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Mayor summons providers, key sectors as brownouts hit essential services in city

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas is summoning power providers and representatives of key sectors to a meeting today as recurring brownouts threaten businesses...
Overall, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s ₱10.79-billion payout benefited nearly 800,000 patients across Western Visayas and Negros Occidental in the first six months of 2026, says PhilHealth Western Visayas Regional Vice President Marjorie Cabrieto.

Pneumonia drives PhilHealth claims as payouts hit P10.79B

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ILOILO — Moderate-risk pneumonia emerged as the biggest healthcare claims burden in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental as Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) paid...
A global financial technology firm says artificial intelligence (AI) can streamline know-your-customer procedures by reviewing loan applications, flagging errors and anomalies, and helping loan officers more clearly distinguish reliable borrowers from risky ones. INQUIRER.NET / STOCK PHOTO

PH must move fast — and responsibly — in AI race, says former Esraeli...

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JERUSALEM, Israel — The Philippines should not hesitate to enter the artificial intelligence (AI) era, but it must ensure that its pursuit of technology...
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Grabato family on scion’s case: No US, PH summons served Public urged not to...

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ILOILO — The family of Rey Grabato II has broken its silence over the Iloilo businessman’s reported inclusion in a United States fraud case,...
This map shows the proposed site in Barangay Abilay Sur, Oton, Iloilo for the planned 50-megawatt hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data center. The project has stirred controversy over its potential impact on electricity and water consumption, land use, and other local resources.

PROPOSED DATA CENTER STIRS CONTROVERSY; Questions left unanswered as proponent walks out of consultation

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ILOILO — A proposed 50-megawatt hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Oton, Iloilo has been thrown into uncertainty after its Norwegian proponent walked...
Mothers breastfeed their babies during a previous “Hakab Na! Iloilo” gathering promoting breastfeeding as a natural, healthy and socially accepted way of nourishing infants. Organizers expect around 100 mothers to join this year’s event on August 15 in Pavia, Iloilo.

BREASTFEEDING MOMS FIGHT PUBLIC STIGMA; Advocacy group: It is natural, never indecent

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ILOILO City – Around 100 mothers from Iloilo City and the province will breastfeed their infants simultaneously in a public space this Saturday, August...
The Department of Agriculture targets to build 2,200 kilometers of farm-to-market roads this year after the agency’s budget for these concrete highways was raised to P33 billion from P23 billion in 2025. PHOTO COURTESY OF DPWH

Farm-to-market program serves 125,476 Western Visayas households

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ILOILO City – The government’s Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) program generated more than P50 million in sales from January to May 2026, providing 120...
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

Capitol sees closer coordination with new Ilonggo Armed Forces chief

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ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government expects closer coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on disaster preparedness and public safety following...

Farm exposure drives Iloilo ‘leptospirosis’ cases; Death toll doubles to 10 despite 15% drop...

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ILOILO — Agricultural exposure has emerged as the leading risk factor in Iloilo’s leptospirosis cases this year, with farmers and farm workers accounting for...
FUTURE-READY LEARNING. An artist’s rendering shows the proposed P15-million MoRProGRes Iloilo Technohub at Cabatuan National Comprehensive High School. The facility will train students in artificial intelligence, drone technology, 3D printing, information and communications technology and other technical vocational fields. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo eyes school technohubs to train students in AI, drones

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ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government is using a P15-million technology hub in Cabatuan as a pilot for a planned network of similar facilities...
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