Imported rice from Thailand unloaded at Harbor Center in Tondo, Manila. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. last week mandated a price ceiling of P50 per kilogram on imported rice nationwide. DANNY PATA/FILE / GMA NEWS

Imported rice capped at P50/kg; DA warns erring retailers of fines and closure

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ILOILO City — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has warned rice retailers across Western Visayas to strictly comply with the government-imposed P50-per-kilogram price ceiling...
DEVELOPING LEADERS, DELIVERING BETTER SERVICE. Iloilo City continues to strengthen public service through the Barangay Academy, a program that equips local leaders and public servants with skills in governance, development planning, fiscal responsibility, resilience, and responsive legislation. Recognizing that development goes beyond infrastructure, the City Government remains committed to building strong institutions and competent, accountable leaders dedicated to serving the Ilonggo people. Meanwhile, under SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Iloilo City’s community-driven program, SIGE Asenso, earned recognition from the DILG Sustainable Development Goal Achievement Champions and Exemplars (SDG ACEs) for its impactful initiatives. The citation was personally awarded by DILG Region 6 director Juan Jovian Ingeniero to Mayor Raisa S. Treñas. PHOTOS BY JADE DEQUIÑA/CMO

LANDMARK INITIATIVES EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, DILG: Iloilo City Gov’t strengthens grassroots governance, livelihood dev’t

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ILOILO City – Reinforcing its commitment to responsive governance and sustainable community development, the Iloilo City Government has launched the pioneering Iloilo City Academy...
“Ang scenario nga gusto naton makita in the next five years is that we are really productively using artificial intelligence not just in health but in economic development, agriculture and disaster resilience,” says Regional Director Rowen Gelonga of the Department of Science and Technology in Western Visayas. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

AI threat to jobs pushes DOST-6 into major workforce upskilling drive

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ILOILO City — Alarmed by studies showing that more than 30 percent of existing jobs could be highly exposed to artificial intelligence (AI), the...
Starting School Year 2025 to 2026, public school teachers in the basic education level will get a higher teaching allowance. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers says the next Education Secretary should be a “true nationalist” who will revolutionize the country’s education system.

DepEd-6 pushes ahead with more teacher promotions

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ILOILO City — The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 is continuing the processing of teacher promotion and reclassification applications under the government’s Expanded...

Barangay leaders in Iloilo favor extending terms, say poll postponement means gov’t savings

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ILOILO City — Several barangay officials in Iloilo City and Iloilo province expressed support for the proposed postponement of the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang...
Election offices across Western Visayas are prepared for an expected surge of last-minute applicants on the final day of voter registration today, says Atty. Dennis Ausan, director of the Commission on Elections in Region 6. PN

LAST DAY TO REGISTER; Comelec warns voters vs missing BSKE 2026 participation as registration...

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ILOILO — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urging thousands of unregistered Western Visayans to rush to registration centers today, May 18, warning that...

OCD-6 orders LGUs to update contingency plans as fires, water shortages threaten communities

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ILOILO — Western Visayas disaster officials have intensified preparations for a looming El Niño phenomenon expected to strike later this year, with the Office...
Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon (right photo), chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office, stresses the importance of indoor and outdoor sanitation to combat hantavirus. She warns that people may contract the “silent but deadly” virus through contact with contaminated rat urine, feces, saliva, or through bites and scratches from infected rodents. IPHO/PURCORPEST.COM PHOTOS

‘SILENT BUT DEADLY’: Iloilo provincial health office warns public vs hantavirus threat

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ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Health Office has intensified its public health awareness campaign against hantavirus amid growing global concern over the deadly rodent-borne...
Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) linemen conduct maintenance activities. These works are part of Negros Power’s five-year rehabilitation and modernization plan aimed at strengthening the distribution system and minimizing prolonged power interruptions.

Negros Power rates down in May amid lower generation, transmission charges

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BACOLOD City – Customers of Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) will see lower electricity bills this May as the utility announced a...
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Iloilo logs 569 heat-linked illnesses in 5 days; Officials warn of ‘urban heat island’...

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ILOILO City — Extreme heat here has triggered a sharp spike in illnesses, with 569 heat-related and heat-associated cases recorded in just five days...
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