1,500 Western Visayas PUVs eyed for P60K cash lifeline amid fuel price surge
ILOILO City – Modernized jeepney and UV Express operators in Western Visayas could receive as much as P60,000 each in government financial assistance to...
Extended terms raise bar for barangay, SK officials; Treñas: Longer tenure must translate into...
ILOILO City – The two-year postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) should raise — not relax — expectations on incumbent village...
WV gov’t, public schools pause for family time
ILOILO City — Government offices and public schools across Western Visayas will cut short their operations today, Monday, September 28, as workers, teachers and...
Iloilo City proposes traffic discipline zones and P5,ooo fine for violators
ILOILO City — Motorists and pedestrians could face stricter traffic enforcement and fines of up to P5,000 in designated areas of Iloilo City under...
2026 BSKE SCRAPPED | 4.2M WV voters to wait until 2028; Comelec-6 to halt...
ILOILO City – More than 4.2 million registered voters in Western Visayas will have to wait until 2028 to elect new barangay and Sangguniang...
VAPE SHOPS FACE DRUG SWEEP; Iloilo City Gov’t seeks multi-agency inspections, online monitoring amid...
ILOILO City – Vape shops and online sellers in this city could face intensified government scrutiny as authorities move to prevent electronic cigarettes from...
Iloilo dominates WV fiscal performance awards
ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government emerged as Western Visayas’ strongest fiscal performer for Calendar Year 2025, sweeping first place in 12 categories and...
P55-M grant to speed up school building drive
ILOILO City – A P55-million grant from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is set to accelerate Iloilo City’s construction of additional classrooms...
P3-billion crop safety net for 164K WV farmers; Insurance shields 137K hectares of farms...
ILOILO City — Nearly 165,000 rice and corn farmers across Western Visayas are now covered by a multibillion-peso government-backed insurance safety net, giving the...
Schools to build mental health early-warning system
ILOILO City — Teachers and parents will be equipped to spot early warning signs of mental health problems among students under an expanded...