Iloilo Provincial Administrator Raul Banias addresses hospital leaders and staff during the launch of the 2025 National Hospital Week at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol, where he called for expanded plantilla positions to end long-term contractual employment in the province’s 13 government-run hospitals. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Long-serving gov’t-run hospital workers in Iloilo still on contracts; End to job insecurity pushed

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ILOILO – Some hospital workers in Iloilo Province have been serving for more than two decades without permanent positions or full benefits — a...

WV inflation steady at 0.6% in July; food prices continue to fall

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ILOILO City – Inflation in Western Visayas held steady at 0.6 percent in July 2025, unchanged from June, as declines in food prices offset...
The Department of Health reported 269,467 dengue cases nationwide as of October 4, 2024.

INFECTIONS BREACH 3,700: Dengue death toll in Iloilo climbs to 14

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ILOILO – Dengue continues to exact a deadly toll in the province, with 14 lives lost and 3,705 cases recorded from January 1 to...
A large banner announcing the 2025 Jehovah’s Witnesses Regional Convention with the theme “Putli nga Pagsimba” (Pure Worship) is displayed outside the Iloilo Convention Center at the Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, where thousands are expected to gather on August 8–10 and 15–17.

Jehovah’s Witnesses set to draw thousands to ICC for ‘Pure Worship!’ regional gathering

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BY LYNDIE C. DEFACTO ILOILO City – Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from across Western Visayas are expected to converge at the Iloilo Convention Center here...

Council OKs tighter curfew for minors, more police patrol

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BY LYNDIE DEFACTO ILOILO City – Alarmed by a recent spate of violent incidents involving minors, the Iloilo City Council has approved a resolution urging...
One document every Filipino needs to have is their birth certificate. This is an official document that details a person’s identity, nationality, and lineage. 

Decades in shadows end as 3 elders finally get birth certificates

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ILOILO — For three elderly residents of Barangay Nagba, an upland village in Tubungan town, August 6 marked the end of a lifetime without...
People in Iloilo City barangays are forced to extract water from shallow wells often contaminated by nearby septic systems, according to a city councilor. Photo shows a boy fetching water from a well in Barangay Navais, Mandurriao district. ARNOLD ALMACEN/ILOILO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE FILE PHOTO

LGU FILLS THE GAPS AS MIWD FAILS TO DELIVER; Public health in peril, businesses...

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ILOILO City – Iloilo, one of the Philippines’ fastest-growing cities, is facing a deepening water problem that threatens public health, disrupts livelihoods, and undermines...
A Land Transportation Office – Region 6 enforcement officer assists a motorcycle rider in installing an official license plate during a roadside operation under the “Oplan: Stop, Plate, and Go” campaign — an initiative aimed at expediting plate distribution across Western Visayas. LTO-6 PHOTO

LTO races to clear Western Visayas plate backlog

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ILOILO City – Motorcycle riders across Western Visayas may now receive their long-overdue license plates without setting foot inside the Land Transportation Office —...
Over 300 market vendors attend the launch of the Accelerated Capacity Building Program under the Uswag Negosyo Academy and SIGE Program at the Iloilo City Hall Penthouse on August 5, 2025. The initiative aims to equip them with financial, digital, and entrepreneurial skills to match the city’s modernized public markets. LYNDIE C. DEFACTO/PN

Iloilo City Gov’t equips market vendors for business success under modernization push

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ILOILO City – To align public market modernization with inclusive economic growth, the city government has rolled out a multi-sectoral capacity-building initiative aimed at...
Photo courtesy of Sheen Marie Mabilog

Mabilog’s push for RPT transparency shot down

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ILOILO City – A bid by Councilor Sheen Marie Mabilog to seek transparency in the implementation of Iloilo City’s increased Real Property Tax (RPT)...
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