ILOILO CITY -- Local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo province and several towns bagged multiple Excellence in Local Governance (EXCELL) Awards from the Western Visayas regional office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The provincial government under Iloilo Gov. Arthur...
ILOILO CITY — The University of San Agustin (USA) has earned a patent for creating an antibiotic from the seeds of kadios, an ingredient of a beloved Ilonggo dish known as "KBL." The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently granted a patent to the university’s Biology...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda cited the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for filing administrative complaints against barangay officials for deducting money received by Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) beneficiaries. “I...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Raisa Treñas has welcomed the decision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to file administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees for allegedly deducting the cash assistance of DSWD beneficiaries. “We will...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday filed administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged irregularities in the distribution of...
ILOILO CITY – A new batch of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are recipients of a livelihood program that aims to restore their previous income from the construction of the Iloilo mega dam. The National Irrigation Administration-6 and the Department of Labor and Employment-6 teamed up to give a...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo Chapter honored outstanding Ilonggo business leaders as part of its 120th anniversary. The awards were anchored on the theme for its milestone anniversary "Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future." PCCI-Iloilo Chairman...
ILOILO CITY — The operator of Visayas-based Ceres buses welcomed the recent Supreme Court (SC) decision against a former board of director, who has fled the country and is a fugitive from justice. Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), the country’s biggest bus company, said the Nov. 25, 2025 decision of...
ILOILO CITY — Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. has downplayed the corruption probe despite being one of the eight lawmakers that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has recommended to be included in the criminal and administrative cases for alleged anomalous...
ILOILO CITY – A former barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught with more than P 5.2-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation past midnight Monday, Dec. 8. Police identified the suspect as Paolo, former barangay captain of Barangay Poblacion Market in Sara town....
ILOILO CITY – Around 1,000 colorful "parol" (Christmas lanterns) illuminated major streets of this highly urbanized city following the official lighting ceremony for the "Iloilo Rising Parol" on Monday evening. The public-private initiative of the Iloilo City government and the Philippine Chamber...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin has sought the expansion of Razon-owned MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) to southern Iloilo province. Garin has filed House Bill No. 6292 to amend Republic Acts (RA) No. 11212 and 11918 and facilitate inclusion. RA 11212 gave MORE Power the...
