Iloilo dominates WV fiscal performance awards

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government emerged as Western Visayas’ strongest fiscal performer for Calendar Year 2025, sweeping first place in 12 categories and...
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P55-M grant to speed up school building drive

ILOILO City – A P55-million grant from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is set to accelerate Iloilo City’s construction of additional classrooms...
For decades, informal vending around the Iloilo Terminal Market — popularly known as “Super” — was tolerated, with vendors selling vegetables, candles, and local delicacies along sidewalks crowded with pedestrians and public transport. This caused congestion and sanitation problems that the city government now seeks to correct at the newly-rehabilitated market. ILOILO CITY GOV’T PHOTO

TERMINAL MARKET ELEVATORS STAY OUT; Vendors and shoppers told to take caution hauling goods...

ILOILO City — Vendors and shoppers at the Iloilo Terminal Market have been advised to exercise caution when carrying goods through the market’s stairways...
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Canine rabies cases plunge from 93 to 34; over 243,000 dogs vaccinated

ILOILO – Pushing toward its goal of becoming rabies-free by 2030, Iloilo Province is gaining ground in its campaign to eliminate the diseases, with...

‘Debate me,’ city councilor tells capitol info chief as police-driver row spills into socmed

BY MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City – A dispute over a city government plan to provide drivers for the city police has erupted into a...
“Ideally, the President should sign the postponement law before the filing of certificates of candidacy,” says Atty. Dennis Ausan, Commission on Elections - Western Visayas director.

If no new law, barangay and SK elections push through; Comelec to accept COCs...

ILOILO City — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Western Visayas will begin accepting certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang...
An amphibious excavator is deployed by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Region 6 to carry out clearing and desilting operations along the Batiano River in Oton, Iloilo on April 28, 2026. The activity forms part of the agency’s “Oplan Kontra Baha” campaign aimed at unclogging waterways and reducing flood risks ahead of the rainy season. PHOTO FROM DPWH-6

32 flood-prone families to leave Oton’s Batiano River hazard zone

ILOILO – Thirty-two families repeatedly exposed to flooding near the Batiano River in Oton town will be relocated to safer ground under a P40-million...
Youth and student groups join a protest in Iloilo City, with one demonstrator carrying a placard reading “Badyet Para sa Edukasyon,” as they call attention to public education funding and government spending priorities. The mobilization comes amid concerns over a reported P33-billion funding gap between the proposed budgets of state universities and colleges in Western Visayas and the allocation under the proposed 2027 national budget. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

P33-B SUC FUNDING GAP: Region 6 state schools get only half of proposed 2027...

ILOILO City — State universities and colleges (SUCs) in Western Visayas face a P33-billion funding shortfall under the proposed 2027 national budget, triggering alarm...
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DINAGYANG GIANT RETURNS: 8-time champ Tribu Bola-Bola stages 2027 festival comeback

ILOILO City – One of Dinagyang Festival’s most decorated tribes is marching back into the spotlight. Eight-time champion and Hall of Famer Tribu Bola-Bola of...

Around 40 Iloilo City programs worth P303.8M caught in poll prohibition

ILOILO City – Nearly P304 million worth of social welfare programs for Iloilo City residents are facing delays under election spending restrictions, putting medical,...