ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government has released fuel subsidies to tricycle drivers to help ease the impact of rising fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict. The Iloilo City government started distributing coupons on Wednesday, March 25, for Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association...
ILOILO CITY – The education reform program that has significantly improved literacy rates among young students has been expanded to other parts of Iloilo province. The Iloilo provincial government has signed a memorandum for the expansion of the Proof of Concept (POC) for nine towns on Tuesday,...
ILOILO CITY – Murder charges have been filed against three suspects in the fatal stabbing incident where four people from two families were killed in La Paz District over the weekend. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) filed murder charges against suspects Gilbert Muya Jr., Glenbert Muya, and...
ILOILO CITY — Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is temporarily halting international flights in and out of Iloilo Airport due to high oil prices. Cebu Pacific will temporarily halt its Iloilo-Singapore, Iloilo-Bangkok, and vice versa flights. “These changes are driven by the impact of the crisis on...
ILOILO CITY – The Senate is reviewing the proposal to expand Razon-owned MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) in southern Iloilo province. The Senate Committee on Public Services chaired by Sen. Raffy Tulfo has started deliberations on the matter. The panel is looking into the legislative...
ILOILO CITY—Four people were killed and two were injured in a stabbing incident involving two families in La Paz District here on Saturday night, March 21. Police identified the fatalities as 46-year-old Joeven Provido, 40-year-old Johnny Provido Jr., 68-year-old Johnny Provido Sr., and...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has mandated stricter energy and fuel conservation protocols to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices. “Considering the potential continuous increase in fuel prices and its consequential impact on the economy, industries, and the general public,...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has turned over its first disaster-resilient housing project to beneficiaries from a landslide-prone area in the northern town of Batad. “If we want to spend money on evacuation centers, why not allocate it to building houses for our relocatees. We...
ILOILO CITY – A transport group here estimated that they are losing P100,000 a day due to the crisis in the Middle East. The Western Visayas Transport Cooperative (WVTC) said they are losing the amount operating 95 minibuses in the regional capital. The WVTC is set to reduce the number of...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Salvador “Badong” Divinagracia Jr. of Calinog town in central Iloilo province was arrested for a fatal hit-and-run accident on Sunday evening, March 15. The New Lucena Municipal Police Station (MPS) confirmed that Divinagracia is in custody after the death of...
ILOILO CITY – Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between State-owned Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and Metro Pacific Water (MPC), assured customers in Metro Iloilo that there will be no immediate water rate increase due to the rising cost of fuel from the Middle East war....
ILOILO CITY – The PHINMA-University of Iloilo (UI) topped the February 2026 Licensure Examination for Criminologists conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). PHINMA-UI registered a 96.76 percent passing rate, with 448 out of 463 examinees from the PHINMA-UI College of Criminal...
