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Team Sulong Gugma, led by reelectionist Rep. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda, says Iloilo City deserves leadership that prioritizes its people, not just its deals.

INDEPENDENT CITY COUNCIL: Team Sulong Gugma vows to robustly exercise constitutional duty of checks...

ILOILO City – Amidst plans to open to unsolicited proposals the operation of the Iloilo City Hospital under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, Team...

Summer heat drives up electricity rates in Visayas as WESM prices double

ILOILO City – Electricity consumers in the Visayas are facing a significant increase in their bills this April as summer heats up, with the...
Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks (left) is crowned Miss Eco International 2025 by outgoing queen Angelina Usanova (right) of Ukraine in Alexandria, Egypt on April 19 (April 20 in the Philippines). MISSOSOLOGY PHOTO

Alexie Mae Brooks crowned Miss Eco International 2025

ILOILO City – Ilongga beauty queen Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks was crowned Miss Eco International 2025 during a glitzy pageant night at Alexandria, Egypt....
Photo courtesy of Love Love Baronda

RACI April 5-6 survey results: Baronda takes the lead

ILOILO City – Vice mayoralty candidate Lady Julie Grace “Love-Love” is leading the race with 53.3% support among the 600 respondents, based on the...

Over 3K arrests, millions in contrabands seized: Iloilo police mark banner year under Razalan

ILOILO – More than 3,000 individuals were arrested and millions of pesos worth of illegal drugs, firearms, and other contrabands were confiscated during the...
As part of measures to secure the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, Oct. 30, a liquor ban will be implemented from Sunday, Oct. 29, until election day. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEWS MINUTE

Tourism hubs face ‘dry days’; Comelec to enforce election liquor ban; hotels, resorts urged...

ILOILO City – With the May 12 midterm elections fast approaching, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has warned against potential liquor ban violations by...
Fifty-eight out of 70 passengers were injured after a jeepney from Alimodian, Iloilo overturned in Barangay Maninila, Miag-ao town on Saturday, April 19. The jeepney was en route to Tubog Beach Resort in San Joaquin town when it lost control on a curved road and flipped. TOTO BRENT/FACEBOOK PHOTO

58 injured in overloaded jeepney crash in Miag-ao; LTO tags incident as ‘reckless driving’

ILOILO – What should have been a cheerful beach outing turned into a nightmare when an overloaded jeepney from Alimodian town overturned in Barangay...
Passengers disembark from a vessel under the watch of Philippine Coast Guard personnel at a port in Antique Province during the Holy Week exodus. Nearly half a million travelers passed through Western Visayas ports during the Semana Santa rush, prompting heightened security and assistance operations across the region. PHOTOS COURTESY OF COAST GUARD DISTRICT WESTERN VISAYAS

Nearly half a million Holy Week passengers travel through WV ports amid heightened PCG...

ILOILO City – Passenger volume across Western Visayas ports neared the half-million mark during the Holy Week rush, prompting intensified security and safety protocols...
Photo courtesy of the University of the Philippines Visayas

UPV scientists develop pioneering technology for hospital waste disposal

ILOILO City – Scientists at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) here have developed a technology for waste disposal in hospitals known as...
The Department of Tourism Region 6 urges tourists to help keep beaches, mountains, and heritage areas clean this Holy Week. Photo shows personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard - Sub-Station Ivisan conducting bay watch patrol at a beach resort in Barangay Basiao, Ivisan, Capiz on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. SN2 GOZON PCG/ASN MARGIN PCG PHOTO

HOLY WEEK TOURISM UNDER SCRUTINY: ‘Don’t trample on our culture, don’t trash our region’

ILOILO City – With more than 5.9 million tourist arrivals logged last year and even more expected this Holy Week, the Department of Tourism...