ENERGY EMERGENCY DECLARATION PUSHED; RDC warns outages threaten WV economy

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – Fearing that persistent power supply problems could escalate into a full-blown energy crisis and undermine Western Visayas’ growing economy, the Regional...
A CITY BUILT ON SERVICE AND PROGRESS. The Iloilo City Hall stands as a monument to public service and urban growth as the city marks its 89th Charter Day today, August 25, 2026. Over nearly nine decades, Iloilo’s progress, Iloilo's growth has been driven by the collective effort of its people and leadership toward sustainable development. As part of the celebration, Mayor Raisa S. Treñas led the awarding of the Most Outstanding City Government Employees and Departments yesterday, August 24.

Iloilo City to quantify brownout losses, seeks Malacañang intervention

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The city government is putting a price tag on the economic damage caused by persistent rotational brownouts as Mayor Raisa Treñas...

Nearly half of WV barangays yield firearms

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – More than half of Western Visayas’ 3,389 barangays have yet to turn over a single loose firearm despite an intensified police...
Photo courtesy of DSWD Western Visayas

P77-M food aid reaches WV families; Iloilo accounts for bulk of beneficiaries

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – Nearly 26,000 food-poor households across Western Visayas received government assistance worth up to P77.3 million for August under the Walang Gutom...
If the minimum wage hike is done in two or three installments and in tandem with increases in nontaxable rice subsidies from the government, will employers agree? INQUIRER.net PHOTO

Wage hike before Nov. 19 possible, DOLE: Extraordinary price surge can trigger early Western...

News Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas may not necessarily have to wait until November 19 for another pay adjustment if soaring...
A health worker administers a measles-rubella vaccine to a young child in Roxas City, as part of the 2026 Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity. The Department of Health has lauded healthcare workers, local government units, parents and other partners for supporting the region-wide campaign while urging continued efforts to reach children who remain unprotected. DOH-6

Health dep’t pushes catch-up vaccination after MR drive

News Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — The fight against measles and rubella in Western Visayas is far from over as health authorities move to catch-up and routine...
“There is a Supreme Court decision stating that if we are going to conduct an inspection of civilian gun owners, there must be a search warrant,” says Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director Police Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño. “We have to make sure that whatever inspection we conduct is within the bounds of the law,” he adds.

PRO-6 tightens detainee security after Iloilo escapes

News Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City - Police authorities are tightening detainee security across Western Visayas after two rape suspects managed to escape police custody in separate incidents...
Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya and city officials inspected the P3.7-million footbridge connecting Barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport on September 14, 2026. The project’s cost has drawn public attention online. BCCO PHOTO

Mayor challenges engineers to inspect P3.7-M Bacolod footbridge

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Mayor Greg Gasataya has challenged engineers to personally inspect and assess the city’s P3.7-million footbridge connecting Barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport, following...

Two arrested for theft at telco cell site in EB Magalona

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Two men were arrested after they were allegedly caught stealing from a telecommunications cell site in Purok Pasayan, Barangay Tabigue, E.B....
Cloud-seeding operations are underway in the Negros Island Region as sugar producers seek to ease the effects of prolonged dry conditions on sugarcane plantations and help curb the spread of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI). UNIFED PHOTO

SRA conducts cloud seeding as Negros braces for dry spell

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has started cloud-seeding operations in the Negros Island Region (NIR) and Panay Island as Negros Occidental...
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