An enforcement officer of the Land Transportation Office - Region 6 inspects a sedan intercepted along the Circumferential Road in Barangay Buhang, Jaro, Iloilo City for allegedly transporting paying passengers without the required franchise. LTO has apprehended 188 “colorum” vehicles across Western Visayas since January as it intensifies its campaign against unauthorized passenger transport. LTO-6

188 ‘colorum’ vehicles pulled off region’s roads

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has pulled 188 “colorum” vehicles off Western Visayas roads since January as authorities intensify a region-wide...
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Camposano makes UPV history as first chancellor to secure 3 terms

ILOILO City — Dr. Clement Camposano makes history as the first chancellor of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) to serve three terms...
Engr. Neil Martin Modina of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) addresses media and local government information officers on Thursday, Sept. 24, emphasizing that Panay Island needs a 150 megawatts power buffer to shield consumers from repeated grid alerts and manual load dropping. He says that frequent power interruptions on the island and other parts of the Visayas have been aggravated by aging generating plants and unplanned shutdowns. MORE POWER PHOTO

POWER SUPPLY STAYS ‘ACUTE’; Panay needs 150 MV more power – NGCP

ILOILO City – Panay needs at least 150 megawatts (MW) of additional baseload capacity to protect the island from recurring power interruptions and sudden...
“We say, not move on, but move forward with the lessons of the past so as not to repeat it,” declares Jaro Archbishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones. The archbishop called on parishes to dedicate Holy Masses for national healing while tasking the Jaro Archdiocesan Social Action Center to spearhead a peaceful solidarity march for reforms. JARO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Jaro archbishop calls for prayer, protest, public scrutiny of gov’t to push reforms

ILOILO City — Jaro Archbishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones has called on Ilonggos to turn faith into action against corruption and systemic injustice, urging the...
For decades, informal vending around the Iloilo Terminal Market — popularly known as “Super” — was tolerated, with vendors selling vegetables, candles, and local delicacies along sidewalks crowded with pedestrians and public transport. This caused congestion and sanitation problems that the city government now seeks to correct at the newly-rehabilitated market. ILOILO CITY GOV’T PHOTO

TERMINAL MARKET ELEVATORS STAY OUT; Vendors and shoppers told to take caution hauling goods...

ILOILO City — Vendors and shoppers at the Iloilo Terminal Market have been advised to exercise caution when carrying goods through the market’s stairways...
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Canine rabies cases plunge from 93 to 34; over 243,000 dogs vaccinated

ILOILO – Pushing toward its goal of becoming rabies-free by 2030, Iloilo Province is gaining ground in its campaign to eliminate the diseases, with...
A farmer inspects his rice field. Western Visayas agriculture authorities flag rising weed infestation and leaf blast, along with renewed rat damage, as emerging threats to the region’s rice crop. Regional weed cover reached 9.42 percent in August, promting farmers to intensify field monitoring and adopt timely integrated pest management measures. PN

Iloilo puts farmers, fishers at center of food security push; Celebration to spotlight agri-fishery...

ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government is putting farmers and fisherfolk at the forefront of its food security and agricultural resilience campaign as it...
(Top row, left to right) DE LA CRUZ, FERNANDEZ, GREGORI; (Bottom row, left to right) MAAYO, SARIEGO

5 Iloilo graduates in Top 10 of psychometrician board

ILOILO City – This city stamped its mark on the September 2026 Psychometricians Licensure Examination (PmLE), producing five Top 10 finishers while two local...
The Department of Agriculture’s Regional Crop Protection Center has issued an advisory warning Western Visayas farmers of potential pest infestations and disease outbreaks during the third quarter of 2026. Agriculture officials emphasize that regular field inspections and proper crop management remain the best defense against threats such as bacterial leaf blight, brown planthopper, brown spot, leaf folder, and rice stemborer. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Farmers’ voices in Iloilo forum seen to shape DA policies

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) will use recommendations from nearly 500 farmers, fisherfolk, cooperatives and other agriculture stakeholders nationwide to help...
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N. ILOILO APPROACHES DRY-SPELL CONDITIONS; 3 months without rain prompts DA to set cloud...

ILOILO – Nearly three months without significant rainfall have left farms in northern Iloilo parched and cracking, prompting the Department of Agriculture (DA) to...