Driver dead, backrider hurt in motorcycle crash

ILOILO – Allegedly drunk, a motorcyclist died and his backrider was injured after their vehicle crashed into a concrete wall in Barangay Alacaygan, Banate...

Boy, 4, dies after being hit by motorcycle in Dumangas

ILOILO – A four-year-old boy died after he was hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road in Barangay Bantud Fabrica, Dumangas town on...

‘NO POSTING’: Comelec bans all campaign activities — online and offline — on April...

ILOILO City – No form of campaigning, including on social media, will be allowed during Maundy Thursday (April 17) and Good Friday (April 18),...
Linemen and engineers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and MORE Electric and Power Corporation are seen in this photo during the swinging of Baldoza feeder using bypass line to facilitate load transfer to the newly commissioned 100MVA transformer at NGCP’s Iloilo city substation.

NGCP facility upgrade boosts capacity for MORE Power, fueling Iloilo City’s growth

ILOILO City – A significant step towards a more reliable and robust power grid for this city has been achieved with the successful load...

Foodborne illnesses threaten fiesta celebrations

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) has sounded the alarm over the growing risk of foodborne illnesses this fiesta season, urging...
The St. Nicholas of Tolentino Parish in Cabatuan, Iloilo solemnly celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday, April 13. This church is one of the seven churches designated as pilgrimage sites for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO PARISH/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Jaro Archdiocese urges devotees to include Jubilee churches in Holy Week ‘Visita Iglesia’

ILOILO City – The Archdiocese of Jaro is urging the faithful to include in their Holy Week Visita Iglesia this year the seven churches...
Photo courtesy of Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Comelec-6 ramps up logistics, security prep for May 12 polls

ILOILO City – With the May 12 midterm elections fast approaching, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Region 6 is finalizing key logistical and security...
“We don’t arbitrarily decide the size of a canal. The area to be irrigated dictates the canal design. For 75 hectares, a larger canal would be excessive and wasteful,” says Engr. Randy Alipis, division manager of the National Irrigation Administration – Region 6’s Iloilo-Guimaras Irrigation Management Office. IME SORNITO

NIA-6 defends controversial canal project in Oton amid online backlash: Canal design based on...

ILOILO – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region 6 has defended the construction of a canal project in Oton, Iloilo that recently went viral...
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Gov’t called out for activist abductions

ILOILO City – Eighteen years ago, on the evening of April 12, Iloilo activists Maria Luisa “Luing” Posa-Dominado and Nilo Arado were abducted by...
Jeffrey Gabucay, Provincial Officer of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), briefs 4Ps parent leaders and other stakeholders in Antique about the First 1,000 Days (F1KD) program in this Feb. 17, 2025 photo. DSWD WESTERN VISAYAS PHOTO

4Ps beneficiaries must update family roster for additional benefits – DSWD

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is urging all Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries to update their family...