62 fishing vessels caught violating fisheries laws

ILOILO City – The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (RIATF-IUUF) intensified its campaign against illegal fishing in Western Visayas,...

Iloilo capitol flagged for failing to use P11.075-M PCSO fund

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO – The provincial government has received P11.075 million from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Charity Fund, intended to support...
The Supreme Court emphasizes that mere deficiencies in the procurement process are not enough to establish the elements of graft under the law. 

SC: Suspending unmarried teacher for being pregnant unlawful

BY GEROME DALIPE ILOILO City – The Supreme Court (SC) has declared that suspending an employee due to premarital pregnancy is illegal and cannot be...
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WVSU law grad, Bar passer shares pieces of wisdom

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – Law schools are often described as the “loneliest” places on earth — a crucible where no one emerges...
Catholic faithful attend the ninth day of Misa de Aguinaldo on Dec. 24 at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City. JARO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL FB PHOTO

‘Misa de Aguinaldo’ begins today

ILOILO City — The traditional Misa de Aguinaldo, a series of nine-day votive masses leading to Christmas, begins today, December 16, drawing Roman Catholic...

Friday the 13th a ‘blessing’ for 3,962 new lawyers; WVSU-College of law scores 92.31%...

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – Friday the 13th turned into a day of celebration for 3,962 Bar examinees, who successfully passed one of...
Hopefuls hunt for jobs at a job fair in Pasay City. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, that the country's unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in October. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

DepEd launches career guidance and voter’s education modules in Iloilo

ILOILO – The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Iloilo provincial government, launched two educational modules under the “Bulig Eskwela sang Probinsya”...
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Iloilo Province records 669 HFMD cases, an 81% drop from last year

ILOILO – This province recorded 669 cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) from January 1 to December 7, 2024, an 81% decline compared to the...
People dislocated by the eruption of Mount Kanlaon in Negros Occidental receive food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Region 6. Photo shows some of the evacuees at a covered gym in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. DSWD-6 PHOTO

P7.93-million assistance extended to Kanlaon eruption-displaced families

ILOILO City – Over P7.93 million worth of humanitarian assistance has been provided to families affected by the recent eruption of Kanlaon volcano in...
BETTER THAN RAILWAYS? This is the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue, popularly called Diversion Road, in Iloilo City’s bustling district of Mandurriao. This is just one of several major thoroughfares in the city. It also has wide circumferential, radial and coastal roads, all geared towards spurring grow and more developments. PN PHOTO

Iloilo City’s air quality remains at ‘good’ level – OpCen

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The air quality in Iloilo City remains at a “good” level despite the recent eruption of the Kanlaon...