RSSI infestation spreads to Iloilo’s10,400 hectares of sugarcane farms
ILOILO — With red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation already ravaging 10,400 hectares of sugarcane farms and affecting about 9,400 farmers, the Iloilo Provincial...
DUEÑAS DECLARES STATE OF CALAMITY; Dry spell damages over 400 hectares of agri crops...
ILOILO — Dueñas became the first municipality in this province to declare a state of calamity due to a dry spell after three months...
Iloilo readies water, food, health, power measures; prolonged heat raises risk of crop losses,...
ILOILO — This province is drawing up a province-wide contingency plan against a forecast “super strong” El Niño that could persist until the first...
WV WAGE, JOBS SURVEY: Collected data seen to shape pay policies, track labor gaps,...
ILOILO City — The government has begun gathering wage, employment and workplace data from 463 establishments across Western Visayas to provide fresh benchmarks for...
Rental cars in ‘colorum’ crosshairs; LTO: Private vehicles carrying paying passengers need franchise; 192...
ILOILO — Car rental operators who use privately registered vehicles to ferry paying passengers are now firmly in the crosshairs of transport authorities as...
DepEd: Teachers need support, not just praise
ILOILO City — As the nation honors its educators, the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas has called for stronger institutional and community...
Prov’l capitol info chief seeks dismissal of complaint over social media posts; Allegations lack...
ILOILO — Iloilo Provincial Information and Community Affairs Office (PICAO) chief Nereo Lujan has asked Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. to dismiss allegations against him...
Unhealthy lifestyles fueling W. Visayas’ cardiovascular burden, says Health dep’t
ILOILO City — Heart disease cases in Western Visayas have reached 58,439 as of August 2026, prompting health authorities to sound the alarm over...
ONLY 12 DOLPHINS LEFT; Illegal fishing, habitat loss threaten to wipe out Iloilo-Guimaras Irrawaddy...
ILOILO — Only 12 Irrawaddy dolphins remain in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait, putting the critically endangered population dangerously close to disappearing from the area and...
IFFI CURBS COSTLY ‘PROPS RACE’; Dinagyang to limit giant props, risers as tribes grapple...
ILOILO City – Dinagyang organizers are moving to rein in the costly competition for bigger and more elaborate props in the 2027 tribes competition...