DTI finds ‘full compliance’ in region-wide sweep of Christmas lights
ILOILO — In a major boost to consumer safety this holiday season, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that all Christmas lights...
347 holiday sidewalk vendors hit the streets
ILOILO City – The city government has launched its month-long holiday vending program under heightened regulation, deploying tighter enforcement teams as 347 sidewalk vendors...
Heavy Iloilo City traffic feared as multiple holiday events converge; Expect delays, leave cars...
ILOILO City — Traffic authorities are bracing for one of the heaviest gridlocks of the Christmas season as multiple large-scale holiday events — including...
DOH ramps up rights-based, community-level push vs HIV as cases rise in Western Visayas
ILOILO City – Confronted with the continuing rise of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in Western Visayas, the Department of Health (DOH) is shifting...
42 WV LGUs move out of ASF ‘red zone’; Region sees major gains in...
ILOILO – Western Visayas recorded one of its most significant strides yet in African Swine Fever (ASF) containment. Forty-two cities and municipalities were formally...
Security, crowd-control protocols tightened for Iloilo Capitol’s ‘Candyland’ opening
ILOILO – Anticipating one of the province’s biggest holiday gatherings, the Iloilo provincial government is rolling out heightened safety, security, and crowd-control measures for...
Incentive payouts to 14,500 barangay volunteers starts
ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government has rolled out a province-wide distribution of cash incentives to nearly 14,500 barangay volunteers, marking one of its...
UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDER SIEGE: Bomb threats expose critical shortage in police EOD personnel
ILOILO City — A surge of bomb threats across Western Visayas has exposed a worrying security gap: the region is being protected by only...
Police in WV on ‘all-hands’ holiday alert; only short breaks allowed
ILOILO City — Western Visayas police are entering the holiday season on an all-hands, no-leave footing, with the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) allowing...
Possible low-pressure system to form near Visayas – PAGASA
ILOILO City - The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is monitoring a possible weather disturbance that could develop near the Visayas...