FUTURE-READY LEARNING. An artist’s rendering shows the proposed P15-million MoRProGRes Iloilo Technohub at Cabatuan National Comprehensive High School. The facility will train students in artificial intelligence, drone technology, 3D printing, information and communications technology and other technical vocational fields. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo eyes school technohubs to train students in AI, drones

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government is using a P15-million technology hub in Cabatuan as a pilot for a planned network of similar facilities...

Postpone the BSKE? Defensor: ‘I leave that to Congress’

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has declined to take a firm position on proposals in Congress to postpone the November 2026 barangay and...
This is the Facebook post of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announcing the inclusion of Rey E. Grabato II of Mina, Iloilo in its “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list. The announcement was made on Thursday night, Aug. 13, Philippine time.

FBI lists Mina, Iloilo mayor’s son among most wanted ‘fraudsters’ in US

ILOILO – The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has included the son of Mina, Iloilo mayor Rey Grabato on its “Most Wanted...
CDRRMO and health personnel assisted Grade 5 students who reportedly suffered symptoms of poisoning after eating “kasla” or “tuba-tuba” seeds in Barangay Tiglawigan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday afternoon. Seventeen students were brought to a health facility for medical attention. CADIZ CDRRMO PHOTO

17 Grade 5 students fall ill after eating ‘kasla’ seeds in Cadiz

BACOLOD City— Seventeen Grade 5 students in Barangay Tiglawigan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, were brought to a health facility after reportedly suffering symptoms of...
Photo courtesy of the Bacolod City Tourism Office

North Capitol Road shuts down for Bacolod Rum Fest

BACOLOD City – North Capitol Road will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday, August 15, to make way for the Bacolod Rum...
Ten retiring barangay health workers posed with Bago City Mayor Mayette Javellana and city officials after receiving gratuity pay in recognition of their decades of service to the city’s communities during a ceremony at the mayor’s office on August 11, 2026. THE CITYBRIDGE PHOTO

Retiring Bago health workers receive gratuity pay for decades of service

BACOLOD City – Ten retiring barangay health workers (BHWs) in Bago City, Negros Occidental, have received gratuity pay from the city government in recognition...
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1 dead, 2 injured in Candoni motorcycle crash

BACOLOD City — A 24-year-old man was killed while two others, including a minor, were injured in a collision involving two motorcycles along the...

Marcos knew nothing of DPWH ‘leadership fund’ – Malacañang

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had no knowledge of the alleged “leadership fund” that supposedly gave lawmakers hundreds of millions of pesos in...
In 2021, a United States federal grand jury indicted Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, along with several of his associates, on charges including sex trafficking, fraud, coercion and money laundering.

US extradition bid against Quiboloy under DOJ scrutiny

MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun scrutinizing the United States’ formal bid to extradite Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo...
While no significant illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) refilling problem has been detected in Iloilo Province, the Department of Energy sought the provincial government’s assistance in coordinating with the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and local government units. Local authorities will monitor their respective jurisdictions for illegal refilling establishments and the entry of equipment that could be used in the unauthorized transfer of LPG. PN PHOTO

ILLEGAL LPG REFILL SPILLOVER FEARED; Iloilo mobilizes LGUs, police after cases emerge in Aklan,...

ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government and the Department of Energy (DOE) are establishing enforcement protocols across the province’s 43 local government units to...