Iloilo Province on brink of total drug clearance? PDEA: Only one barangay remains uncleared

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ILOILO — If the latest data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) were to be believed, Iloilo Province is on the verge of...
Former rebels from four Iloilo towns receive checks under the Department of Interior and Local Government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) during the Regional Peace and Order Council Fourth Quarter Meeting on December 19, 2025. Provincial and regional officials led the turnover of livelihood and immediate assistance aimed at helping the returnees reintegrate into mainstream society. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Rebel returnees get livelihood aid as Iloilo steps up reintegration drive

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ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government, in partnership with national security and interior agencies, has extended financial assistance to six former rebels in a...

Iloilo Province hailed nat’l champion for clean water and sanitation gains

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ILOILO — The Province of Iloilo has emerged as a national leader in environmental sanitation after being named SDG ACE Champion for Sustainable Development...
HOLIDAY WATCH AT THE PORTS. Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist and monitor passengers as holiday travelers disembark and queue at ports in Western Visayas, part of heightened security and safety measures being enforced amid the surge of sea travel ahead of Christmas and New Year. PCG Photo

TRAVEL SURGE HITS WV: Coast Guard heightens port security; LTFRB orders random vehicle inspections

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ILOILO City – Authorities in Western Visayas have placed both sea and land transport operations on heightened alert as passenger traffic surges ahead of...

Crime drops 7.65% in Western Visayas as police tighten security ahead of holidays

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ILOILO City – Crime incidents across Western Visayas declined by 7.65 percent this year as police ramped up visibility, patrols, and intelligence operations ahead...

MORE Power brings holiday relief to Ilonggos with lower electricity rates this December

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ILOILO City — Consumers of Iloilo City’s lone power distributor are in for a treat this December as MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE...

P120-million boost clears way for Iloilo City employees’ year-end pay

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ILOILO City – With Christmas just days away, the city government is scrambling to beat the holiday deadline after the Sangguniang Panlungsod approved nearly...
Does the Iloilo City Government owe 21 months of salary increase back pay to its permanent employees? According to an administrative assistant at the Office of the City Veterinarian at city hall, “this matter might have been inadvertently overlooked.”

City Hall pushes unity ahead of 2026

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ILOILO City — Top Iloilo City officials issued a joint call for unity, warning that internal divisions — both within government and among the...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. personally hands a Christmas gift pack to a person deprived of liberty (PDL) during the distribution of holiday aid for about 2,000 inmates at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo. The annual activity, held in partnership with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, highlights the provincial government’s commitment to rehabilitation, dignity, and hope for PDLs during the Christmas season. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Governor underscores rehabilitation, reintegration in holiday outreach

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ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. marked the Christmas season with a strong message of hope and rehabilitation as he personally distributed gift packs...
WIND POWER FOR THE ISLAND. A small-scale wind turbine installed along the coast of Barangay Botlog, an island village in Concepcion, Iloilo, now provides renewable electricity for streetlights, a day care center, and a charging station at the barangay hall, bringing reliable power to an off-grid community through a project led by the Department of Science and Technology. RADYO PILIPINAS-ILOILO PHOTO

Wind power lights up off-grid island

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ILOILO — An off-grid island barangay in Concepcion town is now drawing power from the wind. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Western...
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