Iloilo farmers sound alarm over plummeting palay prices
ILOILO – Farmers in Iloilo fear they could be on the brink of economic collapse as the farmgate price of palay plunges to as...
Iloilo Prov’l Board moves to aid Cebu, strengthen local disaster preparedness
ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Iloilo has acted swiftly following the devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu on September 30, passing key resolutions...
BI arrests Italian nat’l in Iloilo for overstaying, undocumented status
ILOILO City — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested an Italian national in this city for overstaying and failing to maintain valid immigration documents.
Agents...
BCPO seizes P1.36-M worth of ‘shabu,’ arrests eight in Bacolod
BACOLOD City – In its continuing intensified anti-drug campaign, the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized about...
‘GREEN REBOUND’: Iloilo targets complete reversal of deforestation by 2044
ILOILO — Determined to reverse decades of environmental degradation, the Iloilo provincial government has launched a long-term strategy to restore its vanishing forests and...
Iloilo City’s economy expands by 7.1% in 2024, retains lead in Western Visayas growth
ILOILO City – This city’s economy continued its upward trajectory in 2024, growing by 7.1 percent and posting a gross domestic product (GDP) of...
P20.7-B Panay River Basin projectfull completion eyed by early 2026
ILOILO City – The P20.7-billion Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project (PRB-IDP) in Tapaz, Capiz, is moving closer to construction.
The Department of Economy, Planning,...
Mayor Raisa Treñas to deliver first SOCA today
ILOILO City — Mayor Raisa Treñas will deliver her first State of the City Address (SOCA) today, October 8, marking her 100th day in...
Quake-triggered power plant shutdowns put Visayas grid on yellow alert; Ilonggos urged to conserve...
ILOILO City — The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that rattled northern Cebu has rippled across the Visayas not just through aftershocks but through the region’s...
Iloilo turns to bamboo as new engine of green growth; province eyes 9,000 hectares...
ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government is charting a new path to sustainable economic growth by transforming bamboo into a major industrial resource, positioning...