ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense cited the province of Iloilo, 30 towns, and the component city of Passi for their outstanding programs on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. and Cornelio Salinas, chief of the Provincial DRRM Office,...
ILOILO CITY – A medium-scale feed mill has opened in Tigbauan, a coastal town in southern Iloilo province, and will boost milkfish and tilapia production in Western Visayas. The P30-million aquaculture feed mill facility inside the headquarters of the inter-governmental Southeast Asian Fisheries...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) kicked off their climate-resilient housing program dubbed Luntiang Bukas with Western Visayas region as the pilot area on Friday. DENR Secretary Juan...
ILOILO CITY – SM Development Corp. (SMDC) launched its first solar energy system in the Visayas at Style Residences here during Earth Day on April 22. The system is seen to reduce energy consumption by 15 percent and used to satisfy electricity requirements, including lighting and shared...
ILOILO CITY – Royce Arjan Java Fantillan, the topnotcher in the April 2026 Pharmacists Licensure Examination, wanted to be an engineer. “To be honest, I did not think of pursuing it, but I came to love it,” said Fantillan, the 22-year-old graduate of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the...
ILOILO CITY—With haze affecting parts of Metro Manila and Metro Cebu, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-6 assured that air quality in Metro Iloilo is within safety standards. “Based on the latest monitoring conducted today, air quality across all stations remains within good...
ILOILO CITY — The United Kingdom is eyeing stronger ties with Iloilo in renewable energy and climate change adaptation programs. “There are discussions already about how UK expertise can help climate adaptation and renewable energy, particularly for agriculture,” said Andrew...
ILOILO CITY – A Dumaguete-Manila flight of Philippine Airlines (PAL) made an emergency landing at Iloilo International Airport around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19. "Reports indicate that the oxygen supply in the cabin was insufficient after the aircraft reached its cruising altitude of 32,000...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jerry Treñas, the father of incumbent Mayor Raisa Treñas here, has admitted issuing an order that resulted in the two-year delay of a drainage project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in this city. Jerry confirmed the June 10, 2025 order in a...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon pushed the completion of long-delayed projects in the city and province of Iloilo during a visit on Wednesday, April 15. “I need to come because if I don’t come here, there is no sense of urgency. But if I go to an...
ILOILO CITY – Bayan Muna Panay has called out former Sen. Franklin Drilon for telling fellow Ilonggos to prove that Iloilo City is worthy of the P3-billion redevelopment of two public markets – the Iloilo Central Market and the Iloilo Terminal Market – by a prominent property developer....
ILOILO CITY — Sixty-six persons have suffered food poisoning from eating aloy or tulingan fish in Iloilo. From an initial 20 individuals, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said 46 people were affected between April 6 to April 10. IPHO chief Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon...
