High school students huddle on the ground outside their school in Davao Oriental after feeling the magnitude 7.4 earthquake.

Iloilo City to extend aid to Cebu, Davao quake survivors

ILOILO City – Demonstrating solidarity beyond borders, the Iloilo City Government is sending financial aid to earthquake-stricken areas in Cebu and Davao Oriental —...

Police nab Region 6’s top fugitives in weeklong drive

ILOILO City — In a major breakthrough for law enforcement in Western Visayas, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has captured several of the...
DAWN COMMUTE. Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 director Atty. Gaudioso Geduspan II waits for a jeepney at a transport terminal in Barangay Ungka, Pavia, Iloilo before sunrise as part of his “reality check” ride to experience first-hand the daily struggles of Ilongo commuters. LTO-6 PHOTO

LTO-6 chief vows strict enforcement of ‘no sardinas policy’ after commuter ride

ILOILO City – Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 director Atty. Gaudioso Geduspan II vowed to intensify enforcement against overloading in public utility vehicles...

LTO probes LTFRB employee over road mishap

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Western Visayas has moved swiftly to investigate one of its fellow enforcement partners. An employee of...
Personnel of the Iloilo City Office of the Building Official conduct a structural check on a school building after a Sept. 30 earthquake in Cebu that was also felt in the city. “The safety of students and personnel remains our priority,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas. ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT/FACEBOOK PHOTOS

AFTERSHOCK PROTOCOL: Iloilo City to adopt automatic earthquake response rules for schools, offices

ILOILO City – The city government is moving to institutionalize a clear, automatic protocol for class and work suspensions in the wake of earthquakes...
A health educator from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office presents illustrated materials on proper insulin administration during a consultation meeting with parents and children living with Type 1 Diabetes. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo tackles gaps in children’s diabetes care

ILOILO – Confronting the urgent need for better healthcare access for young diabetics, the Iloilo provincial government, through its Provincial Health Office (IPHO), has...
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Iloilo to study funding for ‘Go Bags’ as Treñas urges households to practice self-help...

ILOILO City – With strong earthquakes repeatedly shaking parts of the country, Mayor Raisa Treñas is urging Ilonggos to adopt a “self-help” approach to...
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DPWH-6 undergoes leadership shakeup amid flood control probe

ILOILO City - In the midst of a sweeping internal shakeup within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Secretary Vince Dizon has...
There had been at least 75 incidents of threats and attacks against the press in the past 10 months, data from the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. INQUIRER.NET STOCK PHOTO

NUJP Iloilo reactivated to strengthen press freedom defense, media safety

ILOILO City – Amid growing concerns over media harassment and shrinking press freedom spaces nationwide, journalists in Iloilo have revived the National Union of...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. leads the Iloilo Provincial Government in honoring three Ilonggo generals — Lieutenant General Antonio Nafarrete, Lieutenant General Luis Rex Bergante, and Lieutenant General Jimmy Larida — for their distinguished military service during a ceremony at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol.

3 Ilonggo generals now lead national security commands

ILOILO – Three Ilonggo generals now holding top posts in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were honored by the Iloilo provincial government...