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54K WV OFWs in Hong Kong prompt safety checks after deadly Tai Po fire

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government is now on heightened monitoring of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong after the Department of Migrant...
According to Dr. Teresa M. Hallegado, pediatrician and child-protection advocate in Iloilo City, Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) is inflicting lifelong physical, emotional, and developmental scars on victims. Dr. Hallegad is a one of the members of Zonta Club Metro Iloilo.

16-DAY ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN: Online child abuse now a public health emergency, pediatrician warns

ILOILO City – Online sexual exploitation of children is no longer just a cybercrime issue but a worsening public health emergency, a pediatrician warned...
Photo courtesy of DSWD Western Visayas

DSWD expands ‘Walang Gutom’ program’ to more WV provinces

ILOILO — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is accelerating efforts to fight hunger in Western Visayas, rolling out the expanded Walang...

DOH-6 ushers in new leadership as two OIC directors take over

ILOILO — The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas has entered a major leadership transition with the designation of two new officers-in-charge following...
The blaze broke out at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex and was classified as a level five – the highest in severity. The complex was undergoing extensive renovations when the fire began. BBC

ILONGGA ESCAPES DEADLY HONG KONG INFERNO; Fire kills 128, over 150 missing; one Filipino...

ILOILO City – An Ilongga domestic worker is among the survivors of the horrific high-rise inferno in Tai Po, Hong Kong — a disaster...
Hotel101-Milan in Italy is set to have approximately 429 rooms. Photo shows the outside perspective of the hotel.

DoubleDragon’s Hotel101 expands to Milan, Italy

HOTEL101 Global Holdings Corp., a subsidiary of Philippine-listed DoubleDragon Corporation, continues its global expansion with another project in Europe. It recently entered into a joint...
Negros Power held a heartfelt send-off ceremony for the augmentation teams from its sister companies — MORE Power and Bohol Light — as well as CEPALCO, in recognition of their invaluable support and dedication in accelerating power restoration efforts across Central Negros.

Negros Power completes full restoration after back-to-back typhoons ‘Tino’ and ‘Uwan’

NEGROS Island — After enduring the successive blows of typhoons “Tino” and “Uwan” on November 4 and 9, respectively, Central Negros is now steadily...
‘TRILLION PESO MARCH 2.0’. Around 1,800 Ilonggos joined the “Trillion Peso March” in Iloilo City on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) estimated that about 1,500 participants marched from Jaro Plaza to the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and 300 more joined the anti-corruption rally from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Iloilo City campus area. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Nearly 2,000 Ilonggos stage Bonifacio Day rally vs corruption

ILOILO City – Nearly 2,000 Ilonggos marched on Bonifacio Day to denounce what activists called the worsening “impunity” in corruption and political dynasties. Civil society...

Iloilo launches PPP to build modern dialysis centers in all district hospitals

ILOILO – To close the province’s long-standing dialysis service gap, the Iloilo Provincial Government has sealed a landmark public-private partnership (PPP) with AC Health...
Night market visitors can expect a wide selection of food — from inasal and pancit molo to locally brewed kape — as part of the push to support home-grown businesses and boost the local economy, says Jay Treñas, executive assistant to the Iloilo City mayor and head of the Night Market Committee.

Calle Real Christmas Night Market on Dec. 5–7

ILOILO City – The city government is gearing up for a surge of holiday crowds with the Calle Real Christmas Night Market running on...