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Police, cybercrime unit hunt source of viral Jaro high school threat

ILOILO City – Jaro National High School (JNHS) went on heightened security Monday, locking one of its gates, tightening campus access and deploying additional...
The Batiano River originates in the Iloilo-Batiano River Basin in Oton, Iloilo and flows to Iloilo City through Molo district, then empties into the Iloilo Strait. Photo shows the Batiano River as seen in Molo. WIKIPEDIA PHOTO

Behavior shift cuts Batiano river waste by nearly half; City eyes wider rollout as...

ILOILO City – A behavioral change program targeting improper waste disposal has slashed daily garbage recovered from areas along the Batiano River from as...
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

Iloilo prov’l capitol pitches youth and reading innovations for Galing Pook 2026

ILOILO — From preventing teenage pregnancies and addressing youth mental health concerns to helping children overcome reading difficulties, the Iloilo Provincial Government is putting...
Twenty-eight modernized jeepneys of the Iloilo City Alliance of Operators and Drivers Transport Cooperative plying the Ungka Jaro CPU-Iloilo City route and vice versa are once again joining the “Libre Sakay” program. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

1,500 Western Visayas PUVs eyed for P60K cash lifeline amid fuel price surge

ILOILO City – Modernized jeepney and UV Express operators in Western Visayas could receive as much as P60,000 each in government financial assistance to...

Iloilo dominates WV fiscal performance awards

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government emerged as Western Visayas’ strongest fiscal performer for Calendar Year 2025, sweeping first place in 12 categories and...
Representative Photo. Photo by MChe Lee on Unsplash.

P55-M grant to speed up school building drive

ILOILO City – A P55-million grant from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is set to accelerate Iloilo City’s construction of additional classrooms...
For decades, informal vending around the Iloilo Terminal Market — popularly known as “Super” — was tolerated, with vendors selling vegetables, candles, and local delicacies along sidewalks crowded with pedestrians and public transport. This caused congestion and sanitation problems that the city government now seeks to correct at the newly-rehabilitated market. ILOILO CITY GOV’T PHOTO

TERMINAL MARKET ELEVATORS STAY OUT; Vendors and shoppers told to take caution hauling goods...

ILOILO City — Vendors and shoppers at the Iloilo Terminal Market have been advised to exercise caution when carrying goods through the market’s stairways...
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Canine rabies cases plunge from 93 to 34; over 243,000 dogs vaccinated

ILOILO – Pushing toward its goal of becoming rabies-free by 2030, Iloilo Province is gaining ground in its campaign to eliminate the diseases, with...

‘Debate me,’ city councilor tells capitol info chief as police-driver row spills into socmed

BY MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City – A dispute over a city government plan to provide drivers for the city police has erupted into a...
“Ideally, the President should sign the postponement law before the filing of certificates of candidacy,” says Atty. Dennis Ausan, Commission on Elections - Western Visayas director.

If no new law, barangay and SK elections push through; Comelec to accept COCs...

ILOILO City — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Western Visayas will begin accepting certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang...