Elderly beneficiaries in Passi City and Sara, Iloilo receive their first-quarter social pension as Department of Social Welfare and Development personnel conduct payout and digital verification to ensure transparent and fraud-free distribution of government aid. DSWD-6 PHOTO

DSWD TIGHTENS DIGITAL VERIFICATION: Over 8,000 indigent seniors receive Q1 social pension

ILOILO — More than 8,000 indigent senior citizens in Passi City and the municipality of Sara have received a total of P24.4 million in...
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Iloilo prov’l gov’t to relocate Batiano River residents as major rehab project advances

ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Government is preparing a P40-million housing initiative to relocate at least 541 households living within the three-meter easement of...
“When, where, and who delivered those alleged maletas of money to me? Binutig kag patalang,” said Iloilo 1st District’s Cong. Janette Garin. She also denied owning a townhouse in Metro Manila, contrary to claims in the affidavit that suitcases were delivered to her residence there. DR. JANETTE LORETO-GARIN/FB PHOTO

Garin slams ‘suitcase cash’ claims, backs cyber libel rap vs ex-Marines; Affidavit ‘fake and...

ILOILO City — House Deputy Speaker and Iloilo 1st District’s Cong. Janette Garin has denied allegations that she received “suitcases of cash,” branding the...
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7,000 SIGN UP, 40,000 PURGED: Comelec cleans up voter list as BSKE registration gains...

ILOILO City – Nearly 7,000 Ilonggos have filed voter registration applications for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), even as the Commission...
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Police report peaceful EDSA anniversary rally

ILOILO City – Around 2,000 Ilonggos filled Bonifacio Drive in front of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on Tuesday to mark the 40th anniversary of...
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Iloilo City taps SEF, national funds to fast-track classroom building drive

ILOILO City – Moving to help ease the country’s persistent classroom shortage, Iloilo City has formally joined the Department of Education’s (DepEd) nationwide classroom...

168 barangays face fiscal gridlock: Iloilo City Council flags ‘widespread budgetary crisis’; 93% villages...

ILOILO City — A fiscal paralysis is gripping Iloilo City’s grassroots governance; 168 of its 180 barangays — or 93 percent — failed to...
Iloilo Province’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (left) greets Senior Trade Commissioner Janine Fiddler of the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines during a meeting at Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo on Feb. 25, where they discussed potential Canadian investments in Iloilo’s agriculture, digital health, BPO, smart city, and solid waste management sectors. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo Province targets Canadian investments; Defensor pushes agri-value chain, digital health, BPO in trade...

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has moved to position Iloilo Province as a prime destination for Canadian investments, formally exploring partnerships in agriculture,...
“Makahambal ako nga indi ako satisfied as of now,” says Pavia, Iloilo’s Mayor Laurence Gorriceta as he addresses reporters following the controversial February 23 gun buy-bust operation in his turf, expressing dissatisfaction over the police’s handling of the incident and warning of possible leadership changes within the local police force.

WANTED: CLARITY, ACCOUNTABILITY: Napolcom probes Pavia buy-bust; mayor weighs police chief’s removal

ILOILO — A controversial firearms buy-bust in Pavia has erupted into a leadership crisis, with the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Region 6 launching an...
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4 Iloilo lawmakers, Legarda named in ex-Marines’ ‘male-maleta’ of cash allegation

ILOILO City — Eighteen former enlisted personnel of the Philippine Marine Corps have executed a 31-page sworn affidavit alleging they personally escorted and delivered...