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EU threatens Meta with fines over ‘addictive’ Facebook and Instagram

World Panay News -
BRUSSELS – Meta must change Facebook's and Instagram's "addictive" design or face a heavy fine, the European Union (EU) has warned. In its preliminary findings,...
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NBI witness: VP Sara has intent, motive, capability to carry out threats

Iloilo Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — A National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) official testified before the Senate impeachment court on Monday that the agency concluded Vice President Sara...
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LESSONS DISRUPTED: 256 schools halt face-to-face classes, nearly 95,000 Iloilo learners affected

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Nearly 95,000 students across Iloilo Province were unable to attend face-to-face classes yesterday, Monday, after 256 public schools suspended in-person learning due...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

‘Sweat equity’: Beneficiaries of city gov’t relocation program to help build own homes

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City - Relocation beneficiaries here are being trained to build their own homes in a move that aims to stretch the city government’s...
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Rising water levels prompt NIA to issue alert across Iloilo dams

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Iloilo-Guimaras Irrigation Management Office has called on residents to remain vigilant as sustained rainfall brought by...
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Fun run crash sparks calls for scrutiny over safety measures for road events

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Two motorcycles collided head-on during the recent Puma Half Marathon Series – Iloilo Leg, sparked calls for scrutiny over safety measures...

DENR brings mobile permitting campaign to Pavia, cuts red tape for businesses

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – Seeking to remove bureaucratic bottlenecks and encourage faster environmental compliance, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas...
A gratuitous permit is generally required because government projects using extracted sand and gravel must indicate in their program of works and contracts that the materials were acquired at no cost, says Atty. Cesar Emmanuelle Buyco Jr., chief of the Iloilo Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office. IME SORNITO/PN

LGUs urged to secure quarry permits for gov’t infra projects

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – The Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office (PGENRO) has intensified its campaign for the strict regulation of quarry extraction, urging all...
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Relentless rains keep 27 Iloilo City villages flooded; 1,371 residents affected

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Persistent southwest monsoon (habagat) rains continued to cripple parts of Iloilo City, leaving 27 barangays flooded and affecting 1,371 residents from...
Entomologists from the Sugar Regulatory Administration inspected a sugarcane field in northern Negros Occidental affected by the Red Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) as part of ongoing monitoring and pest management efforts. SRA PHOTO

NegOcc adopts unified protocol to curb sugar pest infestation

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Negros Occidental provincial government has established a standardized protocol for implementing biological control measures against the Red Striped Soft Scale...
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