Senior economic and trade officials from Southeast Asian Nations member-states gather in Iloilo City for the 49th High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration meetings. The meetings run from February 25 to 27, with discussions focused on advancing a regional digital economy framework and strengthening trade cooperation. ILOILO CITY HALL PRESS CORPS. POOL PHOTO

Iloilo may experience BPO surge under ASEAN digital pact

ILOILO City – This city and Iloilo Province could see a fresh wave of business process outsourcing (BPO) expansion and data center investments as...
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Comelec warns BSKE bets: File COC in Sept., face disqualification for early campaigning

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will open the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the November 2, 2026 Barangay and...
Photo courtesy of Jose Nereo Cajilig Lujan

Iloilo Province’s info chief posts bail over Treñas cyber libel complaint

ILOILO – The head of the Public Information and Community Affairs Office (PICAO) of the Iloilo provincial government posted bail Wednesday after a Regional...
Youth protesters hold a bold banner reading “Marcos Duterte Resign” during the EDSA@40 prayer rally in Iloilo City on February 25, 2026, as demonstrators call for accountability and an end to corruption. AJ PALCULLO/PN

EDSA@40: 3,000 ILONGGOS RALLY | Church, youth, rights groups revive People Power spirit in...

ILOILO City – Marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, around 3,000 Ilonggos filled the streets Wednesday in a massive prayer...
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Large-scale planting of native tree species pushed

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government is accelerating its march toward its ambitious goal of becoming a “forest province” by 2044, this time turning...
The Janiuay National Comprehensive High School in Janiuay, Iloilo holds its first flag-raising ceremony as classes officially open. Hernani Escullar Jr., regional information officer of the Department of Education in Western Visayas, says enrolment in the region for this school year increased by 2.11 percent from last year’s. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF L. QUIÑON/DEPED ILOILO

Enrollment surge tests WV school readiness; DepEd ramps up classroom, teacher planning

ILOILO City – A surge in early school registration across Western Visayas is prompting the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 to accelerate preparations...
A barangay tanod and his three companions, classified as high-value suspects, yielded around P1,394,000 worth of suspected shabu during an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangy Tacas, Jaro, Iloilo City, on Feb. 23, 2026. RPDEU-6 PHOTO

‘Tanod’, 3 others busted in Jaro; P1.39-M ‘shabu’ confiscated

ILOILO City – Four high-value individuals (HVIs), including a barangay tanod, were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Zone 3, Barangay Tacas, Jaro district....

P63.3-M shabu seized, 144 suspects nabbed in WV in 20 days

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated 9.3 kilos of shabu worth around P63.3 million in 20 days of operations across...
Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) personnel gather at the Ilonggo Cops Covered Gym in Camp Francisco U. Sumagaysay Sr., Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to undergo the second round of mandatory drug testing for 2026. IPPO PHOTO

520 more IPPO personnel submit to drug tests

ILOILO – As part of a rigorous internal cleansing program, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) conducted its second round of mandatory drug testing...

GUN BUY-BUST SPARKS ABDUCTION SCARE; CIDG insists Pavia night ops were legitimate

ILOILO – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Tuesday denied allegations of abduction after two Monday night operations in Pavia town triggered...