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LGU, private sector partnerships hailed as key to Iloilo’s forest future

ILOILO — Partnerships with local government units (LGUs) and private organizations are being hailed as the “game-changer” in Iloilo’s ambitious drive to transform itself...
Students and mentors from Iloilo’s award-winning teen centers gather at the Iloilo Convention Center for the 2025 Provincial Teen Center Day, celebrating innovation and youth empowerment.” PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo honors teen centers for innovation, impact

ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government has placed the spotlight on school-based teen centers that are redefining adolescent health and youth development programs, recognizing...
A build-up rally is set on September 18 in Pavia, Iloilo to be deliberately staged at the incomplete Aganan flyover to underscore the tangible costs of failed governance.

BROKEN FLYOVERS, DEFLATED TRUST: Iloilo protest march seeks to turn ‘corruption symbols’ into rallying...

ILOILO City – The unfinished Aganan flyover in Pavia, Iloilo will take center stage this week as a stark emblem of plunder when Ilonggos...
Through the newly launched sumbongsapangulo.ph, citizens can access details of ongoing and completed flood control projects nationwide and directly relay feedback or complaints to Malacañang, says President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Marcos reinstates LGU clearance for projects;Iloilo hails move to stop ‘paper-only’ completions

ILOILO City – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has restored a safeguard scrapped in the previous administration — requiring clearance from local governments before...
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3ID’s ultimatum to rebels: ‘Surrender or be killed’

ILOILO City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) has issued an ultimatum to the remaining remnants of the New People's Army (NPA)...
Approximately 60 grams of suspected illegal drugs valued at P408,000 were confiscated from alias “Anthony” in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Trapiche, Oton, Iloilo on September 15, 2025. IPPO PHOTO

Jobless man yields over P400K ‘shabu’ in Oton drug sting

ILOILO City – Another high-value suspect was arrested in Oton, Iloilo during a drug buy-bust operation on Monday morning, September 15. Alias “Anthony”, a 39-year-old...

PRO-6 nets 13 suspects, P2-M illegal drugs in a day

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) arrested a total of 13 drug suspects and seized P2 million worth of illegal drugs...
Crews from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and Aklan Electric Cooperative rush to stabilize poles along the beachside perimeter after Boracay Island and nearby Aklan towns suffered a weekend-long blackout. AKELCO FB PAGE PHOTO

BLACKOUT IN PARADISE: Boracay power failure lays bare island’s energy vulnerability

AKLAN – A weekend blackout that paralyzed Boracay Island, Malay and Buruanga towns in Aklan province has thrown into sharp relief the country’s top...
Residents line up for free chest X-ray screenings during a community-based drive against tuberculosis, part of the SCREENS to End TB Project led by the Iloilo Provincial Health Office and the Philippine Tuberculosis Society. PHOTO FROM ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE

Iloilo hunting down hidden TB cases by fusing cutting-edge AI X-ray with community outreach

ILOILO – This province has mounted an aggressive campaign against tuberculosis (TB), rolling out free chest X-ray screenings powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in...
Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (center) seals partnerships with West Visayas State University – College of Agriculture and Forestry (represented by Dr. Joel Araquil Sr., left) and Central Philippine University (represented by Dr. Ernest Howard Dagohoy, right) through the signing of agreements on environmental conservation projects at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO PHOTO

Defensor forges university alliances to push Iloilo’s ‘forest province’ vision

ILOILO — Rallying academic power behind his crusade for a greener Iloilo, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. on Monday sealed landmark partnerships with West Visayas...