Team Sulong Gugma anticipates a growing bandwagon effect that could propel their entire slate to victory in the May 12, 2025, elections.

‘LOVE RULES’: Survey shows Baronda’s widening advantage, Sulong Gugma slate gaining momentum

ILOILO City – Vice mayoralty candidate Love Baronda continues to hold a strong lead over her rival, based on the latest non-commissioned survey conducted...
Atty. Reinier Layson, provincial election supervisor of Commission on Elections-Iloilo, says a dedicated two-hour window from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on May 12 elections will be allocated for vulnerable groups, including senior citizens, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities, to cast their votes before the general public. CABATUAN NLE 2025/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Vulnerable sectors to have exclusive voting hours – Comelec

ILOILO – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urging vulnerable groups, including senior citizens, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities (PWDs), to take advantage...
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53 cases of HFMD recorded in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – The City Health Office (CHO) has confirmed 53 cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) as of April 26, prompting...

Comelec-Iloilo City sets final testing, sealing of vote counting machines

ILOILO City – With just days remaining before the May 12 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Iloilo City has...
A total of 5,266,080, or 76.32 percent of the 6.9 million voters, trooped to polling centers across Western Visayas during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30, 2023. Photo shows residents casting their votes at a polling precinct in Iloilo City. PN FILE PHOTO

No chance of postponing Dec. 2025 BSKE – Comelec

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has put to rest rumors about postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled for...
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Comelec prepares contingency plans to protect voters from extreme heat

ILOILO – With the summer heat expected to persist during the May 12 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Iloilo...
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Comelec probes 3 candidates for alleged vote-buying

ILOILO – Three candidates for Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member in Dumangas town were complained of alleged vote-buying activities and were thus issued with show...

‘Shabu’ worth over P1.5M seized in Arevalo drug bust

ILOILO City – Authorities confiscated more than P1.5 million worth of suspected shabu during a major anti-drug operation in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Arevalo district...
As the rainy season, heralded by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration since May 29, takes its hold, farmers across Western Visayas have commenced the crucial task of planting rice such as this one in Barangay Cabugao Norte, Pavia, Iloilo. PN PHOTO

184 Iloilo farmers freed from decades-old land debts

ILOILO — In a major victory for land reform beneficiaries, 184 Ilonggo farmers were officially freed from long-standing land debts as the Department of...
Police officers from the Sara Municipal Police Station stop motorists at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoint in Barangay Aspera, Sara, Iloilo. This checkpoint is part of heightened security measures as the Comelec identifies eight towns in Iloilo Province as “areas of concern” for the May 12 elections. SARA MPS PHOTO

‘AREAS OF CONCERN’: Police to deploy ‘special quick response teams’ to 8 Iloilo towns

ILOILO – Eight towns in this province have been classified as “areas of concern” by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Iloilo Police...