![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
WV rakes in P70B from 5.3M visitors in 2023
ILOILO City – Western Visayas generated P70 billion in tourist receipts from approximately 5.36 million visitors in 2023, according to the Department of Tourism...
Bacolod Reclamation flower vendors face eviction, too
BACOLOD City – Flower vendors currently located on Father M. Ferrero Street in the Reclamation Area, Barangay 12, may soon be displaced.
The city government...
Iloilo Province aims to be ‘malnutrition-free’
ILOILO – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is advancing a holistic, or whole-province, approach to transform Iloilo into a “malnutrition-free province”.
While no specific timeline...
October is animal welfare month in Iloilo City
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – The City Council has passed an ordinance that intends to protect and promote the welfare of animals in...
Bacolod City Gov’t set to hand over new housing units to beneficiaries
BACOLOD City – The city government is gearing up for the turnover of new housing units to qualified beneficiaries under the national government’s Pambansang...
Congressional inquiry into local water districts sought
ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution calling on the House of Representatives to investigate the state of local water districts across...
Mobile veterinary and molecular lab to enhance animal diagnostic services
ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Western Visayas has introduced a Mobile Veterinary and Molecular Laboratory to provide faster and more...
City Council scrutinizes proposed water rate hike
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – The City Council has decided to summon the Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) relative to its planned water rate...
Are there undocumented aliens in Iloilo City?
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – The City Council may conduct an investigation into the alleged presence of undocumented aliens in the city “in aid...
5 W. Visayas towns prioritized in National Nutrition Project
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) has identified five municipalities in Western Visayas as priority areas for the Philippine Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Project...