HEAT RELIEF HUB. Workers set up an air-conditioned cooling center along Diversion Road in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The city government will enforce time limits to ensure more residents can access temporary shelter from extreme heat. MAI LADIAO/PN

Cooling center stay capped at one hour only as Iloilo City manages extreme heat

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ILOILO City — The city government has imposed a strict 30-minute to one-hour stay limit in its air-conditioned cooling centers to prevent overcrowding and...

Nearly half a million tilapia fingerlings distributed in Iloilo’s ramped up aquaculture drive

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ILOILO – The provincial government is strengthening food security and boosting local aquaculture production by distributing thousands of tilapia fingerlings to three local government...
UNITING FOR A GREENER FUTURE. Iloilo City hosted the launch of Handog ng Pangulo: Luntiang Bukas, a four-pronged, multi-agency program aimed at building resilient, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable communities. The launch featured key initiatives, including the distribution of rice subsidies to initial beneficiaries from Iloilo and the awarding of Certificates of Entitlement for the city-funded climate-resilient housing project. A walkthrough along the Iloilo Esplanade was led by Mayor Raisa Treñas, joined by Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Miguel T. Cuna, and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Undersecretary Eduardo Robles Jr. The activity underscored the continuing collaboration between national and local governments in advancing sustainable and climate-resilient communities.

ILOILO CITY SETS PACE FOR ‘LUNTIANG BUKAS’

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ILOILO City — This southern city hosted the national launch of “Handog ng Pangulo: Luntiang Bukas – Pamilyang May Lupa, Komunidad na Luntian, Bukas...
The 680-room Hotel101 in Madrid, Spain has generated over 45,000 hotel night bookings since its official opening last March.

Hotel101 Global reports strong bookings, high occupancy rate at Madrid property

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HOTEL101 Global, Inc., a subsidiary of DoubleDragon Corporation, reported on April 28, 2026 robust early booking performance for its 680-room Hotel101-Madrid in Spain, the...
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, there is a 92-percent probability of a moderate to strong El Niño occurring in the fourth quarter of 2026. This scenario could significantly reduce rainfall and strain water resources across key agricultural areas. PNA

EL NIÑO THREAT LOOMS: NIA-6 ramps up water safeguards as WV reservoirs drop near...

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ILOILO City – With reservoir levels in Western Visayas nearing critical thresholds and forecasts pointing to a looming El Niño phenomenon, the National Irrigation...
Farmers harvest tomatoes under the scorching sun in a field in Barangay Tigum, Pavia, Iloilo. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)-Iloilo recorded a dangerous heat index of 43 degrees Celsius as of 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2026. PAGASA urges the public, especially those working outdoors, to take extreme caution between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Danger-level heat index persists in Visayas; Iloilo, Negros record 40s temperature range

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ILOILO City – Heat index levels across parts of the Visayas remain at hazardous levels, with several monitoring stations registering readings within the “danger”...
Job applicants during the Trabaho para sa Pinoy job fair in a mall in Manila as photographed on Sept. 17, 2025. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, the drop in the labor force participation rate in September 2025 to 64.5 percent from August’s 65.7 percent. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

7,000+ jobs up for grabs in ‘biggest’ Labor Day fair

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ILOILO City – More than 7,000 job vacancies will be opened to jobseekers in Western Visayas on May 1 as the Department of Labor...
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s “threat” video on Nov. 23, 2024, resurfaced on April 29, 2026, as part of the House justice committee deliberations evaluating the impeachment complaints filed against her. In the video, she claimed to have contacted an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez should she be killed.

House justice committee finds probable cause to impeach Sara

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MANILA — The House Committee on Justice on Wednesday afternoon unanimously found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio following a series of...
The iconic JM Basa Street, home to heritage buildings and once-bustling businesses like the soon-to-shut down Socorro Drug, is set for a fresh coat of paint under a city-led revitalization project supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. AJ PALCULLO PHOTO

Iloilo business sector presses for active gov’t engagement amid fuel price surges

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ILOILO City – The business sector in Iloilo is pushing for a stronger and more proactive role in government decision-making as the ongoing fuel...
Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., joined by Provincial Board member Rolando Distura and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Cornelio Salinas, leads frontliners in receiving the province’s Gold Award for outstanding disaster resilience initiatives from Office of Civil Defense administrator Undersecretary Harold Cabreros and OCD Region 6 Director Raul Fernandez during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Assessment Recognition Ceremony. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo sweeps regional disaster risk reduction awards; 31 local gov’ts LGUs cited for resilience

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ILOILO – The province of Iloilo and 31 of its local government units (LGUs) have been recognized by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
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