DOST pushes esports as major economic driver, urges parents to rethink gaming
ILOILO City – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is positioning esports and game development as key drivers of the country’s digital economy,...
Dengue cluster in Estancia barangay triggers intensified surveillance
ILOILO – A cluster of 18 dengue cases in Barangay Bayuyan, Estancia town has prompted provincial health authorities to intensify surveillance and mobilize villages...
‘SAOT ILONGGO’: Aug. 21 dance contest puts Ilonggo heritage, young performers in spotlight
ILOILO City — Ten school and cultural dance groups will battle for honors in the third Saot Ilonggo Dance Competition on Aug. 21, placing...
173 Iloilo City homes get solar tax perk as more property owners urged to...
ILOILO City – At least 173 households here have secured a 20-percent discount on their basic real property tax (RPT) after installing solar panels,...
Iloilo River oil slick source still a mystery as probe clears 10 Iloilo establishments
ILOILO City – The source of the oil and grease contamination in the Iloilo River remains a mystery after inspections cleared more than 10...
Greenbelt ordinance to get science-based upgrade to strengthen coastal protection, climate resilience
ILOILO City – Barely weeks after enacting its landmark Coastal Greenbelt Zone Ordinance, the Iloilo City Government is already moving to strengthen it through...
Iloilo pilots barangay-level strategy vs human trafficking
ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government has stepped up its campaign against human trafficking by launching a pilot community-based assessment in Oton, making the...
Power co-op questions Marcos’ plan to scrap system loss charge
ILOILO City — An electric cooperative in Iloilo Province has raised concerns over President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s proposal to remove the system loss charge...
ZERO-INTEREST LOANS FOR MSMEs; Ordinance for collateral-free financing proposed to free small businesses from...
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...
Ombudsman readies plunder, graft charges vs Legarda, son
MANILA — The Office of the Ombudsman is preparing plunder and graft complaints against Antique’s Sen. Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas’ Cong. Leandro...