Iloilo bets on coconuts as new cash crop, targets 10,000-hectare expansion
ILOILO – With vast tracts of farmland still untapped, this province is positioning coconut as its next major cash crop, setting its sights on...
Devolution, looming RPVARA law complicate Iloilo City’s RPT hike
ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas defended Iloilo City’s real property tax (RPT) adjustments, stressing that the ongoing devolution of national government functions and...
18 years on, justice still eludes Panay’s disappeared activists
ILOILO City — Eighteen years since the abduction of activist leaders Luisa Posa-Dominado and Nilo Arado, their families and human rights defenders in Panay...
‘Ber’ months usher in Yuletide mood across WV
ILOILO City – Christmas has officially begun in Western Visayas as September 1 marks the start of the “ber” months, with festive songs and...
NIA-6 denies human rights abuse claims in Jalaur dam project, calls allegations ‘baseless’
ILOILO – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region 6 has rejected accusations from anti-dam groups linking the agency to alleged human rights violations in...
New bridge, gym finally connect Alimodian’s ‘Seven Cities’ to growth
ILOILO – For decades, residents of Alimodian’s upland “Seven Cities” (seven organic vegetable-producing barangays) endured isolation, trudging through rivers and muddy trails just to...
City Hall, DPWH headed for showdown over botched, overlapping projects?
ILOILO City – Amid complaints about botched flood-control works, unfinished gyms, and duplicated projects, the Department of Public Works and Highways–Iloilo City District Engineering...
2-day KABALAKA Expo to put Iloilo City’s disaster readiness on full display
ILOILO City – Disaster preparedness is taking center stage here as the local government launches the first-ever KABALAKA Expo 2025, a two-day showcase of...
Early check-ups key to preventing blindness, WVMC eye specialist reminds Ilonggos
ILOILO City – Regular eye examinations are vital to preventing blindness and other serious vision problems, warned Dr. Mary Katherine Francia, head of the...
District-based ‘Atipan’ centers to decentralize city government’s social services – Treñas
ILOILO City – After the pilot Atipan Fair drew nearly 800 residents in just one day, Mayor Raisa Treñas is moving to establish an...