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THE Iloilo City Public Safety Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) and Local Economic and Enterprise Office (LEEO) have started clearing operations against obstructions at the Iloilo Terminal Market or commonly known as Super. (PSTMO photo)
SENATOR Grace Poe (left photo), Senate Committee on Public Services chair, urges PECO Corporate Communications Officer Mikel Afzelius and Information Technology and Administration Officer Marcelo Cacho (right photo) to improve their services for the sake of their franchise extension. The distribution utility said they are doing everything to serve the consumers better. (PIA photos)
POLICE cordon the area where a shootout happened which led to the death of Ramy Poja, the alleged leader of the Poja Drug Group and the No. 1 most wanted person of the Bacolod City Police Office’s (BCPO) Police Station 3. (Photo courtesy of Frances Doren Balboa/Bombo Radyo Bacolod Photo)
BALIKBAYANS from Canada and USA complete their vacation by visiting the Agro-Industrial Fair of Manggahan Festival at Guimaras Capitol Grounds, May 16, 2018. The chandeliers of mangoes and the eat-all-you-can mangoes remain crowd drawers especially those who want to take photos for social media posts. (Ricky D. Alejo)
ATIS, the indigenous people of Guimaras, display their products in the Manggahan Festival fair. The home decors and accessories not only support the lives of the IPs but also feature their craftsmanship and artistry. (Ricky D. Alejo)
MORE or less 2,000 families, supporters, and friends attended the funeral of the late Lawaan village chief Elvis Asis afternoon of May 20, at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Brgy. Mongpong, Roxas City. (Photo by F. Celino)
GOODWILL VISIT No, folks, it’s not former Philippine National Police chief Ronaldo “Bato” Dela Rosa shaking hands with Roxas City Jail warden Senior Inspector Jairus Anthony Dogelio (left), but Australian consul general Mark Jeffcott (center). Mr. Jeffcott and his staff recently came around to check if there is any Australian national currently detained in the jail facility. (J. Britanico/BJMPVICRS)
TURNOVER. Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) Business Diversification manager Casey Olive Yanson (right) delivers her message during the turn-over ceremony at the Bacolod City Government Center. (City PIO photo/LML/PIA-NegOcc)
ASPHALT overlaying is being implemented in some sections of the Bacolod North Road by the Negros Occidental First District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The project, which covers 11.906 kilometers, costs P89 million from the district’s 2018 Budget. Asphalt overlaying will increase the lifespan of the existing Portland Concrete Cement Pavement (PCCP) and will provide better riding experience to travelers. (Photo courtesy of DPWH Negros Occidental 1st DEO/DPWHR6/RPAIO)
LIFE goes on for members of the Iloilo City beautification team as they replant ornamental vegetation in sections of the island on General Luna Street, City Proper on May 15, 2018, one day after the barangay and SK elections. (FAA)
SOME passenger jeepney drivers blatantly defy traffic laws like the no loading/unloading rule in downtown Iloilo City. The Public Safety and Transportation Management Office has resumed issuing Temporary Operator's Permit (TOP) on May 2, 2018 after a 3-month suspension. (FAA)
ILOILO CITY Mayor Joe Espinosa III; Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo General Manager Cleofe Albiso; Megaworld Corp. First Vice President for Commercial Division Kevin Tan; The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C. Area Vice President of Asia Pacific Victor Clavell; Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. President and CEO Kingson Sian; and Marriott International Cluster Manager Bruce Winton share a toast during the grand opening of Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo on May 9, 2018. (Louine Hope Conserva)
ILOILO CITY Engineer Roberto “Bobby” Divinagracia (2nd from right) and other City Hall officials check the drainage at La Paz Public Market, May 16, 2018. They discussed how the drainage can be improved. (Ricky D. Alejo)
CHIEF SUPT. Cesar Hawthorne Binag (2nd from left) and his team are all smiles as they near the RoRo Wharf in Brgy. Hoskyn, Jordan, Guimaras, May 7, 2018. Binag completed the Swim for a Cause in the Iloilo Strait in more or less two hours. (Ricky D. Alejo)
CHIEF Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag celebrates after conquering Iloilo-Guimaras Strait after more than two hours of swimming. (J. P. Rendon photo)
(left) April Jane Eslabon & (right) Lance Tacsagon
SACKS filled with debris from clogged drainage line up the streets of Boracay Island which is undergoing 6-month rehabilitation. The business sector in Iloilo City cited the closure of the island resort and its effects on the local economy as one of the justifications to postpone another round of wage increase. (J. P. Rendon)
ENVIRONMENT department workers gather green algae or lumot from the shores of Boracay Island. But this is not enough because the island is suffering from more serious environmental problems like degradation of its corals. (Photo by Louine Hope Conserva)
RUSSIAN Ambassador Igor Khovaev (center) is welcomed by Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia (left) and Silay City Mayor Mark Golez upon their arrival at the Bacolod-Silay Airport on May 3, 2018. The Russian envoy ambassador is visiting Bacolod until May 5 and he will be the guest of honor of the 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival on the same day at Araneta Street. (PIO)
THE Six Ilonggo players who broke national records in the 2018 Palarong Pambansa in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. (Courtesy of Raul Banias)
PARTICIPANTS from NEDA Regions 6,7 & 8 during the VSDF 2015-2045 review and agenda setting
ATI CHILDREN play on a hammock at Barangay Manoc-Manoc in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. The Ati community, who were displaced by businesses on the island resort, will surely benefit if the Duterte administration imposes land reform on the tourist destination. (Louine Hope Conserva)
BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia (4th from left), Councilors Em Ang (2nd from left) and Bartolome Orola (3rd from right); City Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan (2nd from right), City Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan (2nd from right), Secretary to the Mayor Edward Jospeh Cuansing (right), and City Assessor Maphilindo Polvora (left) present the executive order to Mark John Simondo (3rd from left), topnotcher of the 2017 Bar Exams, during his courtesy call at the Bacolod City Government Center on May 2, 2018. (PIO)
INSPECTION Bacolod Councilor Em Ang (3rd from right), City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo (left) and acting PIO head Danny Dangcalan (right) guide IMACO (International Mask Arts and Culture Organization) officials and staff from Korea – Secretary General Yoon Byung-Jin (4th from right) and staff Jinuk Jason Lee, Dawon Ginny Lee, and Seah Chloe Son, and World Tour Travel Agency CEO Sang Kwang Cho – to The Ruins in Talisay City upon their arrival in Bacolod on April 30, 2018. The IMACO officials will conduct a site inspection in Bacolod for the city’s hosting of the 2019 IMACO International Conference. (PIO)
PROTESTERS join the Labor Day protest in Iloilo City on May 1, 2018 to call on government to end contractualization. (Louine Hope Conserva)
THE growth of green algae is being blamed on the sewerage problems and pollution caused by illegal establishments in Boracay. This photo shows DENR-6 employees gathering algae from the beach line on April 26, 2018, the first day of the island’s closure. But UP scientist Dr. Rex Sadaba said the action is a waste of time and resources. (Louine Hope Conserva)
WORKERS demolish structures that encroached the road and easement of Boracay Island. With the island-resort closed to tourists, Negros Occidental will be the most visited province in Western Visayas in the next six months or so, according to the Department of Tourism. (Louine Hope Conserva)
COAST Guard officers religiously patrol the waters of Boracay Island which is closed to business for 6 months to give way to its rehabilitation. (Louine Hope Conserva)
CHICKEN INASAL FESTIVAL Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev (3rd from right) and First Secretary Dmitry Larionov (4th from right) with Bacolod City Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya (right), Mayor Evelio Leonardia (2nd from right), City Administrator John Orola (left), and Councilors Em Ang (2nd from left) and Cindy Rojas (5th from left) during the 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival on Saturday. (Photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver)
AN EARLY morning fire at Barangay San Isidro in La Paz, Iloilo City claimed the lives of the wife, children and in-laws of a police officer on May 6, 2018. (Jennifer P. Rendon)
A TOTAL of 2,984 policemen were deployed for election duties during a send-off ceremony on May 10, 2018 at Camp Martin Delgado, Iloilo City. They will augment different police offices in Western Visayas during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14. (J. P. Rendon)
AS THE May 14,2 018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections near, voters are reminded to choose candidates of unquestionable integrity and competence, leaders who will facilitate the delivery of social services and help uplift the living conditions of Filipinos, especially the marginalized sectors. (Ricky D. Alejo)