MAJOR QUAKE TEST FOR WV’S BIGGEST HOSPITAL; WVMC to stage full-scale nighttime evacuation
ILOILO City — Western Visayas’ largest government hospital will undergo a full-scale earthquake response and evacuation exercise this Thursday night, June 18, as disaster...
Treñas pushes for people-first city model at global summit; Iloilo prioritizes resilience, housing, and...
ILOILO City — Mayor Raisa Treñas used one of the world’s premier urban development platforms to declare that Iloilo City is positioning itself as...
Bacolod seeks P6-B for flood mitigation; SP urges mapping of student flood routes
BACOLOD City — The city government is seeking approximately P6 billion to implement a comprehensive flood mitigation program while strengthening community-based preparedness measures to...
Gatchalian takes Senate helm to end weeks of uncertainty
MANILA — The Senate on Wednesday ended nearly two weeks of leadership uncertainty. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was unanimously elected Senate President during a special...
China detains two leaders of influential underground church
BEIJING – An influential Protestant church in China has said two of its leaders were detained after more than dozens of congregants, including children,...
DepEd-6 mobilizes 904K learners for quake drill; WV schools told to review evacuation plans
ILOILO City — The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 is mobilizing more than 904,000 learners and thousands of school personnel across Western Visayas...
METHANE IN DUEÑAS WELL: Flammable gas incident raises questions on underground conditions in Iloilo...
ILOILO — The discovery of methane gas in a newly drilled deep well in Dueñas, Iloilo has prompted government authorities to issue a public...
Western Visayas posts near-perfect scores in peace and anti-drug governance audits
ILOILO — Western Visayas recorded near-perfect compliance ratings in national audits assessing barangays’ peace and order and anti-drug initiatives, with several provinces posting almost...
FOI ordinance institutionalizes Ilonggos’ right to gov’t information
ILOILO City — City government offices will soon be required to disclose public records within prescribed timelines and face administrative penalties for unjustified refusal...
Abandoned fishpond now a biodiversity sanctuary; 100K mangroves revive coastal ecosystem
ILOILO — What was once an abandoned and unproductive 10-hectare fishpond in the municipality of Leganes has been transformed into a thriving biodiversity sanctuary...