Tribu Paghidaet performs during the 100-day countdown and grand launching of the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2026 at SM City Iloilo Southpoint on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. JADE DEQUIÑA/ILOILO CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

100 DAYS TO DINAGYANG: Iloilo launches countdown to world-class 2026 festival

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ILOILO City – The countdown to the country’s most celebrated cultural spectacle has begun. Iloilo City officially ushered in the Dinagyang Festival 2026 season...
With beautiful skyscrapers rising proudly in Iloilo Business Park, these residential condo developments from Megaworld help lend more character and charm into the iconic modern skyline of the Iloilo City.

Iloilo City reclaims ‘most business-friendly’ title, solidifies status as investment hub

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ILOILO City – Cementing its reputation as one of the country’s rising investment hubs, Iloilo City has reclaimed the Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit...

Dinagyang sports naming sparks online debate; city official clarifies mayor had no hand

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ILOILO City – What was meant to be a showcase of athletic spirit ahead of the Dinagyang Festival has instead stirred controversy after several...

LTO-6 cracks down on rogue motorists; fake licenses, stunts, and drag racing lead to...

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ILOILO City – From fake licenses to viral road stunts, 16 motorists in Western Visayas have been permanently banned from driving as the Land...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. presents the proposed site development plan for the new Hall of Justice on an eight-hectare property in Barangay Guinobatan, New Lucena, Iloilo during a meeting with judiciary officials. PHOTO COURTESY OF BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

AFTER THE CRACKS, A NEW START? Defensor offers 8-hectare site in New Lucena for...

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ILOILO – With the quake-damaged Chief Justice Ramon Q. Avanceña Hall of Justice now deemed unsafe, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has stepped in with...
Newly installed Zarraga, Iloilo mayor Jeffrey “Balonglong” Silveo takes his oath of office before Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. as his family looks on, marking the start of a new chapter in the town’s governance following the Ombudsman’s dismissal of former mayor Jofel Marañon-Soldevilla and former vice mayor Michael Omar Lacson.

New Zarraga mayor, vice mayor take reins after Ombudsman orders leadership shake-up

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ILOILO – A fresh chapter unfolds in the municipality of Zarraga as newly sworn-in Mayor Jeffrey “Balonglong” Silveo and Vice Mayor Laurence John “LJ”...
“During the last quarter of the year, we enter what we call the cold season, when flu cases naturally rise. That’s expected, but the figures are not alarming. We are not seeing any pattern here that would suggest an outbreak,” says Dr. Mary Ann Diaz, head of the Iloilo City Health Office. MA. THERESA LADIAO/PN

Iloilo City’s influenza cases hit record low; CHO credits strong surveillance, vaccination

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ILOILO City – While flu cases rise in other parts of the country, Iloilo City stands out for having recorded only two influenza-like illness...
Photo courtesy of Bernadette Reyes/GMA Integrated News

DRIVE VS MALNUTRITION: Iloilo prov’l capitol, 43 LGUs to make P20/kilo rice available to...

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ILOILO – To combat child malnutrition and cushion poor households from rising food prices, the Iloilo provincial government has sealed a memorandum of agreement...
“It is high time they come up with the necessary instruments. The epicenter in Guimbal, Iloilo, is a total wake-up call for DOST — for them to decide fast and establish the appropriate monitoring station,” says retired Police Colonel Cornelio Salinas, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.

‘BETTER READY THAN SORRY’: Iloilo Province pushes for permanent regional earthquake monitoring station

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ILOILO – A series of tremors that shook Panay Island in recent weeks has prompted renewed calls for the establishment of a permanent earthquake...
Tribu Paghidaet, champion of Dinagyang 2025, electrifies the crowd during the street dance competition on January 26, 2025. DAGYANG PHOTOGRAPHY FB PAGE PHOTO

100-DAY COUNTDOWN BEGINS: Dinagyang 2026 launch drums up spirit of faith and unity

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ILOILO City – The rhythmic beat of the drums will echo once again at SM City Iloilo Southpoint today as Iloilo City kicks off...
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