Colliers Philippines research director Joey Roi Bondoc discusses the economic outlook and rising property demand during a property briefing in Iloilo City, highlighting how high-value outsourcing firms and business process outsourcing investments are fueling the city’s rapid growth as a business hub. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

Rising BPO, investor influx fuel Iloilo City’s emergence as Visayas’ top property hub

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ILOILO City — This city has overtaken Metro Cebu in total occupied office spaces in the first quarter of 2026 – a major milestone...
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LTO rolls out digital reporting drive as traffic complaints mount

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ILOILO City — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has launched a nationwide digital reporting initiative that allows the public to directly report traffic violations...
“The annual loss of 45 million kilograms of fish isn’t just a statistic. If you want to visualize it, it’s the equivalent of emptying a fully loaded jungle jet of fish out of our waters every single day,” according to a top officer of marine advocacy group Oceana. PHOTO COURTESY OF PNA

BFAR-6 warns markets vs spoiled fish risks, pushes stricter handling standards

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ILOILO — Alarmed by the health risks posed by improperly handled fish in public markets, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region...
The Department of Trade and Industry Region 6 urges consumers to be vigilant in buying school supplies. Classes resume on Aug. 29. AJ PALCULLO/PN

‘DISKWENTO CARAVAN’: Discount sales target families bracing for school opening, fuel-driven inflation

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ILOILO City — As rising fuel costs continue to drive up prices of goods and household essentials, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)...
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

Iloilo offers cash rewards to barangay informants in anti-drug crackdown

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ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government has intensified its anti-illegal drugs campaign by approving an ordinance granting cash rewards of up to P30,000 to...
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Iloilo City, police push firearm legalization campaign to curb loose guns

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ILOILO City — The city government and the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) have intensified efforts to curb the proliferation of loose firearms with...
Metro Pacific Iloilo Water chief operating officer Angelo David Berba presents updates on the company’s infrastructure and supply before the Iloilo City Council’s Committee on Public Utilities led by Councilor Romel Duron.

BOOSTING WATER SUPPLY: MPIW presents water supply updates to Iloilo City Council, seeks support...

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ILOILO City — Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) chief operating officer Angelo David C. Berba appeared before the Iloilo City Council's Committee on Public...
“Naka-experience na kita sang El Niño — kulang gid ‘ya ang tubig. Dako gid na nga impact. So now we’re monitoring. Ready kita mag-water distribution para sa aton nga mga pumoluyo,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas. Right photo shows a tanker distributing water to residents of Barangay Tanza Timawa 1, Iloilo City in May last year. DYRI RMN ILOILO PHOTO

DEEP WELLS SHOW DECLINING LEVELS; Iloilo City girds for emergency water distribution

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ILOILO City — The city government has begun preparations for a possible water shortage and agricultural disruption as the threat of El Niño looms,...
The new Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Main Headquarters is now fully operational, strategically located behind DDMP REIT Inc.’s DoubleDragon Plaza. Its opening brings increased activity and further strengthens the dynamic environment of the DoubleDragon Meridian Park Complex.

DoubleDragon’s DDMP REIT Inc. boosts shareholder dividends to P431.8M

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THE BOARD of Directors of DDMP REIT Inc. approved on Tuesday, May 5, a cash dividend totaling P431.82 million, or P0.024222 per share. This...
A farmer spreads fertilizer granules as he walks through his rice field in Bambang town, Nueva Vizcaya province. KARLSTON LAPNITEN/FILE PHOTO/INQUIRER.NET

Dry-season crops pushed to shield WV farmers from drought losses

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ILOILO City — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged Western Visayas farmers to shift to drought-resilient vegetables and root crops as prolonged dry...
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