Libertad LGU eyes whale-watching tourism amid marine wildlife sightings
ANTIQUE — The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Libertad, Antique is studying the possibility of developing a whale-watching tourism activity following reported sightings of...
Capiz gov’t partners with PCIC-6 to provide free crop insurance to farmers
CAPIZ — In a bid to protect farmers from the adverse effects of climate change and other agricultural risks, the Provincial Government of Capiz...
Research, innovation key to WV economic growth — DOST-6
ILOILO City — Western Visayas is positioning itself as one of the country’s emerging innovation hubs as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
Employment up in WV but job quality worries grow
ILOILO City — Western Visayas added more employed workers in 2025, but the region also saw sharp increases in unemployment and underemployment, exposing growing...
Iloilo’s 1,721 barangays to get P344.2-m cash boost from gov’t
ILOILO — More than 1,700 barangays in Iloilo province are set to receive fresh financial assistance from the national government.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. received...
Escudero hit with P586-M plunder, graft raps over alleged flood control project kickbacks
MANILA — Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero is facing plunder, graft and indirect bribery complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged P586 million...
ICC sets Duterte crimes vs humanity trial on Nov. 30
MANILA — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally set the opening of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity trial on Nov. 30,...
Two Alimodian top fugitives fall
ILOILO — Two brothers tagged as the top two most wanted persons at the municipal level in Alimodian were arrested during separate manhunt operations...
High-value target yields P401K ‘shabu’ in Balasan
ILOILO – Authorities arrested a high-value individual and seized around P401,200 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, May 27, in...
SMALLER FAMILIES BECOMING THE NORM | Over half of WV married women want fewer...
ILOILO — A growing number of couples in Western Visayas are choosing to stop having children, driving the region’s fertility rate below the population...