74 barangays tagged high-risk as Fire Month opens
ILOILO City – Alarm bells rang across major streets here Sunday as the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) – Iloilo City officially opened Fire...
Expert warns DENR policy on mangroves could sacrifice coastal defenses for infra projects
ILOILO City – A government policy allowing the transfer of mangroves for infrastructure projects is facing sharp scientific opposition, with a leading mangrove expert...
Iloilo-wide digitalization of business permits pushed to cut red tape, boost investments
ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has thrown his full support behind the rollout of the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) system in all...
7,000 SIGN UP, 40,000 PURGED: Comelec cleans up voter list as BSKE registration gains...
ILOILO City – Nearly 7,000 Ilonggos have filed voter registration applications for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), even as the Commission...
Police report peaceful EDSA anniversary rally
ILOILO City – Around 2,000 Ilonggos filled Bonifacio Drive in front of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on Tuesday to mark the 40th anniversary of...
Comelec warns BSKE bets: File COC in Sept., face disqualification for early campaigning
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will open the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the November 2, 2026 Barangay and...
Iloilo Province’s info chief posts bail over Treñas cyber libel complaint
ILOILO – The head of the Public Information and Community Affairs Office (PICAO) of the Iloilo provincial government posted bail Wednesday after a Regional...
Iloilo City suspends face-to-face classes for ASEAN meet
ILOILO City – Face-to-face classes in all public and private schools here shift online from February 25 to 27 as Iloilo City tightens security...
Visayan Sea ban punishes small fishers, spares commercial vessels – fisher group
ILOILO CITY – As the Visayan Sea reopened to commercial fishing on February 16, militant fisherfolk group PAMALAKAYA-Panay launched a scathing attack on the...
Iloilo municipal mayors hail P58-billion expansion of local gov’t support fund
ILOILO – Municipal mayors have welcomed what they described as a “historic boost” to local government funding after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced...