ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) is finalizing an energy plan for Panay Island to avert major supply risk by 2029. Ilongga DOE Secretary Sharon Garin has directed its Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (EPIMB) to craft the Panay Energy Master Plan, which will be a blueprint to...
ILOILO CITY – Panay Island is a potential site for a nuclear power plant as the national government is looking for cheaper and reliable energy for the people. “(But) it’s your decision,” said Pangasinan second district Rep. Mark Cojuangco, chairman of the House Special Committee on Nuclear...
ILOILO CITY – Journalists and campus journalists in Panay Island over the weekend outlined the state of the Philippine media ahead of the State-of-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 27. “We denounce the worsening attacks on the press and reject the...
Senator Loren Legarda hailed the University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas and UP Press launch of the 13 olumes of the Sugidanon (epics) of Panay and seven books by Panay authors as a defining achievement in preserving indigenous heritage and strengthening regional scholarship. Organized by UP...
Panay Energy Development Corp. successfully synchronized the third unit of its coal-fired power plant back to the Visayas power grid on Thursday, July 2, completing repairs ahead of schedule to help ease the prolonged electricity crisis in the region. In a statement, MGEN Thermal Energy Inc. said...
ILOILO CITY – The 100-volume inventory for the Cultural Mapping of Panay and Guimaras (CMPG) project has been unveiled. Hundreds gathered at the Iloilo City campus of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) on Friday, June 19, for the turnover the published books of the CMPG...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Board cited the collaboration between the Panay Bukidnon Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and the research team of the University of the Philippines Visayas after the book Epics of Panay won in the 43rd National Book Awards. The team behind Humadapnon (Ginlawan):...
ILOILO CITY – The Panay Consumers Alliance (PCA) has urged the Iloilo City government under Mayor Raisa Treñas to address basic rights prior to becoming a “Human Rights City.” “It must go beyond declarations. It must be grounded in the conditions of the people, including those whose...
The White Beach on Boracay Island in Panay landed at No. 6 in Tripadvisor’s Best of the Best Beaches in Asia for 2026, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday, Feb. 24. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the recognition highlights Boracay’s global appeal and the livelihoods...
ILOILO CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) awarded the 3rd Infantry Division and 301st Infantry Brigade for dismantling the New People’s Army (NPA) in Panay Island. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. awarded the AFP Campaign Streamer to the Joint Task Force (JT) Spear of the 3rd ID...
ILOILO CITY – A subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has launched a P17.3-million lighting system for a football field in this city. The Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of the MGen that operates coal-fired power plants in this city, inaugurated the lighting system of La...
ILOILO CITY – Thirty-two families of Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples (IPs) affected by the mega dam project in Calinog town, Iloilo province are moving into their new homes. The National Irrigation (NIA) and the National Housing Authority (NHA) turned over houses to beneficiaries in a ceremony...
