Are our airports tourism-ready?
THE UPGRADING of airports in Western Visayas is, without question, a welcome development. New passenger terminal buildings, longer runways, modern baggage systems, flight information...
Circular economy dreams vs festival reality
EVERY Dinagyang leaves behind more than memories, music, and devotion. It leaves behind plastic — by the ton.
This year, Iloilo City’s plan to recover...
Unsung frontliners of Dinagyang: sweepers and sanitation workers
WHEN THE drums fall silent and the crowds disperse, another workforce steps forward — quietly, relentlessly, and without applause.
While Dinagyang dazzles with color, rhythm,...
Transition, not tolerance: Helping Iloilo fishers shift legally
THE SITUATION unfolding in Concepcion, Iloilo offers a lesson the government can no longer afford to miss: protecting fisheries does not mean choosing between...
Fine-mesh nets, fine-line choices: livelihood vs survival
In coastal towns like Concepcion, fishing is not merely an occupation—it is a way of life. Generations have drawn food and income from the...
Why Dinagyang must go low-waste
THE PROJECTION is 300 tons of garbage for a week of Dinagyang celebration. This should make any city pause.
Iloilo deserves credit for preparing early...
LGUs can’t be bystanders on road safety
ROAD safety cannot be outsourced to one agency alone. Yet in Western Visayas, that is exactly what seems to be happening as the Land...
The ban is easy — the alternatives are not
BANNING e-bikes and e-trikes from national highways is, from a regulatory standpoint, the easiest decision government can make. It is decisive and defensible —...
Unlicensed, unprotected, unpunished: Who is letting this happen in WV?
PROVINCES, towns and cities in Western Visasyas have local traffic ordinances. There’s also the Land Transportation and Traffic Code. And yet, our roads continue...
Cheap mobility, costly consequences
FOR THOUSANDS of families in Western Visayas, the motorcycle is survival on two wheels. It is the cheapest way to get to work, to...