ILOILO CITY - In a move to enhance police visibility and response time in Iloilo City, the Local Government Unit (LGU) turned-over six brand new patrol cars to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) on April 17, 2023. The turn-over ceremony was held after the Flag-raising Ceremony at the New Iloilo City Hall in Plaza Libertad.
ILOILO CITY - In a successful drug buy-bust operation conducted by Molo PNP on Sunday, April 16, 2023, Php74,800 worth of suspected shabu was seized in Barangay Kasing-Kasing, Molo.
ILOILO CITY - A devastating fire broke out at a poultry farm in Barangay Igang, Pototan, Iloilo, on the night of Saturday, April 15, 2023, causing millions of pesos in damages. The farm, owned and operated by 79-year-old Alfredo Panaguiton Sr., was completely destroyed, along with all of the chickens on the property.
In a press conference held in Iloilo City, Police Executive Master Sergeant Jessie Rim Rubio and Police Staff Sergeant Enrico Garlito Gonzales firmly denied any involvement in the alleged killing of Paloma on March 26, 2023. Accompanied by their lawyer, Atty. Galvez, the two officers maintained their innocence and refuted the claims made against them. Atty. Galvez stated
ILOILO CITY - A joint operation conducted by the Iloilo Police Provincial Office and other law enforcement units resulted in the arrest of five individuals, including a high-value drug personality, and the seizure of Php340,000.00 worth of shabu and unlicensed firearms in Barangay Bongloy, Dingle, Iloilo on the morning of April 14.
Four suspects have been charged with frustrated murder for the shooting of Glen Paloma in Barangay Calaboa, Leganes, Iloilo, on March 26, 2023. Two of the suspects are active police officers from the ICPO, while the other suspects are a security guard and the owner of a restaurant in Iloilo City. Paloma identified the suspects through photographs presented to him. The
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has recently conducted a drug bust operation in Iloilo City, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the confiscation of suspected Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or "shabu" worth Php 136,000. The operation was successfully carried out by the PDEA VI-Regional Special Enforcement Team-Alpha and the PDEA Iloilo Provincial
ILOILO CITY - Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has reinstated the mandatory use of face masks inside the City Hall premises. The move comes amid rising COVID-19 cases in the area, although hospital utilization rates have remained steady as most cases are mild.
ILOILO CITY - In an early morning operation today, April 12, 2023, a drug personality was arrested and 17 grams of shabu worth Php 115,600 were seized in Brgy. San Isidro, Jaro, Iloilo City.
ILOILO CITY - Rommel John Celestre, the suspect in the murder of Christine Gabayeron, has been charged today, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. In a press conference with Police Lieutenant Colonel Albert Sy, the chief of the Mandurriao PNP, Sy confirmed that Celestre's gender was one of the circumstances leading to their filing of the murder case.