The government has the technical capability to restrict access to an entire social media platform such as Facebook, although such a drastic measure would require careful study because of its far-reaching social and political implications. REUTERS/ABC NEWS

Gov’t weighs Facebook ban over compliance concerns

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MANILA — The Philippine government is studying the possibility of blocking Facebook nationwide if the social media platform fails to comply with local laws...
Bashar al-Assad fled from Damascus, Syria to the Russian capital, Moscow, with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024, ending his family's five-decade grip on power. REUTERS

Ousted Syrian dictator al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

World Panay News -
DAMASCUS – A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes...
The Visayas grid recorded 1,735 megawatts in power demand as of 11 a.m. on May 12, 2025. Photo shows the Amlan Substation of the Amlan-Dumaguete 138kV Transmission Line Project in Negros Oriental is an important project of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines in the province. ENERGY CHINA PHILIPPINES/FB FILE PHOTO

POWER RELIEF FOR PANAY SOON: Plants set to resume operations this quarter as 901.9...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Panay Island’s strained power supply is expected to gradually return to normal before the end of 2026 as several generating plants in...
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.

Iloilo City Council delivers 1,327 measures; Strong executive-legislative cooperation cited

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Council churned out 1,327 legislative measures — 956 resolutions and 371 ordinances — during its first year in...
Photo courtesy of SAKDAG PH

Youth convergence links leadership to community action

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City — Young leaders, advocates and community partners are converging in Iloilo City for a youth development gathering aimed at helping participants build...
Photo courtesy of the University of the Philippines Visayas

Dog poisonings return to UPV; University probes apparent repeat of 2025 attacks; one dog...

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — A suspected dog-poisoning problem has resurfaced at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), with one Miag-ao campus dog found dead and...
“First year college pa lang ako naga-donate na ako,” says Patrolman Jaykurt Cancional of the Tubungan, Iloilo Municipal Police Station.

Beyond the uniform: Heroes who give blood — and life

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — They rush into burning buildings, pursue criminals, respond to disasters and stand ready to protect communities. Their uniforms are symbols of...
When couples plan together, consult the right people, and take active steps to protect their health, they are not just protecting themselves; they are securing a better future for their children,” says Director Harold Alfred Marshall of the Commission on Population in Western Visayas.

8.8% of WV women lack access to family planning methods

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Despite improvements in recent years, 8.8 percent of women in Western Visayas still lacked access to the family planning methods they needed...
Having access to safe toilets will avert contracting diseases that comes with open defecation. STOCK PHOTO

103 Iloilo barangays meet higher sanitation standards

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – The provincial government faces the formidable task of bringing 1,618 more barangays up to higher sanitation standards within the next two years...
Police personnel conducted simultaneous operations across Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental on August 18, resulting in the arrest of six individuals and the seizure of several firearms and ammunition in an intensified campaign against illegal firearms. PRO-NIR PHOTO

6 arrested, firearms seized in simultaneous police raids in NIR

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BACOLOD City — Six individuals were arrested and several firearms and ammunition were seized in six separate police operations across Negros Island on August...
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