NUCLEAR OPTION. The mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant remains idle as the government explores nuclear energy to power electricity costs and strengthen long-term energy security, with Panay Island being floated as a potential site for a future facility.

PANAY ISLAND EYED FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; Location, economic potential make it viable site...

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ILOILO City – Panay Island is emerging as a potential site for a nuclear power plant as the national government explores the technology to...
Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria.

NegOcc Comelec says all set for Nov. 2 BSKE, warns against premature campaigning

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BACOLOD City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental has declared that preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on...
An aerial view shows the proposed 1,620-hectare Pax Silica site at New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. Pax Silica is a United States-led international initiative launched in December 2025 to secure supply chains for semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and critical minerals. GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE/INQUIRER

Palace eyes Pax Silica changes amid water, power concerns

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MANILA — Malacañang is open to revising provisions of the proposed 1,600-hectare Pax Silica technology hub amid public concerns over the United States-backed project’s...
A woman raises her arm following a blood donation in the United States. A blood supply shortage in the US has reached a “crisis” level, according to the American Red Cross. GETTY IMAGES

Red Cross declares crisis over blood supply shortage in US

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WASHINGTON – A blood supply shortage in the United States has reached a "crisis" level, according to the American Red Cross, which says it...
“Traditional health education methods such as symposiums have limited reach. Now, with the integration of technology, young people can access critical information and services directly through their smartphones, allowing for greater engagement,” says Commission on Population and Development Region 6 Population Program Officer IV Dr. Roilo Vincent Laguna. COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT REGION 6 PHOTO

CPD taps smartphones to reach at-risk WV girls as live births among 10- to...

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ILOILO City — Population authorities are turning smartphones into a frontline tool against child pregnancy in Western Visayas, seeking to deliver reproductive health information...
It will be detrimental for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the economy as whole if another series of lockdown will be imposed, Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Thursday.

ZERO-INTEREST LOANS FOR MSMEs; Ordinance for collateral-free financing proposed to free small businesses from...

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ILOILO City — The city government is moving to institutionalize an interest-free, collateral-free loan program for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with Mayor...
Photo courtesy of Loren Legarda

Ombudsman readies plunder, graft charges vs Legarda, son

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MANILA — The Office of the Ombudsman is preparing plunder and graft complaints against Antique’s Sen. Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas’ Cong. Leandro...
Iloilo City’s Public Safety and Transportation Management Office apprehended 88 vehicles on the first day of its campaign against illegal parking on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2022. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAYOR JERRY P. TREÑAS FB PAGE

Specialized team to run after illegal parkers in 5 districts

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BY IME SORNITO ILOILO – The provincial government is forming a specialized composite enforcement team to clear illegally parked vehicles and strengthen road-safety enforcement along...
INCLUSION CHAMPION. New Lucena, Iloilo’s Mayor Carl Vincent Mondejar and the municipality’s delegation receive a P50,000 cash prize and plaque after New Lucena was named Iloilo province’s Most Persons with Disabilities-Friendly Municipality/City during an awarding ceremony at Casa Real de Iloilo. The town bested nine other municipalities for its disability-inclusive policies, programs, services and facilities. IME SORNITO/PN

New Lucena tops LGU search for disability-friendly services, facilities

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ILOILO – New Lucena has emerged as Iloilo province’s model for disability-inclusive governance, besting nine other municipalities in a province-wide assessment of programs, policies,...

Aid programs hinge on accurate data, join WV poverty survey

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ILOILO City – Households across Western Visayas are being urged to participate truthfully and fully in the 2027 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS), as incomplete...
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