Visayan spotted deer. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES - ILOILO

Dinagyang 2026 to roar for conservation: Tribes to champion Visayas’ rare wildlife

ILOILO City – The upcoming Dinagyang Festival 2026 is taking its world-renowned street performances to a new stage — the fight for biodiversity. Competing...
Photo courtesy of PDRRMO - Iloilo

OCD pushes for community-level readiness after successful regional earthquake, tsunami drill

ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6 has urged local governments and partner agencies to sustain community-level preparedness efforts following...
Residents of Barangay Talokgangan in Banate, Iloilo, rush to higher ground as church bells ring during a simulated tsunami alert on October 23, 2025. The drill, part of a regionwide preparedness exercise, demonstrated how traditional warning systems can still save lives in modern disaster response. PHOTO FROM PDRRMO-ILOILO

BELLS WARN OF WAVES: Banate earthquake drill shows disaster readiness begins with community ingenuity

ILOILO – In coastal Banate, the ringing of church bells on Thursday afternoon, October 23, was no ordinary call to prayer — it was...

CRACKS ONLY SKIN-DEEP: DPWH allays fears, says Iloilo capitol structurally sound after quake

ILOILO — Fears of structural damage to the Iloilo provincial capitol were laid to rest after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...

DepEd-Iloilo launches probe into Oton teacher accused of molesting minors

ILOILO – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Office (SDO) of Iloilo has initiated an investigation and pledged full coordination with law enforcement...
“Public service is both a privilege and a responsibility. Daku nga dungog nga makaupod ko kamo sa sini nga pag-panglakaton,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas during her first State of the City Address, highlighting her 100 days achievements as Iloilo City mayor. JADE DEQUIÑA/ILOILO CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

Treñas bans use of name in sports events to depoliticize tourneys, focus on community...

ILOILO City – To separate politics from sports, Mayor Raisa Treñas has issued an executive order prohibiting the use of her name — or...
The Philippine Navy’s grounded BRP Sierra Madre (lower right), marks the Philippines’ presence at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

Grassroots education on West Philippine Sea pushed

ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Board is launching a province-wide awareness and education campaign to strengthen understanding of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue,...

Councilor warns: No basis to deny media access to public records; City Council panel...

ILOILO City — A key Iloilo City Council committee is pushing back against what it calls unfounded restrictions on the media’s access to public...
Local artists Rhea Marielen Teodoro and Geneco Mabasa find inspiration and purpose in museums and galleries, which they describe as sanctuaries of creativity and culture.

Museums inspire new generation of Ilonggo artists

ILOILO City – Art museums and galleries are not just repositories of artifacts and paintings — they are sanctuaries where passion, emotion, and imagination...
FLOODED FLOOD CONTROL. Defeating its purpose to mitigate flooding, this portion of a flood mitigation structure in Barangay Mohon, Arevalo, Iloilo City has been inundated. Three projects worth ₱353 million in Arevalo were awarded to Discaya-linked contractors, yet transparency reports lack crucial details such as start and completion dates. Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas and Oton, Iloilo’s Mayor Sofronio Fusin recently inspected sites in barangays Mohon and Sto. Domingo after residents blamed the projects for worsening floods.

Iloilo’s flood defense stalls as P800-M projects scrapped from 2026 budget

ILOILO City – This city’s fight against flooding is set to take a major setback next year. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the removal of...