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The Iloilo City government’s Office of the Building Official (OBO) denied claims that delays in issuing permits caused the slow progress of the proposed desalin

The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Culasi, Antique, under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), ordered the

Unemployment in Western Visayas rose to 5.5 percent in January 2026, the highest rate in the region in the past year, according to the latest Labor Force Survey

On the occasion of its 39th Founding Anniversary, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) released a landmark report exposing the persistence of red-tagging as a s

The Department of Labor and Employment-Negros Island Region released grants under its Adjustment Measures Program to three micro, small, and medium enterprises

Reinforcing support for innovation-driven enterprises, LANDBANK has partnered with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to expand access to financing

The Philippine financial system sustained its resilience in the second semester of 2025, supported by sound balance sheet growth, stable funding conditions, and

Educators, writers, and scholars gathered at the UP Visayas Little Theater on April 10–11, 2026, for the 3rd Leoncio P. Deriada Conference on Critical Approache

Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) Chief Operating Officer Angelo David C. Berba appeared before the Iloilo City Council’s Committee on Public Utilities on May 6

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is pushing to formally recognize Iloilo City as a “Human Rights City” in Western Visayas, to embed human rights-based gover

The planned bridge linking mainland Aklan to Boracay Island is moving closer to implementation, with the national government confirming that contract finalizati

In many family businesses, the boardroom is often misunderstood. A seat at the table is seen as an opportunity—to influence decisions, represent one’s branch of

The Department of Energy supports proposals to suspend, reduce or remove value-added tax on electricity charges, saying such measures could help lower power cos

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said inflation pressures have worsened after April 2026 inflation rose to 7.2 percent, exceeding the central bank’s forecast ran

Iloilo City representative Zestah Shalom Espinosa secured a spot in the Top 15 of Miss Universe Philippines 2026 (MUPH) on coronation night, May 2, despite a co

Metro Pacific Water (MPW) has allotted PHP 3.81 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 to fund water infrastructure projects and system upgrades in Iloilo Cit

Taxi drivers registered in Iloilo City will begin receiving a PHP 1,000 fuel subsidy on May 8, following earlier distributions to jeepney and tricycle drivers,

A Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Balik Scientist is strengthening local R&D capacity in insect science by equipping Philippine universities to deve

Underscoring their shared commitment to disaster preparedness, the Department of Trade and Industry Region VI and SM Prime Holdings Inc. conducted the 2026 Busi

Primelectric Holdings Inc. presented its track record of slashing system losses, expanding customer bases, and maintaining among

The Police Regional Office-6 announced over the weekend the enforcement of an eight-day gun ban on Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan in connection

A failed shabu transaction between a supposed buyer and a peddler led to a stabbing incident in La Paz, Iloilo City that claimed the lives of four persons on Saturday night.

MANILA — The Supreme Court En Banc has recently adopted a governance framework regulating the use of artificial intelligence tools in

A newly turned-over PHP 7.9 million rice warehouse in Batad town is expected to improve how farmers handle their harvest as the Iloilo provincial government

Over the past few weeks, global markets have been jolted by renewed geopolitical tensions, volatile energy prices, and tightening

The Securities and Exchange Commission has relaxed the requirements for publicly listed companies and other issuers of registered securities that

MANILA — Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) is considering a bid for the government-tendered coal block in Antique province, with

More than half of all babies born in Western Visayas in 2024 were to parents who were not legally married, the Philippine Statistics Authority

BACOLOD CITY – Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) is investing about PHP 630 million to upgrade its 69-kilovolt (kV) sub-transmission lines and construct two new distribution substations t...

Former Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas on Tuesday, March 17, launched his memoir "Nobody But Jerry," offering a personal account