PEACEFUL PROTEST. Demonstrators wave flags and raise clenched fists during a peaceful assembly in Iloilo City held alongside President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address on July 27. Police Regional Office 6 reported no major untoward incidents across Western Visayas, crediting comprehensive security preparations, heightened police visibility and sustained intelligence monitoring. AJ PALCULLO/PN

PRO-6 credits tight security for peaceful SONA day

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ILOILO City – Comprehensive security preparations, heightened police visibility and sustained intelligence monitoring kept Western Visayas peaceful and orderly during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s...
Photo courtesy of PNP 2ND Iloilo PMFC

31 illegal fishing boats seized in bid to protect Iloilo’s marine resources

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ILOILO – Authorities seized 31 motorboats engaged in illegal fishing during an intensified weeklong crackdown across Iloilo’s waters. Joint operations conducted by the Iloilo Police...
Panay and Guimaras islands in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental in the Negros Island Region produce nearly 60% of the country’s blue swimming crab supply, making the regions the backbone of the Philippines’ crab export industry, says Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Region 6. Blue swimming crabs are marine crabs with bluish coloration (commonly seen in males). They are a prized seafood commodity because of their sweet, delicate meat, high meat yield and strong demand from processors, restaurants and overseas buyers, particularly for pasteurized canned crab meat. BFAR-6

US ‘KASAG’ IMPORT BAN THREATENS 15K WV JOBS; Panay, Guimaras, Negros produce nearly 60%...

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By NELJOY N. GALIGAO ILOILO City — The United States’ continuing ban on Philippine blue swimming crab (locally known as “kasag”) imports is threatening the...
LandBank Shaw Boulevard branch manager Violeta Constantino. Photo courtesy of the Senate of the Philippines

Bank exec: OVP withdrawals ‘unusual’ but followed rules

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MANILA — A retired LandBank of the Philippines branch manager testified before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday that the Office of the Vice...
A tourist registers at the lifeguard station before swimming in the waters of Boracay Island. PNA/ YES THE BEST BORACAY

NO LIFEGUARD, NO BUSINESS: Erring Iloilo resorts, pools face permit suspension, revocation for violations

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ILOILO – Beach resorts, swimming pools and other water recreational facilities across Iloilo Province must now employ certified lifeguards and maintain lifesaving equipment or...
More tourists from Asia Pacific are coming to the Philippines, a Mastercard report says. Photo shows the world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. SCREENGRABBED FROM MALAY-BORACAY TOURISM OFFICE/FB VIDEO

Boracay businesses seek nat’l action as rising power costs threaten tourism economy

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ILOILO City — Concerned that rising electricity prices could eventually erode Boracay’s competitiveness as a premier tourist destination, business leaders, local officials, and consumer...
Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority chief operating officer Mark Lapid reviews the proposed convention and events facility to be constructed at the Smart Green Government Center in Santa Barbara, Iloilo during his meeting with Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. in Metro Manila on July 28. The province is seeking TIEZA funding for the project, which is envisioned to strengthen Iloilo’s position as a premier destination for national and international events. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO PHOTO

Iloilo eyes MICE boom; Defensor seeks funds for world-class convention hub

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ILOILO – The provincial government is seeking financial support from the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) for a world-class convention and events...
A woman injects herself with insulin to treat type 1 diabetes. GETTY IMAGES

DIABETES 5TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN PH; DOH pushes mandatory diabetes screening for...

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ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) is urging Western Visayans aged 35 and above to undergo diabetes screening as the disease has...
“We want to be prepared. We want to make sure that government services do not stop, especially during emergencies when our constituents need us the most,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas of Iloilo City.

Solar installations to keep emergency facilities running during blackouts

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ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Government has set aside P25 million to install solar power systems in evacuation centers, iCARE facilities and other...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

City Hall eyes central garage to tighten control over 300 city gov’t vehicles

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ILOILO City — The Iloilo City Government is moving to tighten oversight of its nearly 300 government-owned vehicles through the proposed establishment of a...
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