The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ Circuit Breakers 13 and 22 at the Panay Power Corporation 1 switchyard tripped off due to the activation of the Buchholz relay on Oct. 8, 2025.

Power boost for Panay: 555 MW new baseload capacity eyed by 2030; DOE sees...

ILOILO City – Panay Island is being lined up for a major expansion of its power supply, with 555 megawatts (MW) of additional baseload...
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96 returning, distressed Iloilo OFWs get P3.1M livelihood, welfare support

ILOILO — Ninety-six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Iloilo received a combined P3.1 million in financial assistance, providing returning and distressed migrant workers with...

Iloilo City targets 13,000 children in early literacy push

ILOILO CITY — More than 13,000 young learners across Iloilo City’s 201 Child Development Centers are being placed at the front line of a...
(From left to right) Masangkay, Salido, Abuat

CPU produces 3 topnotchers in social workers’ board exam

ILOILO City — Central Philippine University (CPU) strengthened Iloilo’s presence in the national licensure rankings after producing three Top 10 finishers in the September...

Iloilo’s ‘Smart Green Gov’t Center’ to have 6-storey parking building

ILOILO – The planned Smart Green Government Center in Santa Barbara town has secured a major funding boost. The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone...
Emergency personnel from the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the Bureau of Fire Protection-Iloilo City render medical assistance to simulated motorcycle crash victims along McArthur Highway in Barangay Buhang, Jaro district during the city's first full-scale simulation exercise on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

COORDINATION GAP: Iloilo City emergency drill flags inter-agency communication hitches

ILOILO City – A coordination bottleneck that could delay the simultaneous deployment of emergency agencies was exposed during Iloilo City’s first full-scale simulation exercise...
Vehicles traverse the intersection along Gorriceta Avenue in Barangay Aganan, Pavia, Iloilo. To facilitate the installation of concrete girders for the Aganan Flyover, Department of Public Works and Highways Region 6 has proposed a six-day temporary road closure from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. across three weekends. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

Aganan Flyover girder works to disrupt traffic on three weekends

ILOILO – Motorists traveling between Iloilo City, Pavia and Sta. Barbara towns face major traffic adjustments on three weekends as the Department of Public...
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ZERO BILL, PRIVATE CARE: 5 private hospitals in Western Visayas open 64 beds to...

ILOILO City – Philippine Health Insurnace Corp. (PhilHealth) members in Western Visayas can now receive covered hospital services in five private hospitals without paying...
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

Iloilo Provincial SK federation bags PH’s top honor for 2nd straight year

ILOILO — Iloilo’s young leaders strengthened the province’s standing in youth governance after the Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan (PPSK)-Iloilo Province captured the...

Crime drops despite brownouts, PRO-6: Theft down 33%, robbery falls 25%

ILOILO City – Recurring rotational brownouts have failed to trigger a feared surge in crimes across Western Visayas, with theft and robbery incidents instead...