MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) president and chief executive officer Roel Castro leads the ribbon-cutting for the launch of Project I-SHED on Feb. 27, 2026. Joining him are Iloilo City’s Mayor Raisa Treñas and Engineer Keith Insular of Boysen Philippines.

Project I-SHED launched to upgrade public experience at waiting areas in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – Waiting sheds in Iloilo City are getting a makeover as the Iloilo City Government, MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power),...
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269 ICPO personnel undergo surprise drug test

ILOILO City – A total of 269 personnel from the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) were subjected to a surprise drug test on Tuesday,...

ILOILO MSMEs BRACE FOR MIDEAST WAR FALLOUT; Biz leaders call for safeguards amid fuel...

ILOILO City – Business leaders in Iloilo are pressing the national government to immediately roll out protective measures for micro, small and medium enterprises...
Personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office – Guimbal, together with the Municipal Engineering Office and the Bureau of Fire Protection –Guimbal, conduct structural inspections of public school buildings following a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that struck Monday night, March 2. Guimbal was identified as the earthquake’s epicenter. Photo from Guimbal MDRRMO Facebook Page

Region-wide structural checks ordered after 4.8 quake hits Iloilo

ILOILO City – All government buildings and critical infrastructure facilities across Western Visayas are now under mandatory structural inspection following the magnitude 4.8 earthquake...
Photo shows former Iloilo City mayor Jerry P. Treñas during his tenure as local chief executive. His story of conviction, service, and steadfast leadership is brought to life in the memoir “Nobody But Jerry”, a compelling narrative of how he carried not just his own vision, but the shared dreams of the Ilonggos for a progressive and thriving Iloilo City.

‘NOBODY BUT JERRY’ | Treñas memoir revisits defining years of city growth; reflects onleadership...

ILOILO City – A story decades in the making is finally ready to be told. Nobody But Jerry, a 272-page memoir of former mayor Jerry...
Under the midday sun, a farmer bundles freshly harvested palay — part of the remarkable upswing in Western Visayas’ rice yield, which more than doubled this year amid improved cultivation conditions. Iloilo Province contributed 61.4% of the region’s total 489,640 metric tons palay output in the third quarter of 2025. DA-6 PHOTO

P7-M climate, disaster insurance shield rolls out for Iloilo agrarian reform beneficiaries

ILOILO — Thousands of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Iloilo are set to receive P7 million worth of fully subsidized crop and asset insurance...
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74,243 Iloilo learners shift to remote learning after quake; 125 schools suspend in-person classes

ILOILO — Nearly 75,000 learners across Iloilo Province were forced to shift to alternative learning modes on Tuesday after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake...
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4 Iloilo City buildings report minor damage after 4.8 Monday quake

ILOILO City — Four buildings reported minor structural damage while 36 schools suspended face-to-face classes after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake jolted this city Monday...
Passengers, mostly overseas Filipino workers, arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. PNA FILE PHOTO BY CRISTINA ARAYATA

2,048 Ilonggos in MidEast ‘generally safe’ but repatriation plans being readied

ILOILO City – A total of 2,048 Ilonggo overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Iloilo City and Iloilo Province so far accounted are being closely...
Smoke rises as a series of explosions are heard in Tehran, Iran. The joint airstrikes by Israel and the United States forces began on February 28 and killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. FATEMEH BAHRAMI / ANADOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES

ILONGGO OFWS BRAVE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT; 128 accounted for; none asking to come home

ILOILO – As of this writing, no Ilonggo overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East have requested repatriation despite the intensifying conflict in...