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Iloilo City Mayor dismissed, Vice Mayor takes his post

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:51:33 +0000

Iloilo City (CNN Philippines, October 31) — Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog has been dismissed effective Monday afternoon. Mabilog’s dismissal was served by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) through the Office of the Ombudsman, at around 12.35 p.m. The dismissal is based on the Ombudsman’s decision in OMB-V-A-14-0460 for Dishonesty and Grave

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Western Visayas taxi operators to increase fare

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:40:00 +0000

Iloilo City (CNN Philippines, October 12) — Taxi operators in Western Visayas will raise fares before the year ends. This is in line with the approval of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to increase taxi fares nationwide. READ: Transport regulators approve higher taxi fares Association of Taxi Operators in Panay President Perfecto

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Iloilo City on alert status following alleged NPA attack, suspected Maute interception

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:13:43 +0000

Iloilo City (CNN Philippines, June 19) – Police in Iloilo City are leveling up their alert status after an encounter with armed men believed to be New People’s Army (NPA) members and the arrest of a suspected Maute sister at the Iloilo port on Sunday. “There is no room for laxity and complacency. Everybody must

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Iloilo City needs P480 M for senior high school buildings

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 03:44:14 +0000

Iloilo City (CNN Philippines) — Iloilo City is planning to borrow P480 million to build 200 classrooms for senior high school students who will be part of the K-to-12 program of the Department of Education (DepEd). Councilor Jason Gonzales, chairman of the Committee on Education of the Ilolilo City Council, said on Tuesday (September 8)

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144,000 voters in Western Visayas lack biometrics

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:35:26 +0000

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Tourism project: Construction of Sicogon Island airstrip underway

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 03:54:32 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — An airstrip on Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo is now being built and will have its soft opening in 2016. “Before the end of 2015, there will already be cottages there,” Mayor Edsel Betita said. “So there will be a soft opening for both next year. We also expect four-star

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Iloilo City allocates P3M for first APEC meeting

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 03:31:52 +0000

Iloilo City will host its first APEC meeting on July 23 to 24.

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2,000 cops to secure first APEC meeting in Iloilo

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 04:25:32 +0000

Iloilo City (CNN Philippines) — To secure the safety and peace in the area, more than 2,000 law enforcers will be deployed in connection with the first Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Iloilo City July 23 to 24. The two-day APEC meeting on “Strengthening the Capital Markets, Infrastructure Development and Financing” will be

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NFA: No fake rice in Iloilo

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:34:11 +0000

Iloilo City (CNN Philippines) — Amid rampant issues of fake rice in some parts of Davao City, the National Food Authority (NFA) guaranteed that there is no fake rice in the province of Iloilo. “So far here in the province we have not monitored any fake rice,” NFA-Iloilo Manager Erna Abello said in a radio

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Iloilo all set for first APEC meeting

Elyrose S. Naorbe, for CNN Philippines — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:19:59 +0000

Iloilo City (CNN Philippines) — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region VI said that Iloilo City is all prepared and ready for the hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings on disaster response and management. Iloilo City will host the Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (SDMOF) on September 22 to 23. OCD-6

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