Disaster responders composed of barangay leaders, social workers and volunteer peacekeepers will receive free cellular phones from Smart Communications.The mobile phone and internet service subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company donated a total of 432 units of Nokia 105 phones…Read More »
The first Ilonggo film festival featuring all film genres made by Ilonggo filmmakers starts December 10 until December 14,2013 at SM Cinema 1 in Iloilo City. CineKas1manwa is the first film festival in the country to donate all proceeds to a cause…Read More »
Update November 11: The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has reported that the official number of deaths brought about by super typhoon Yolanda rose to 162 persons. In its latest update at around 4pm on Monday, PDRRMC said that…Read More »
Typhoon Yolanda that passed by the northern tip of Iloilo province Thursday has displaced nearly 6,000 families in 16 affected towns and the component City of Passi. Related: List of casualties. The displaced families, based on the latest report of the Iloilo…Read More »
The management of SM City Iloilo has decided to close the mall on Friday, November 8, due to super typhoon Yolanda. In an advisory posted in their Facebook page, the biggest mall in Iloilo made the closure “for the safety of our…Read More »
The province of Iloilo and the rest of Panay and Guimaras is now at Signal No. 4, according to PAGASA’s severe weather bulletin on Typhoon Yolanda issued at 5:00AM of November 8, 2013.Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) has made a landfall over…Read More »
Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog ordered the suspension of classes and work starting 3pm of November 7 until November 8 in the city due to typhoon Yolanda. Citing Section 16 and Section 455 of the Local Government Code of 1991,…Read More »
The Iloilo City Government has activated its disaster preparedness for Typhoon Yolanda which is expected to enter the country on Thursday and make landfall over Visayas at around noontime on Friday. The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council will convene Thursday morning…Read More »