Food establishments and ambulant vendors should secure the necessary permits in compliance with the food and sanitation standards. Photo shows an ambulant vendor outside a government office in Iloilo City. ALFRED PACIENTE DELA CRUZ PHOTO

DepEd-6 cites nutrition, food safety concerns amid proliferation of vendors outside schools

ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 is encouraging learners to buy their meals and snacks from school canteens rather than...
Vendors tend to their stalls at the Iloilo Central Market in Iloilo City. AJ PALCULLO/PN

WV inflation climbs to 6.8%; poor households hit hardest

ILOILO City – Inflation, or the rate at which prices of goods and services rise and erode consumers’ purchasing power, accelerated further in Western...
Photo courtesy of Raisa Treñas

Iloilo City looks to heritage as growth engine; Treñas seeks lessons from ‘world cities’

ILOILO City — Mayor Raisa Treñas takes Iloilo City’s bid for greater global recognition to the international stage as she joins a series of...

Negros Trench triggers Antique quake swarm

ILOILO City – The series of earthquakes that rattled Antique and were felt across Panay Island from late Sunday night to early Monday were...

DOLE expands TUPAD aid to 21 more Iloilo City routes

ILOILO City — Nearly 1,000 additional public transport workers in Iloilo City are set to receive temporary employment and wage assistance. The Department of Labor...
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.

Iloilo City gets highest COA audit rating for 2025, cites strong financial governance

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Government has once again received an Unmodified Opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) in the latter’s...
Power firms are urged to save fuel and manage supply more carefully to protect the grid and ensure that essential electricity services remain uninterrupted. PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA INTEGRATED NEWS

Energy security key to modern freedom, DOE official says on Independence Day

ILOILO City – True independence in the modern era goes beyond political freedom and requires energy and economic self-sufficiency, a Department of Energy (DOE)...
Officer-in-charge Regional Executive Director Ramar Niel Pascua of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas previously served as regional director of the Environment Management Bureau. DENR-6

DENR – Western Visayas gets new chief

ILOILO City – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas has ushered in a new chapter of environmental leadership following...

Santa Barbara to raise largest PH flag outside Luzon

ILOILO – Santa Barbara town is set to host one of the country's most significant Independence Day commemorations this Friday, June 12, highlighted by...
Employees of the Iloilo City Government line up for random drug testing at City Hall on June 11 in line with the city’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy under Executive Order No. 2026-037. The unannounced screening covered regular employees, contract-of-service personnel, and job hires in a bid to promote integrity, accountability, and a drug-free public service. ILOILO CITY GOV’T

Over 2,000 Iloilo City gov’t employees subjected to random surprise drug test

ILOILO City – More than 2,000 employees of the Iloilo City Government, including regular workers, contract-of-service personnel, and job hires, underwent surprise drug testing...