This aerial photo shows a portion of Pavia, Iloilo. The fast-growing municipality has emerged as another potential site considered by foreign investors for a proposed hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data center after initial plans in Santa Barbara and Oton faced hurdles. ILONGGO TRAVELER PHOTO

ILOILO GROWTH DRAWS DATA CENTER INVESTOR; Proponent shifted focus from Negros to Panay; Pavia...

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ILOILO – Iloilo’s perceived faster economic growth has drawn the Norwegian proponent of a hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data center to explore possible sites...
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Investor pulls out after public consultation backlash on proposed Oton AI data center

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ILOILO – The investor behind the proposed 50-megawatt hyperscale artificial intelligence data center in Oton town has abandoned the project, days after his controversial...
Photo shows bolanteros at the Iloilo Terminal Market.

‘WIN-WIN’ DEAL IN VENDORS’ ROW: ‘Bolanteros’ return to ‘Super’ but prohibited from selling in...

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ILOILO City – The city government has brokered a compromise between regular and ambulant vendors, ordering the bolanteros back to the Iloilo Terminal Public...
Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro Midyphil Billones has been appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental following the transfer of Bishop Louie Galbines to the Diocese of Bacolod.

Pope Leo taps Jaro archbishop as Kabankalan diocese administrator pending appointment of new bishop

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ILOILO — Pope Leo XIV has tapped Jaro Archbishop Midyphil Billones to temporarily lead the Diocese of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental, placing the Western...
FRONTLINE FORCE. Barangay health workers attend a meeting led by their provincial federation president Violeta Gicana (standing) at a local health station in Guimbal, Iloilo. More than 11,800 BHWs across the province stand to receive monthly benefits, hazard pay and other assistance under the Senate-approved Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers. PHOTO COURTESY OF VIOLETA GICANA

11,800 barangay health workers of Iloilo press for long-sought benefits

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ILOILO – More than 11,800 barangay health workers (BHWs) across Iloilo Province stand to receive at least P3,000 in monthly benefits and other long-sought...
911 AWARENESS. Police Regional Office 6 and Department of the Interior and Local Government – Region 6 officials and personnel promote the 911 emergency hotline number through the posting of posters and stickers on emergency and government vehicles during a region-wide awareness campaign. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

258 emergency calls answered since June; 911 push intensifies across Western Visayas

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ILOILO — Authorities are stepping up efforts to make 911 the go-to emergency number in Western Visayas after the region’s Unified 911 system responded...
Western Visayas Medical Center’s newly opened Building H in Mandurriao, Iloilo City houses key service units, including the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Eye Care Center, and research and professional training facilities, strengthening the government hospital’s capacity to provide specialized healthcare services. DOH-6

WVMC expands specialized care

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ILOILO CITY — Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) has expanded its capacity for specialized healthcare, rehabilitation, research and medical training with the opening of...

Mabilog graft case dismissed; Nava weighs next legal move

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ILOILO City – Former Iloilo City mayor and now Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jed Patrick Mabilog has secured the...
Iloilo 1st District’s Cong. Janette Garin labels the process taken by a foreign investor behind a proposed hyperscale Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center in Oton as “highly unusual” and a “red flag.” Garin also condemns the investor’s behavior following a public consultation. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PHOTO

‘HIGHLY UNUSUAL’: Garin questions route taken by Oton AI data center investor

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ILOILO — How did the proposed 50-megawatt hyperscale Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center in the town of Oton come about? First District’s Cong. Janette Garin...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (inset) highlights that Iloilo is aligning with Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration through the provincial government’s MoRProGRes TechnoHub at Cabatuan National Comprehensive High School. This facility aims to develop young people for the future human resource pool in Pax Silica, particularly in information technology, AI and related fields. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO PHOTOS

Iloilo grooms youth for Pax Silica jobs; Defensor sees TechnoHub as training ground for...

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ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government is positioning young Ilonggos to compete for thousands of high-skilled jobs expected from the proposed Pax Silica, with...
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