Iloilo Province sets benchmark for local health systems
ILOILO — The province of Iloilo has emerged as Western Visayas’ benchmark for public health governance.
It has been hailed by the Department of Health...
QUAKE SPOTLIGHTS CRUMBLING HERITAGE; Urgent retrofitting of flagged buildings pushed
ILOILO City – The recent magnitude 6.9 earthquake has exposed the fragility of Iloilo City’s historic downtown, where six of 80 heritage buildings were...
Teacher shortage persists as WV enrolment surges
ILOILO City – Western Visayas schools face tougher days as rising student enrollment collides with thousands of unfilled teaching posts, raising alarm over overcrowded...
DSWD warns: LGUs without relief goods warehouses risk slower disaster response
ILOILO City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has sounded the alarm on the urgent need for local government units (LGUs)...
Traffic impact studies, parking solutions in new dev’ts pushed
By MA. THERESA LADIAO
ILOILO City – Alarmed by the traffic congestion across Iloilo City, a proposed ordinance is being pushed that would make Traffic...
Officials push unified master plan as flooding worsens
ILOILO City – With flooding now a recurring nightmare for communities across Western Visayas, disaster officials are moving to convene a region-wide summit that...
P306-M crop insurance shields WV farmers, fisherfolk from typhoon ruin
ILOILO – Successive typhoons may have battered Western Visayas’ agriculture and fisheries sector, but farmers and fisherfolk are fighting back with a critical lifeline:...
Iloilo City water rates set to increase next month
ILOILO City – Starting November 2025, households and businesses in this city and nearby municipalities will see a water rate adjustment — the first...
DepEd reels from teacher’s ambush; vows justice, assures schools remain safe
PASSI CITY, Iloilo – An ambush in Dueñas town that claimed the life of a public school teacher has rocked Western Visayas, igniting grief,...
6,437 CLASSROOMS SHORT: Backlog engulfs Western Visayas public schools
ILOILO — Western Visayas is in the grip of a classroom crunch, with the Department of Education (DepEd) reporting a shortage of 6,437 classrooms...