Stricter fire safety enforcement
FIRE INCIDENTS have persistently threatened the safety and livelihood of communities in Western Visayas, underlining the need for more stringent enforcement of fire safety...
Going beyond short-term solutions to rice price hikes
ILOILO City, Bacolod City, and several municipalities in Negros Occidental have reported extraordinary rice price hikes, prompting the National Food Authority (NFA) to decide...
Animal control policies and rabies risk
Iloilo’s increasing animal bite cases — from 40,183 in 2021 to over 70,000 in 2024 — and human rabies deaths require immediate attention. While...
‘Boy who cried wolf’
THE RECENT wave of false abduction reports in Iloilo has once again highlighted the dangers of misinformation, which fuels unnecessary panic, wastes police resources,...
Are Iloilo’s roads built for safety?
THE SPATE of accidents along Iloilo Sunset Boulevard raises a very important question: Are Iloilo’s roads truly designed for safety?
While road expansion is...
Lessons from Iloilo Sunset Boulevard
THE SERIES of vehicular crashes on the Iloilo Sunset Boulevard should make authorities realize that road developments and expansions must go hand in hand...
Fiscal transparency in local governance
IN LOCAL governance, fiscal transparency and accountability are important pillars for ensuring effective and responsible leadership. The recent recognition of 42 local government units...
What drives youngsters to break the law?
IN THE FIRST two months of 2025 alone, Iloilo City recorded 11 cases of children in conflict with the law (CICL), adding to the...
Gang culture or isolated incidents?
THE RECENT surge in juvenile crime in Iloilo City has raised concerns about whether organized gangs are taking root in the local youth culture....
Robust public health system needed
THERE’S a 72% increase in Western Visayas’ dengue cases this year compared to last year’s. But beyond the rising number of infections, an equally...