MORE Electric and Power Corporation personnel assist Iloilo City’s Task Force Boltahe in tracing and disconnecting illegal electrical connections along a barangay road — part of intensified efforts to prevent fire hazards and electricity theft. MORE POWER PHOTO

Drive vs illegal connections, electrical hazards stepped

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ILOILO City – Power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) is intensifying its campaign against illegal electrical connections and promoting safety measures...
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WOMEN’S MONTH: Forum to tackle poverty, corruption, rising costs affecting WV women across sectors

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ILOILO City – Women’s organizations in Western Visayas will use the upcoming International Working Women’s Day to bring grassroots issues to the fore. A multi-sector...
PROTEST VS FUEL TAXES. Members of the Panay Consumers Alliance stage a picket protest in Jaro, Iloilo City, calling for the scrapping of the Oil Deregulation Law and the removal of excise tax and value-added tax on petroleum products as fuel prices continue to rise. The group warns that taxes now account for up to nearly one-third of every liter of gasoline paid by consumers. PANAY CONSUMERS ALLIANCE PHOTO

Iloilo consumers stage protest vs fuel price hike

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ILOILO City – A consumers’ group staged a picket protest against rising fuel prices, warning that as much as one‑third of every liter paid...
HEALTH WARRIORS. The Department of Health has formally introduced Batch 43 of the Doctors to the Barrios program, deploying young physicians to underserved and geographically isolated communities across the region to strengthen primary healthcare services. DOH-6 PHOTO

DOCTORS TO THE BARRIOS: DOH deploys physicians to underserved WV villages to boost rural...

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ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas has deployed 30 physicians to remote and underserved communities across the region under...

OWWA ready to assist Middle East Ilonggo OFWs

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ILOILO City — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Western Visayas has mobilized resources to assist outbound Ilonggo overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded...
After a magnitude-5.7 earthquake on February 6, 2012, judges, lawyers and court employees at the Chief Justice Ramon Q. Avanceña Hall of Justice (Iloilo Hall of Justice) called on the government to construct a new hall of justice instead of merely repairing the existing one. Only a retrofit, however, was conducted. New cracks surfaced after strong earthquakes in September and October 2025.

CRACKED PAST, UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Structural concerns linger at Iloilo Hall of Justice

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ILOILO City – The few courts still operating at the Chief Justice Ramon Q. Avanceña Hall of Justice in the City Proper continued functioning...
Farmers work in a rice field in Barangay Hubangon, Mahinog, Camiguin on Labor Day, May 1, 2024. Regular workers shun the heat, but they welcome even extreme conditions as long as their crops grow just fine. PNA PHOTO BY JOAN BONDOC

EXTREME HEAT ALERT: Ilonggos urged to take precautions as dry season pushes temperatures toward...

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ILOILO — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) warned that rising temperatures could reach dangerous levels as early as March, increasing...
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Iloilo mulls energy-saving measures as Middle East conflict raises power concerns

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ILOILO – Alarmed by the potential ripple effects of the escalating conflict in the Middle East on global energy supplies and electricity costs, Gov....
The “Lin-ay sang Iloilo” bronze statue looms large atop the Iloilo City Hall. From the top floor of the city hall can be seen large swaths of the City Proper, including the Iloilo River. CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

ASEAN trainings aim to boost Iloilo tourism after landmark regional meet

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ILOILO City – This city is set to strengthen its tourism industry with capacity-building programs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) following...
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ENERGY CRISIS PREPARATIONS: Iloilo City Hall studying shift to 4-day workweek

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ILOILO City – The city government is studying a possible shift to a four-day workweek at City Hall as part of preparations to conserve...
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