JM Basa Street up to Sunburst Park will be transformed anew into a lively stretch of food, crafts, and entertainment for the Iloilo Night Market from Aug. 29 to 31, 2025. ILOILO CITY PIO PHOTO

LIVING HERITAGE STREET: Calle Real night market to draw biggest Charter Day crowd yet

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ILOILO City – Calle Real is gearing up for an unprecedented surge of revelers as organizers project some 15,000 Ilonggos and visitors to flock...
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Health authorities warn Balasan residents against eating barracuda after 26 fall ill

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ILOILO – Health officials have urged residents of Balasan town to avoid eating barracuda (bansa) after 26 people reported symptoms of suspected food poisoning...
The Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (Diversion Road) in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district is a bustling 14-kilometer stretch of crisscrossing vehicles. The Land Transportation Office is pushing for a private motor vehicle inspection center system to assess motor vehicles’ roadworthiness. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEW DIS

Iloilo barangays honored for good governance

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ILOILO – More than 13,000 barangay officials from across Iloilo province gathered on Aug. 24 for the Provincial Liga ng mga Barangay’s “Liga Day”,...
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.

BAYAN-Panay hits Marcos’ silence on SC impeachment ruling, warns vs impunity

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ILOILO City – Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)-Panay has blasted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for keeping silent on the Supreme Court ruling that struck down...
WHERE’S THE FLOOD CONTROL? Despite a multi-million peso budget and a December deadline, the Flood Mitigation Structure in Lapuz District by the Department of Public Works and Highways remains unfinished. Budburan-Mansaya Creek is still un-rehabilitated, overgrown with vegetation, and shows no visible sign of the promised structure. Surrounding barangays, which were among those heavily flooded last month, blame defective or incomplete flood control projects across the city. The situation has fueled public frustration and intensified calls for a full investigation into public works along Iloilo City’s waterways.

WV mayors push full probe into nearly 300 flood projects

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ILOILO — Nearly 300 flood control projects in Western Visayas are now under the microscope, as a coalition of local chief executives joined mounting...
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Sudden PNP leadership change won’t disrupt WV police ops – PRO-6 chief

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ILOILO City – The abrupt leadership change at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame yesterday won’t disrupt ongoing operations in Western...
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Science-driven push to protect Iloilo-Batiano River Basin

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ILOILO City – The city government has tapped the scientific expertise of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) to anchor its fight against...
Sergeant Jhon Ray Coopera, a native of Barangay Bitoon, Jaro, Iloilo City, sacrificed his life to bring peace to the people of Tapaz, Capiz, according to the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. PHOTO COURTESY PF DYRI RMN ILOILO/FACEBOOK

Soldier killed, another wounded in Tapaz clash

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ILOILO City – A soldier was killed while another was wounded following a series of clashes between government troops and communist rebels in Tapaz,...
The body of alias “AJ”, 15, who drowned in the Iloilo River in La Paz, Iloilo City was recovered after nearly two hours of searching. He was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician. DYRI RMN ILOILO PHOTO

15-year-old boy drowns in Iloilo River

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ILOILO City – A 15-year-old boy drowned while swimming in the Iloilo River near Drilon Bridge in Barangay Rizal, La Paz district, on Monday...
This map from the “Sumbong sa Pangulo” portal shows the locations of over 160 flood control projects across Iloilo City and Province.

FLOODED WITH PROJECTS: ‘Sumbong sa Pangulo’ lists 160 flood control projects in Iloilo amid...

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ILOILO — Since 2022, over 160 flood control projects worth billions of pesos have been carried out in Iloilo Province, but mounting questions over...
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