“We continue to remind employers to follow the wage order, while also making sure that workers are aware of their rights,” says Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez of the Department of Labor and Employment in Western Visayas.

DOLE-6 tightens oversight to ensure wage order compliance

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ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 has stepped up monitoring and enforcement measures to ensure strict compliance with...
The newly inaugurated Tanza Esperanza People’s Center, powered by a 50-kilowatt solar panel system, is the latest multiphase multipurpose building project facilitated by Iloilo City Lone District’s Rep. Julienne “Jam” L. Baronda. The P66-million facility features a green wall, and gymnasium and basketball court that doubles as an evacuation center and a dedicated space for economic enterprises to support drug rehabilitation graduates. Joining Baronda in yesterday’s inauguration ceremony were Councilor Sheen Marie Mabilog, Iloilo City District Engineering Office OIC Johnny Jose Pura, and Barangay Tanza Esperanza captain Wilbur Orada and kagawads.

POWERING HOPE: Baronda leads inauguration of solar-powered Tanza Esperanza People’s Center

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ILOILO City – A new beacon of resilient and inclusive governance has risen as the Barangay Tanza Esperanza People’s Center was formally inaugurated on...
An amphibious excavator is deployed by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Region 6 to carry out clearing and desilting operations along the Batiano River in Oton, Iloilo on April 28, 2026. The activity forms part of the agency’s “Oplan Kontra Baha” campaign aimed at unclogging waterways and reducing flood risks ahead of the rainy season. PHOTO FROM DPWH-6

OPLAN KONTRA BAHA: DPWH launches aggressive anti-flood drive ahead of rainy season

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ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Western Visayas has rolled out an intensified flood mitigation campaign ahead of...
Metro Pacific Iloilo Water’s Bantay Linya initiative puts management face-to-face with customers in Mandurriao, Iloilo City — meters checked, leaks flagged, and programs explained.

MPIW brings management to frontlines of water service transformation

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ILOILO City – The management team of Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), led by Chief Operating Officer Angelo David Berba personally walked the waterlines...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (fifth from left) leads the turnover of a P5-million check for the Family and Youth Development Center to the Municipality of Bingawan, Iloilo represented by Mayor Matt Palabrica (second from left), together with Provincial Population Office chief Atty. Ruel Von Superio and Engr. Jeb Escarilla at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo Province funds youth, family hubs in 5 towns

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ILOILO City — The Iloilo provincial government has released P25 million in funding to five municipalities for the construction of Family and Youth Development...
Commuters outside the bus terminal in Barangay Camalig, Jaro, Iloilo City endure the midday sun in this file photo. The city government plans to install cooling centers in high-traffic public spaces, particularly transport waiting areas such as plazas, to provide relief to commuters during peak heat hours. PN FILE PHOTO

Visayas to experience fair but sweltering weather until May 2, says PAGASA

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ILOILO City – Most parts of the Visayas will continue to experience generally fair yet hot weather from April 28 to May 2, 2026,...
PHILIPPINE banks are open to offering borrowing programs to local businesses for them to be able to release the mandated 13th-month pay to employees, the Bankers Association of the Philippines said. PHOTO COURTESY OF JL JAVIER

PCCI warns Iloilo MSMEs face deeper cost pressures due to fuel price surges

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ILOILO City – Iloilo’s business sector is bracing for prolonged economic strain as surging fuel costs ripple through operations, transport, and electricity, with industry...
NIGHT HARVEST IN ACTION. Fisherfolk haul in a dense catch of giant freshwater prawns from a pond in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo – a polyculture project that highlights strong yields under the integrated farming system. SEAFDEC/AQD

Polyculture project posts strong harvest, signals boost for region’s aquaculture

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POTOTAN, Iloilo — A government-backed aquaculture initiative has delivered a strong harvest in Iloilo, with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD)...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. receives the P750,000 incentive from Department of the Interior and Local Government Region 6 director Juan Jovian Ingeniero and Iloilo Provincial Director Carmelo Orbista at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on April 27, recognizing the province’s success in its sanitation drive. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO 

Iloilo Province hailed as sanitation champion

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ILOILO – The provincial government has secured a P750,000 incentive from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) after being named a...
These are the newly operational escalators at the Iloilo International Airport passenger terminal. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines says these are part of the ongoing terminal upgrade aimed at improving passenger convenience and airport efficiency. PHOTO FROM CAAP AREA VI FACEBOOK PAGE

MidEast conflict slows OFW deployment from WV

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ILOILO City – Deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Western Visayas to the Middle East has significantly slowed as conflict in the region...
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