A resource speaker discusses service quality with market vendors during a training session of the Uswag Negosyo Academy at the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion Office, Iloilo City Hall. The program aims to equip vendors with business skills and grant them additional capital upon completion.

City boosts vendors’ capital to spur market growth; Uswag Negosyo Academy seen as catalyst...

ILOILO City – To fuel economic growth at the grassroots level, the city government is ramping up support for small-scale entrepreneurs by providing additional...
Iloilo City Police Office director Colonel Kim Legada (third from left) receives an armored for the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit from Mayor Jerry Treñas during a recent turnover ceremony. He said the sophisticated features of the SWAT van boost their capability. ILOILO CITY HALL PHOTO

SWAT upgrade reflects Iloilo City’s growing focus on urban security preparedness

ILOILO City – As cities across the country ramp up efforts to confront evolving threats to public safety, Iloilo City is setting an example...
Members of the Western Visayas delegation arrive at San Nicolas National High School in Ilocos Norte on May 19 for the 2025 Palarong Pambansa. The region is determined to reclaim the overall championship and defend national records in swimming and javelin — its final campaign as a unified team before the Negros Island Region competes separately next year. Photo courtesy of DepEd Western Visayas

Western Visayas eyes redemption and glory in final unified Palaro campaign

ILOILO City – With a mission to rebound from a dip in rankings and to solidify its legacy before the regional split, Western Visayas...
Representatives from the Iloilo Provincial Government receive the “Best E-CLIP Committee Implementer in Western Visayas” award from the Department of National Defense’s Task Force Balik-Loob during its 7th Founding Anniversary celebration held at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on May 21, 2025. The recognition highlights Iloilo’s exemplary reintegration programs for former rebels. CAPITOL PHOTO

Iloilo Province tops region in rebel reintegration efforts

ILOILO – The province of Iloilo has emerged as the top implementer of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) in Western Visayas, receiving...
Photo credit: Mike Gonzalez, 2005/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

One-stop gov’t service fair set to boost public access, cut red tape; 20 agencies...

ILOILO – To streamline government services and bring them closer to people, 20 national and regional government agencies will converge at Robinsons Place in...
The inflation rate of Western Visayas was slower in April at 1.9 percent from 2.7 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported. Government interventions helped ease the movement of prices, it explained. PNA PHOTO BY PGLENA

Rice subsidies, fuel price drops drive down Region 6 inflation; Gov’t programs, harvest season...

ILOILO City – A combination of rice subsidies, falling fuel prices, and harvest season gains helped Western Visayas post one of its lowest inflation...
NFA Region 6 manager Jasmin Lintag. NFA Region 6 Photo

P20/kilo rice program to prioritize Iloilo’s malnourished children

ILOILO City – The government’s P20-per-kilo rice initiative is set to make its local debut in Iloilo with an initial focus on addressing child...
Photo courtesy of Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Comelec shifts focus to barangay, SK polls; Voter registration resumes July 1

ILOILO – With the May 12 midterm elections now concluded, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Iloilo is shifting its full attention to preparing...

ILOILO CITY’S ECONOMIC HUBS THRIVE: Slaughterhouse, markets post P6.6M in April revenues

ILOILO City – The city’s public markets and slaughterhouse operations remain vital pillars of the local economy, generating a combined revenue of ₱6.6 million...
“I concede — not to any individual or politician — but to God and the people,” says Carmelo “Mel” Carreon, a fixture in local and national elections for over 30 years. Since 2009, he has filed his certificate of candidacy for various positions, including a bid for the Senate. He has also run for mayor 12 times and for congressman twice. All his attempts failed. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Perennial poll bet blames vote buying for latest defeat

ILOILO City – Independent congressional candidate Carmelo “Mel” Carreon has accepted defeat in the city’s congressional race, but not without criticizing what he described...