Photo courtesy of Mike Gonzalez (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:TheCoffee)

Carles expands rabies-free zones; 4 more barangays earn certification

ILOILO — Carles is moving closer to becoming a fully rabies-free municipality after four more barangays were officially certified free from the deadly disease,...

Iloilo businesses power Christmas livelihood for PDLs

ILOILO City – Iloilo’s business community is set to deliver its biggest Christmas-season livelihood boost to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs), with the Philippine...
Department of Interior and Local Government - Region 6 director Juan Jovian Ingeniero, joined by DILG Iloilo Province Cluster Head Raymundo Palanog, turns over the Regional Peace and Order Council flag and certificate of appointment to Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. on November 18, 2025.

Defensor’s appointment to peace council seen to strengthen regional security strategy

ILOILO — The appointment of Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. as chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Western Visayas is expected...
Photo courtesy of DeltaNet International

Iloilo City moves to empower schools with bomb threat training amid security scare

ILOILO City – With more than 30 bomb threats sowing panic and repeatedly disrupting classes, the Iloilo City government is shifting from reactive evacuations...
DEFENSOR

Defensor backs Dinagyang shift to Iloilo Sports Complex

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has thrown full support behind the major shake-up in the Dinagyang Festival 2026 schedule and venues, saying the...
Photo courtesy of Bernadette Reyes/GMA Integrated News

Iloilo LGUs begin selling P20 rice as province fast-tracks anti-hunger drive

ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government's subsidized P20-per-kilo rice program has quietly gone into full swing in nearly half of the province, with 20...

CHED slams bomb threats disrupting campuses

ILOILO City – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has issued a strong rebuke against the series of bomb threats disrupting colleges and universities...
Boasting a main stadium with a seating capacity of 7,000, the Iloilo Sports Complex is a multi-use venue for sports and other big events. It has an Olympic-size swimming pool, an oval running track, a football field, two volleyball courts, two basketball courts, two tennis courts and four badminton courts. An indoor gymnasium is located 200 meters away from the main site.

Iloilo Sports Complex to host Dinagyang 2026 tribes competition as IFFI expands venues, But...

ILOILO City - Reshaping the Dinagyang Festival, organizers of the event’s 2026 edition are moving one of the main judging areas of the Tribes...
Photo courtesy of Constantine Agustin/Wikimedia Commons

Third consecutive bomb threat disrupts INHS

ILOILO City – For the third straight day, Iloilo National High School (INHS) in La Paz district here was forced to activate security protocols...
Tribu Paghidaet of La Paz National High School emerged as champion in the Ati tribes competition of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Dinagyang 2026 tribes competition shifts to afternoon in major schedule shake-up

ILOILO City – In its boldest schedule overhaul in recent years, the Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc. (IFFI) is reshaping the flow of Dinagyang Festival...