For decades, informal vending around the Iloilo Terminal Market — popularly known as “Super” — was tolerated, with vendors selling vegetables, candles, and local delicacies along sidewalks crowded with pedestrians and public transport. This caused congestion and sanitation problems that the city government now seeks to correct at the newly-rehabilitated market. ILOILO CITY GOV’T PHOTO

100-meter ‘no-sell zone’ imposed around new Iloilo Terminal Market

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ILOILO City – As the newly rehabilitated Iloilo Terminal Market opens today, October 30, the city government is imposing a strict enforcement campaign against...

Tupas couple Raul and Binky fires back as cousin Rolex raises conflict-of-interest alarm in...

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ILOILO — Allegations of conflict of interest in multimillion-peso flood control projects in Iloilo’s 5th District have sparked a heated exchange between Provincial Board...
“Focus on mitigation and preparedness. Inspect all buildings, determine which will collapse or not, and inform the people if they are in danger,” says Science and Technology secretary Renato Solidum during his October 28 visit to Iloilo for the 6th Western Visayas Health Research Conference.

Awareness not enough; DOST chief urges Ilonggos to take concrete steps on quake, tsunami...

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ILOILO City – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary Renato Solidum has urged Ilonggos to move beyond awareness and take concrete steps in...
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32 Panay Bukidnon families begin new chapter in government-built village

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ILOILO — After years of uncertainty over their ancestral lands, 32 Indigenous Peoples (IP) families from the Panay Bukidnon community have finally resettled in...
Members of the Association of Taxi Operators of the Philippines (ATOP) – Iloilo personally met with Mayor Raisa Treñas (left) to express fears that the “blue taxi” units could displace long-standing local taxi firms. Following this, the mayor directed the Local Public Transport Route Committee to convene on Friday afternoon, Oct. 31, to address the matter. ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT PHOTO, MAI LADIAO/PN

‘A MATTER OF SURVIVAL’: Treñas orders urgent transport summit to tackle ‘blue taxi’ controversy

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ILOILO City – Alarmed by mounting backlash from local operators, Mayor Raisa Treñas has called an emergency meeting of the Local Public Transport Route...

Central, Terminal market vendors hail modern stalls but worry about space, rules, and costs

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ILOILO City – The grand reopening of the redeveloped Iloilo Central Market and Iloilo Terminal Market tomorrow, October 30, marks a milestone in the...
REMEMBERING DEPARTED LOVED ONES. It is a tradition for families to visit cemeteries on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, bringing candles and flowers for their departed loved ones. Photo shows a man sprucing up tombs at the Jaro Catholic Cemetery in Iloilo City ahead of Fiesta Minatay. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Iloilo City braces for ‘day of the dead’ gridlock

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ILOILO City – Anticipating massive vehicular buildup and crowd congestion, the city government will implement citywide traffic rerouting and road closures on November 1...
Photo courtesy of Tupi LGU

Tupi, South Cotabato eyes Iloilo’s fiscal model to boost local revenues

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ILOILO – The Municipal Assessor’s Office of Tupi, South Cotabato, is turning to Iloilo Province’s successful fiscal practices for inspiration, as part of its...
“Normalizing corruption has overwhelmed and devastated our nation,” says Monsignor Meliton Oso, director of the Jaro Archdiocesan Social Action Center. “However, even amidst this turmoil, the Lord is with us; He will guide us through the waves and help us emerge from the turbulent waters by embracing righteousness, honesty, and accountability.”

Church escalates anti-corruption drive with Bonifacio Day protest

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ILOILO City – The Archdiocese of Jaro is transforming its weekly anti-corruption vigils into a full-scale public protest on November 30, Bonifacio Day, signalling...

63 Region 6 fugitives arrested in weeklong police crackdown

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ILOILO City – A weeklong manhunt operation by the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has led to the capture of 63 fugitives across Western...
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