyang as a religious festival and as a cultural celebration, there are sparser conversations about the annual festivity as street theater.
LOILO City – The officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Iloilo City Police Station 10 (ICPS-10) was relieved from post less than a month following the new station’s inauguration.
ILOILO – A surge in dengue fever cases has been reported across the province, with 31 of its 43 municipalities, including Passi City, experiencing clusters of cases, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) confirmed.
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. formed a fact-finding committee to investigate Facebook posts by Provincial Public Information and Community Affairs Office (PICAO) head Jose Nereo Lujan.
ILOILO – The Provincial Culture, Arts, History and Tourism Office (PCAHTO) is encouraging all 43 local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo Province to enact local ordinances to safeguard their cultural and heritage sites.
The late Ilonggo former chief justice Ramon Avanceña was given an “immovable” honor on Thursday, February 22, when a new statue at the heart of Arevalo district was unveiled to the public for the first time.
ILOILO – The newly-inaugurated Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog town is only the beginning of what the government has in store for the development of the country’s water resources, according to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
ILOILO – Approximately 854 residents of Sitio Danao-danao, Barangay Polopiña, Concepcion town now have access to potable water following the inauguration of a P13.1-million desalination water project last Friday, July 19.
It is without exaggeration to say that much have been heard from the violin of Mr. Kabayao and much more have been written to laud and celebrate his virtuosic career. And aptly so for a Filipino musician who has maintained a renowned, if not too prominent, stature in classical music and in the reinterpretation of local melodies and tunes.
