Quarry crackdown triggers death threats vs PGENRO chief
ILOILO — Death threats against the head of the Iloilo Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office (PGENRO) have sharply increased following the provincial...
Group warns of worsening threats, poor labor conditions facing journalists
ILOILO City – Journalists in Iloilo and Western Visayas continue to face threats, political intimidation, and labor conditions that endanger both press freedom and...
Fair skies, rising temperatures to continue across Visayas this week
ILOILO City – Most parts of the Visayas are expected to continue experiencing generally sunny and humid weather in the coming days, with temperatures...
SENATE COUP: Legarda backs Cayetano takeover, emerges as Senate’s No. 2 official
ILOILO — Antique’s Sen. Loren Legarda emerged as one of the biggest winners in the dramatic leadership shake-up at the Senate on Monday after...
PRO-6 pushes Iloilo drug informant reward scheme as model for LGUs
ILOILO — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is urging local government units across Western Visayas to adopt Iloilo province’s newly approved reward system...
Synchronized irrigation, ‘double dry cropping’ seen to boost WV’s rice output – NIA
ILOILO City — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Regional Office 6 has intensified coordination with farmers and irrigators’ associations ahead of the opening of...
FIRST-EVER UNMANNED SUBSTATION IN REGION 6 TO SERVE ILONGGOS
ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), the sole electricity distributor in Iloilo City, has taken a bold step toward securing...
WVMC performs first-ever rare tumor endoscopic surgery in Western Visayas
ILOILO City — The Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Manduriao district successfully performed the region’s first endoscopic excision of a Juvenile Nasoangiofibroma on...
21 dump trucks, pay loader seized in Iloilo illegal quarry crackdown
ILOILO — Authorities have intensified their crackdown on illegal quarrying, resulting in the seizure of 21 dump trucks and one pay loader in a...
City Council cautious about drug tipster cash reward plan, questions funding and risks
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Council is cautiously studying whether to adopt a cash reward system for drug informants following the approval of...