This P200-million Iloilo Rice Processing Complex in Barangay Amamaros, Pototan, Iloilo, built by the Korea International Cooperation Agency in 2013, was envisioned as a “one-stop service center” equipped with modern post-harvest facilities and technologies that would improve the efficiency of rice production, milling, drying and storage in Iloilo province, thereby reducing post-harvest losses and enhancing rice quality. Photo from Iloilo Provincial Government Facebook

Management issues bog down key rice processing facility Iloilo provincial gov’t mulls takeover

ILOILO – The provincial government is studying the possibility of taking over the operation and management of the state-of-the-art Iloilo Rice Processing Complex (RPC)...
Photo courtesy of Mark Villar | FB via AdvocatesOMI

DPWH-6 building structures sans permits

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has constructed several government buildings in this city...
The Iloilo City Government begins distributing city-procured water on Wednesday, May 15. ICAG VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Water rationing to serve 72K Iloilo City households

ILOILO City – The “Oplan Bulig Tubig Sa Syudad,” or rationing of city-procured water, commenced yesterday. Around 72,000 households from the 180 barangays of...
Operatives of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit recovered P1,496,000 worth of suspected shabu from high-value target Michael Gullo in Barangay Sto. Niño Norte, Arevalo, Iloilo City on Tuesday, May 14. K5 NEWS FB/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Nearly P2M worth of shabu seized in Iloilo City in one day

BY MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City – Around 280 grams of suspected shabu valued at approximately P1,904,000 were confiscated in separate anti-illegal drug operations in...
The 109-meter Jalaur High Dam has been substantially completed last November 2023. It was designed to store water for multi-purpose use including irrigation, hydroelectric power and bulk water generation, inland fishery, and eco-cultural tourism.

JALAUR MEGA DAM PROJECT; NIA eases concerns of 4 villages as water impoundment begins

ILOILO – As part of the preparations for the full operation of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog town scheduled...
Santacruzan was becoming a “festival of beauties” where fancy, colorful, and expensive clothing were paraded, lamented the director of the Archdiocese of Jaro’s Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEO DIAMANTE

Archdiocese of Jaro urges ‘proper’ Santacruzan, Flores de Maria

ILOILO City – The Archdiocese of Jaro is calling on churches and local government units (LGUs) to ensure the proper observance and organization of...
Photo courtesy of DW

300% HIKE IN ONLINE SEXUAL ABUSE; ‘Report any child abuse to authorities’

ILOILO – Report any cases of child abuse to the appropriate authorities to prevent further suffering and ensure proper care and management for the...
One of the main features of Flores de Mayo is children’s daily offering of flowers to the Virgin Mary.

Devotion unfazed by modern distractions: Flores de Mayo continues to draw Iloilo youth

ILOILO City – As May arrives, it marks the annual tradition of Flores de Mayo, where children and devout Catholics flock to churches daily...
The damage to corn crops due to the drought conditions brought by El Niño in Iloilo Province was pegged at P219,192,304.59. INQUIRER file photo / BONG S. SARMIENTO

Iloilo prov’l gov’t proposes P110-M El Niño mitigation, recovery efforts

ILOILO – The provincial government has requested P110,780,000 to fund a series of mitigation, response, and recovery measures aimed at minimizing the impact of...
Treñas, Baronda

Treñas on Baronda’s switch to Lakas: ‘Amo gid ina sa life’

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas was unfazed by the recent move of his erstwhile political ally, Rep. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda,...