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ROAD SAFETY PUSH: Amid alarming crash stats, 82 Oton youth complete free driving theory...

ILOILO – To address the rise in road crashes in Oton town – including incidents involving minors – 82 high school students completed a...
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SEED FOR SEED: Ilonggos urged to barter seeds for seedlings to sustain greening drive

BY IME SORNITO ILOILO – To sustain its reforestation campaign, the Iloilo provincial government is now asking Ilonggos to bring any type of seeds to...

Confirmation of new Iloilo SP secretary hits snag

ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has deferred its concurrence on the appointment of Atty. Henida Genise as the new Provincial Board secretary amid...
Workers retrieve heaps of plastic bottles and debris from a drainage outfall in Iloilo City, as part of intensified efforts to reduce daily waterway pollution that now exceeds 700 kilos. ILOILO CITY ENGINEER OFFICE PHOTO

DIRTY BURDEN: Iloilo City’s waterway trash surges past 700 kilos daily; Barangays along creeks...

ILOILO City – With over 700 kilograms of trash being pulled from its drainage systems daily, the city government is intensifying its crackdown on...
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Inflation in WV hits 17-month low at 1.5% in May; Food, transport costs drive...

ILOILO City – Western Visayas recorded its lowest inflation rate in nearly a year and a half, as consumer prices grew by just 1.5...
Department of Labor and Employment - Region 6 assistant regional director Melissa Navarra (second from left) and Department of Agriculture - Western Visayas OIC-Regional Technical Director Maria Teresa Solis (second from right) lead the ceremonial distribution of rice to a minimum wage earner during the official launch of the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na!” P20/kilo rice project on June 13 at the National Food Authority compound in Jaro, Iloilo City. Photo from DA-6 Facebook

P20/kilo rice for Western Visayas’ minimum wage earners rolls out

ILOILO City – Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas can now buy rice at just P20 per kilogram under a new government initiative aimed...
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Comelec flags 4 Iloilo candidates for failing to submit SOCE; Defensor, Tupas, Debuque top...

ILOILO – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has flagged four provincial candidates in Iloilo for failing to submit their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures...
The “Cry of Santa Barbara” float earns first runner-up honors in Historical Float Design Competition during the 127th Independence Day celebration in Manila, representing the Province of Iloilo with its intricate bamboo craftsmanship and homage to Ilonggo heroism. PHOTO FROM PCO

NAT’L INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION: Tultugan crowned champion; Dinagyang, ‘Cry of Santa Barbara’ also win...

ILOILO — The city and orovince of Iloilo emerged as cultural powerhouses during the 127th Philippine Independence Day celebration in Metro Manila, bagging top...
A newly built swine production facility under the Department of Agriculture – Region 6’s Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion Project in Barangay Guinobatan, New Lucena, Iloilo showcases modern pens designed to promote biosecure and sustainable hog farming practices. Photo of INSPIRE PROJECT from DA- Western Visayas

Swine recovery project seek to revive WV’s hog industry

ILOILO – In a major push to revitalize the hog industry in Western Visayas battered by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, the Department...
Department of Tourism Region 6 director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez (right) and Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry Treñas lead the wreath-laying ceremony before the monument of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal to mark the 127th Independence Day on June 12. Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor’s Office

Iloilo City marks Independence Day by showcasing tourism gains, cultural pride

ILOILO City – This city celebrated the 127th Philippine Independence Day not just with patriotic fervor but with a strong message of cultural pride...