ILOILO — Citing gaps exposed by the January 28 knife and shooting incident at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan town, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has recommended an airport-wide security overhaul, calling for tighter inter-agency protocol synergy, upgraded screening equipment, added personnel, and expanded facilities to keep pace with surging passenger traffic.
ILOILO — Ajuy’s Mayor Jett Rojas has vetoed the Sangguniang Bayan (SB)-approved Ordinance No. 2023-131 adopting as municipal hymn a composition that won the contest conducted for the town’s official hymn.
ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. expressed confidence that Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara serving as Education Secretary will positively impact the province of Iloilo and the rest of the country by facilitating requests for additional education-related resources, including classrooms.
ILOILO – Animal welfare groups, including the Animal Kingdom Foundation and Team Aspin of Iloilo (TAIL), have called on the local government unit (LGU) of the municipality of San Joaquin to cease the annual Pasungay Festival, citing concerns over animal cruelty.
ILOILO City – Nearly two years after its closure due to structural issues, the P680-million defective flyover in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo will remain partially operational until the end of 2024.
ILOILO City – The eloquent answer of Filipina-Australian beauty queen Catriona Gray during the 2018 Miss Universe pageant may still resonate with Filipinos when she declared her support for the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
The Asian University International (AUI) conferred honorary doctoral degrees on two Ilonggo frontrunners: Capt. Relly Jose Jr., CEO of GMM Global Maritime Manila Inc. and a valedictorian graduate of John B. Lacson Foundation University in 2011; and Alexie Mae Brooks, Miss Iloilo 2024 titleholder and multi-awarded athlete.
ILOILO – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) has called upon Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) to intensify their efforts in implementing the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) for the years 2023-2028 in a significant push towards combating malnutrition in this province.
ILOILO City – The City Council has unanimously approved on first reading a proposed measure to establish “mental awareness desks” in all barangays across the metropolis.
CEBU City – Barotac Nuevo Central Elementary School, representing Western Visayas, salvaged a bronze medal finish in the 2024 Palarong Pambansa elementary boys football event here.
