Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations Paul Ledesma says the Department of Social Welfare and Development suspects a region-wide, orchestrated, and systematic scheme of illegally deducting cash aid from beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program.

AICS deduction scheme region-wide and systematic, says DSWD exec

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ILOILO City – What began as isolated complaints in Iloilo City has now unraveled into what the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
The Iloilo provincial government’s “Kasanag sa Paskwa sa Kapitolyo” will open on Dec. 1, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Iloilo pushes behavior change as it races for DOH’s G2 basic sanitation certification

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ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government is ramping up efforts to change community behavior on animal waste handling and solid waste management as it...
Leaders of Kahublagan Kontra Korapsyon hold a press conference in Iloilo City ahead of the November 30, 2025 anti-corruption protest. From left: Elmer Forro of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Panay, Cynthia Ng of Manugbulong Iloilo, Msgr. Meliton Oso of the Archdiocesan Social Action Center, former Kabataan Party-list representative Raoul Manuel, Dr. Kristin Treñas of the Molo Parish Pastoral Council, and Arlie Bosque of Pamatan-on Kontra Kurapsyon.

Groups mounting Bonifacio Day protest to demand accountability from Marcos, Duterte camps

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ILOILO City – Positioning themselves at the forefront of a renewed nationwide push for transparency, various civil society groups in Iloilo are set to...
Mackerel tuna sold at the Dalipe Tradetown Public Market on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. The San Jose de Buenavista Municipal Economic Enterprise and Development Office in Antique said that consumers in the municipality resort to buying cheaper, alternative food such as fish and vegetables due to the high cost of pork. SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA MEEDO PHOTO

BFAR sets new licensing rules for fish handlers; fresh, chilled products to require license...

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ILOILO City – Businesses dealing with fresh, chilled, or frozen fishery products will soon need to secure a new License to Operate (LTO) from...
Alias “Mark”, the No. 3 most wanted person in Iloilo Province, was collared in Barangay San Carlos, Anilao town, on Nov. 20, 2025. ILOILO POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo Province’s No. 3 fugitive falls

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ILOILO — This province’s third most wanted man was arrested by officers of the Anilao Municipal Police Station (MPS) at around 9:43 a.m. on...

Barotac Nuevo man nabbed with P2.4-M ‘shabu’ in Oton

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ILOILO City – A 43-year-old man from Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo – classified as the top regional priority target in the campaign against illegal drugs...
Troops of the 53rd Engineering Brigade of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) conduct retrieval operations in Purok 8, Barangay Cabadiangan in Compostela, Cebu in this photo released on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The 3ID assured they will stay in Cebu until it has fully recovered from the effects of Typhoon “Tino”. PHOTO COURTESY OF 3ID

Gov’t troops continue humanitarian mission in ‘Tino’-hit Cebu

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ILOILO City – The Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), headquartered at Camp Gen Macario Peralta Jr. in Jamindan, Capiz, continues with its humanitarian...
RISING EDUCATION. As part of her forward-looking leadership, Mayor Raisa Treñas believes that the planned new Iloilo City Community College campus will bring bigger opportunities for Ilonggo families as it will open more slots for students, introduce new and in-demand programs, and create more pathways to a better quality of life and a brighter future.

ILOILO CITY PLANS EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Government is gearing up for a major expansion of the Iloilo City Community College (ICCC) with the development...
Students, faculty, and staff of Ateneo de Iloilo-SMCS were ordered to leave the campus on Thursday morning, November 20, after the school received a bomb threat through one of its official social media platforms. Photo courtesy of AJ Palcullo/PN

Bomb threats in Iloilo reach 34; 2 more schools ordered to evacuate

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ILOILO City — Classes were disrupted once again in Iloilo on Wednesday, November 20, as Ateneo de Iloilo–Santa Maria Catholic School (ADI–SMCS) and Iloilo...
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Signal jamming mulled as bomb scares raise fears ahead of Dinagyang 2026

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ILOILO City – Alarmed by a surge of bomb threats targeting schools – and possibly other public establishments – the Iloilo City Police Office...
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