Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann Debuque and 2nd District Provincial Board member June Mondejar figure in a heated exchange during the recent regular session of the Iloilo Provincial Board.

Debuque to Mondejar in SP clash: ‘You’re out of order!’

ILOILO — A routine session of the Iloilo Provincial Board turned tense on Tuesday afternoon. Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann Debuque, the presiding officer, and 2nd...
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Dizon bares new paradigm in appointing DPWH officials: eligibility, performance, merit

ILOILO City — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon said they are now strictly enforcing qualification standards in appointing...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon said the work of United Technology Consolidated Partnership, tapped by DPWH central office to design the Ungka and Aganan flyovers, is now under scrutiny. “If they are repeatedly giving us faulty design, they need to be sanctioned, and one of the sanctions is possible blacklisting,” he added. AJ PALCULLO/PN

DPWH MAY BLACKLIST FLYOVER CONSULTANT; ‘Faulty’ design blamed for costly Ungka, Aganan flyover repairs

ILOILO City — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is considering the possible blacklisting of the consultant it tapped to prepare the...
Photo courtesy of the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival

P3-M prize to crown Dinagyang tribe champion

ILOILO City – The grand champion of the Dinagyang Festival 2026 tribes competition will take home not only an outright cash prize of P1.5...
Hotel101 signs binding agreements to develop a 766-Room Hotel101-Melbourne at one of the most prime locations in Melbourne, Australia. Photo shows the perspective view of Hotel101-Melbourne.

Hotel101 Global signs deal for 766-room Hotel101 in Melbourne, Australia

HOTEL101 Global Holdings Corp., a subsidiary of DoubleDragon Corp., signed on Tuesday, January 20, definitive binding agreements for the development of a 766-room Hotel101...
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Trash piles up at major viewing sites ahead of Dinagyang

ILOILO City – With garbage once again littering major festival venues after Dinagyang tribes’ “blocking” (rehearsal) activities, the city government has renewed its call...
Photo courtesy of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office

IPPO to deploy nearly 500 police to reinforce Dinagyang security

ILOILO — Nearly 500 additional police personnel from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) will be deployed to Iloilo City to bolster security operations...

DOLE checks loom as P6,500 ‘kasambahay’ minimum wage takes effect across Region 6

BY NELJOY GALIGAO ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (Department of Labor and Employment) Region 6 has stepped up its warning to...

DPWH to swap regional directors in Western Visayas, Negros Island Region

ILOILO — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement a leadership reshuffle in Western Visayas and the Negros Island Region (NIR),...
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No permit, no vending during Dinagyang

ILOILO City – The city government will prohibit ambulant and transient vendors without permits from selling during the Dinagyang Festival, with violators facing citation...