It was on June 2013 when then President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10597 establishing the Northern Iloilo State University by integrating the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in the municipality of Estancia, NIPSC-Barotac Viejo Campus, Ajuy Polytechnic State College, Batad Polytechnic State College, Concepcion Polytechnic State College, Lemery Polytechnic State College, and the Victorino Salcedo Polytechnic State College in the municipality of Sara.

NIPSC may now operate as Northern Iloilo State U

ILOILO – Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) may now officially operate as Northern Iloilo State University (NISU). The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued...

City hall worker, ex-traffic enforcer fall in buy-bust

ILOILO City – A job hire and a former traffic enforcer of the city government were arrested in a buy-bust operation of the police...
Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry Treñas exchanges pleasantries with people during a barangay visit. “We take care of everyone even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. People are seeing what we have done and what we continue to do,” he says.

LEADERSHIP THAT DELIVERS; Treñas-Baronda-Ganzon victories to ensure Iloilo’s continued progress

ILOILO City – Theirs is a leadership that truly delivers, and people recognize this as reflected in the most recent survey of Random Access...
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Nearly 5M West Visayans fully vaxxed vs COVID

ILOILO City – The number of Western Visayans now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is almost five million, data from the Department...

Region 6 remains malaria-free

ILOILO City – No cases of malaria – imported or indigenous – have been detected in Western Visayas so far this year, according to...
A voter places her ballot in a PCOS machine after voting at precinct 169 of San Antonio High School in Makati City. According to Comelec, registered voters who are positive for COVID-19 can vote in the coming 2022 elections. INQUIRER/ARNOLD ALMACEN

3-day absentee voting starts today

ILOILO City – Over 4,000 government personnel in Western Visayas will start casting their votes today for the three-day (April 27 to  29) local absentee...
Flash floods hit several municipalities in Western Visayas, particularly in Zarraga, Iloilo were people trapped in their homes. PHOTO BY JAPHET FAJARDO

Iloilo under state of calamity

ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved a resolution placing the province under a state of calamity due to the devastation brought by Tropical...
The Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge project is in the advanced stage of planning, says Sen. Imee Marcos.

Next admin will build mega bridge – Imee

ILOILO City – Sen. Imee Marcos is confident that the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge will be realized within the next administration. “There are many others (infrastructure...

Iloilo City girds for post-election COVID-19 surge

ILOILO City – The city government has taken cognizance of the Department of Health’s (DOH) warning on a possible surge in coronavirus disease 2019...
(From left) Cong. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda of Iloilo City, Sen. Franklin Drilon, former senator JV Ejercito, Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province, Cong. Mike Gorriceta of Iloilo’s 2nd District and Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon of Iloilo City flash the JV sign as a sign of support to Ejercito’s senatorial bid.

JV EJERCITO WINS ILONGGOS’ SUPPORT; Top Iloilo leaders back senator’s comeback

ILOILO City – Sen. Franklin Drilon, Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province, and Cong. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda...