A teacher at Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School in Quezon City listens to concerns raised by her students during the start of classes in this photo taken in 2018. INQUIRER PHOTO

Over 10 towns suspend classes, school work to honor teachers

ILOILO — More than 10 municipalities in Iloilo province have suspended classes and school-based work this Monday, October 5, turning the observance of National...
Photo courtesy of the Iloilo City Government

Iloilo City rolls out weekly frontline service caravan

ILOILO City – This city is taking City Hall to the barangays, rolling out a weekly service caravan that brings medical aid, financial assistance...
According to the Bureau of the Treasury, debt service jumped by more than 25 percent to an all-time high of P1.2 trillion in 2021 from P962.47 billion in 2020.

P200K barangay aid rollout back on

ILOILO – The distribution of P200,000 in financial assistance to each eligible barangay in Iloilo Province is back on track after the Commission on...
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

ENGINES OF GROWTH: Iloilo capitol puts cooperatives at center of grassroots development

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government is putting cooperatives at the center of its grassroots development push this October, highlighting their role in generating...
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Month-long Statistics Month activities put WV tourism data in spotlight

ILOILO City — Western Visayas will put tourism under the statistical lens this October as government agencies roll out a month-long series of activities...
“Bal-an ta man two years are not enough. Subong pa lang ang aton mga projects, especially given sa akon barangay manug-manifest pa lang ina, wala pa gani naumpisa,” says Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB) Iloilo president and ex-officio Provincial Board member Amalia Victoria Debuque. She supports the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to November 2026. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

Prove you deserve 2 more years, Iloilo brgy officials told

ILOILO – The two-year extension handed to barangay officials should not be treated as a political windfall but as an extended test of performance...
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Hoax alerts face fines, cyber-tracing

ILOILO City – Individuals, businesses and online pages behind fake bomb threats and other fabricated public safety warnings now face fines, possible prosecution and...
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El Niño damages farms in WV, other Visayas regions

ILOILO City – Western Visayas is among the regions already sustaining agricultural losses from El Niño, which is forecast to further intensify and possibly...

Treñas, Lujan clash over criticism of Iloilo governance

ILOILO City – A public exchange over criticism of City Hall has drawn a sharp distinction between loyalty to Iloilo City and scrutiny of...
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Commuters feel pinch as taxi flag-down fare rises to P65

ILOILO City – Taxi passengers here will have to dig deeper into their pockets, as the flag-down rate increases to P65, drawing concerns from...