Personnel from the Iloilo City General Services Office (GSO) deliver water to Barangay Calaparan, Arevalo district – one of 10 barangays in the city currently classified as critical water shortage hotspots. ILOILO CITY GSO PHOTO

Emergency water deliveries pushed in 10 critical shortage hotspot barangays

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ILOILO City — Ten barangays here have so far been classified as critical water shortage hotspots amid worsening dry conditions linked to an impending...
The Iloilo Provincial Health Office urges parents to make sure their children are fully immunized following the return of face-to-face classes. Photo shows the learners and teachers of Sohoton Elementary School in Barangay Sohoton, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo attending the first flag-raising ceremony for the school year 2025-2026, on June 16, 2025. SOHOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PHOTO

DepEd-6 braces for nearly 1 million learners as classes resume on June 8

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ILOILO City — The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 is preparing for the return of nearly one million learners for School Year 2026-2027,...
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‘EVERY DROP COUNTS’; OCD: Isolated rain showers source of emergency water reserves

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ILOILO City — With a potentially strong El Niño expected to hit the country in the coming months, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
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Tree sabotage hits Iloilo City’s green drive along Sunset Boulevard

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ILOILO City — This city’s ambitious effort to transform Sunset Boulevard into a green and climate-resilient public corridor suffered a setback. Several newly planted native...
Boasting a main stadium with a seating capacity of 7,000, the Iloilo Sports Complex is a multi-use venue for sports and other big events. It has an Olympic-size swimming pool, an oval running track, a football field, two volleyball courts, two basketball courts, two tennis courts and four badminton courts. An indoor gymnasium is located 200 meters away from the main site.

Iloilo Sports Complex rushes ₱1.8-M repair of rubberized track oval

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ILOILO City — The Iloilo provincial government has temporarily shut down the rubberized track oval of the Iloilo Sports Complex in La Paz district...
Handling 35 to 40 domestic and international flights daily, terminal facilities at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo struggle to keep pace with peak demand — particularly when four to five aircraft arrive almost simultaneously, each carrying about 200 passengers. Photo shows an international flight from Singapore arriving at the Iloilo International Airport. CAAP AREA VI/FACEBOOK PHOTO

ILOILO AIRPORT EXPANSION STALLS; DOTr rejects P21-billion proposal

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ILOILO City – The long-envisioned major expansion of the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo has been thrown into uncertainty. The Department of Transportation...
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New PRO-6 chief vows sustained campaign against illegal drugs, loose guns, fugitives

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ILOILO City — New Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño has vowed a sustained operation against crimes across Western Visayas,...
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Patients’ non-compliance blamed for soaring cases of stoke in WV

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ILOILO — Health officials in Western Visayas are linking the growing number of stroke cases in the region to poor compliance among hypertension patients. The...
Visitors explore the “Amlig: Unveiling the Greatest Wonders of Negros-Panay” exhibition at the National Museum of the Philippines- Iloilo, which highlights the rich biodiversity of Western Visayas and promotes greater awareness on the urgent need to protect the region’s endangered wildlife and fragile ecosystems. NMP-ILOILO

Protect WV’s vanishing wildlife – Nation al Museum

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ILOILO City – Alarmed by mounting threats to endemic wildlife and fragile ecosystems in Western Visayas, the National Museum of the Philippines-Iloilo (NMP-Iloilo) has...
Blistering is one of the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Data from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office showed 723 cases were recorded in the province in 2024. PNA file photo

HFMD cases drop in Iloilo, but health execs brace for possible school reopening surge

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ILOILO – This province is seeing a decline in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases this year, but health authorities are already preparing...
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