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.

Energy-saving payoff: Iloilo City gov’t cuts power bill by P200,000 monthly

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ILOILO City – Energy conservation measures introduced amid the national energy emergency are saving the city government nearly P200,000 a month – for a...
Blood samples testing positive for three (of five) main strains of the hepatitis virus. INQUIRER.NET STOCK IMAGE

Undiagnosed hepa may fuel silent spread in WV – DOH

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ILOILO City — Fewer Western Visayans are being tested for hepatitis even as the region’s positivity rate climbed to 2.90 percent in the first...
Graduates of the Iloilo Provincial Government’s Iskolars Sang Iloilo Program raise their right hands during the ISIP Pasidungog 2026 in Iloilo City. Of the 89 Batch 27 graduates, 70 earned Latin honors — one summa cum laude, 44 magna cum laude and 25 cum laude. PHOTO COURTESY OF DR. RAUL BANIAS

Capitol scholarship yields 1 summa, 44 magna, 25 cum laude graduates

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ILOILO – Nearly eight in every 10 provincial scholars graduated with Latin honors as the Iloilo Provincial Government’s Iskolars Sang Iloilo Program (ISIP) produced...

Churches tapped to widen access to medical services

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ILOILO — Churches are being transformed into gateways for community healthcare. The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas partnered with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference...

Iloilo City Gov’t turns to surveillance as inspections fail to trace Iloilo River oil,...

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ILOILO City — The city government is considering installing closed-circuit television cameras along the Iloilo River to catch illegal waste dischargers after days of...
The body of a 52-year-old man lay on the road after he was struck by a pickup while crossing in Barangay Tinocuan, Dingle, Iloilo, on August 8. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician. K5 NEWS FM ILOILO 88.7 PHOTO

Pedestrian killed after being hit by pickup in Dingle

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ILOILO — A 52-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a pickup while crossing the road in Barangay Tinocuan, Dingle, Iloilo, at...
CIDG-Bacolod personnel arrested two suspects and displayed boxes and sacks of allegedly counterfeit Maggi Magic Sarap seasoning products seized during an entrapment operation along the Economic Highway in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, on August 5. The seized products were valued at about P470,400. CIDG-BACOLOD PHOTO

Chinese national, woman held over P470K fake seasoning in Bacolod

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BACOLOD City — A 64-year-old Chinese national and a 32-year-old woman were arrested after authorities seized an estimated P470,400 worth of allegedly counterfeit Maggi...
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NegOcc launches ‘Drive to Thrive’ skills training program

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BACOLOD CITY — The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has launched the “Drive to Thrive” program, a community-based driving and mechanics training initiative designed...
The Capiz Provincial Library’s outdoor reading space at the Capiz Provincial Park in Barangay Tiza, Roxas City, provides children, students, and other members of the community with free access to books in a natural setting. CAPIZ PROV’L LIBRARY AND BOOK NOOK

Capiz Prov’l Library opens outdoor reading space to reach more readers

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CAPIZ — The Capiz Provincial Library has launched an outdoor reading space at the Capiz Provincial Park in Barangay Tiza, providing children, students, and...

Missing man found dead floating off Calatrava shore

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BACOLOD City — A 30-year-old man who had reportedly been missing for several days was found dead floating near the shoreline of Sitio Kulo,...
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