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(From left) Yi Jingyou, Project Manager of China Energy Engineering Group Northeast No. 1 Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd.; Edwin Ladignon, Senior VP Technical Advisor of Joy-Nostalg Solaris, Inc. (SOLARIS); Jose Alfonso Miras, Solaris VP for Business Development and Market Operations; Jiang Zhimin, NEPC Philippines President; Jiang Zhiwu, NEPC VP and Chief Technical Officer; Winifredo Pangilinan, Solaris Chief Operating Officer; and Jacinto Ray Ng, III, Solaris AVP for Business Development

62.5 MWp solar project in Ajuy, Iloilo takes off with EPC contract signing

ILOILO – An emerging player in the renewable energy sector, Joy-Nostalg Solaris, Inc. (SOLARIS), has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for...
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BFAR-6 defends feed mill plant at SEAFDEC amid senator’s criticism

ILOILO City – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 director Remia Aparri defended the agency’s decision to construct a P30-million feed...
A dancer of a Dinagyang Festival 2023 contesting tribe raises a Sto. Niño image during the Dinagyang “Pamukaw” program in front of the Iloilo City Hall on Dec. 16, 2022. ILOILO CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo City to hold inaugural Santo Niño ‘traslacion’

ILOILO City – In a historic move to enrich the spiritual significance of the Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City will hold its first-ever traslacion, a...
Tinuom Festival of Cabatuan wowed spectators with their performance during the opening salvo of the Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan competition of the Dinagyang Festival 2025 on Jan. 9, 2025. AJ PALCULLO/PN

P1.2-M prize awaits ‘Kasadyahan’ champion

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has allocated a cash prize of P1.2 million for the champion of the 2025 Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan, one...

SC ruling reinforces borrowers’ rights

ILOILO City – The Supreme Court (SC) has reinforced the rights of borrowers, ruling that banks cannot arbitrarily refuse payments or misallocate them, as...
Registration teams are hitting the road, bringing National ID registration to barangays all over Iloilo Province, ensuring that every Filipino receives the benefits of the National ID. PSA

Nat’l ID registration resumes in Iloilo Province

ILOILO City – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Iloilo Provincial Statistical Office officially resumed National ID registration operations on January 20. The initiative encompasses collecting...
Anthony Aguirre, A&A Marie Taxi driver from Barangay Amparo, Pavia, Iloilo, earned praises for his honesty after returning a bag containing P2.4 million in cash left by his passenger on Saturday, January 18, 2025. ROMMEL PACLIBAR/XFM RADYO PATROL ILOILO PHOTOS

‘TESTED BY MILLIONS’; Taxi driver praised for returning P2.4-M cash

ILOILO City – If you find a bag with P2.4 million in cash, what would you do? A taxi driver from Pavia, Iloilo has earned...
“Comprehensive Adolescent Sexuality Education is integral to any adolescent pregnancy prevention policy. Without proper education, prevention mechanisms fail because information is key,” says Ilonggo party-list representative Raoul Manuel.

Sexuality education vital in preventing adolescent pregnancies – advocates

ILOILO City – A comprehensive policy framework is essential in addressing the persistent problem of teenage pregnancies, according to advocates of sexuality education. Debates surround...
Personnel of the Iloilo City Government Beautification Program planted ornamental plants on the center island of Iloilo Sunset Boulevard, providing a fresh sight for viewers and passersby. ILOILO CITY GOV'T BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM/FB PHOTO

City gov’t spearheading ‘simple program’ for Sunset Boulevard full opening

ILOILO City – The city government will lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Iloilo River North Bank Road, also known as...
The P300-million Guimaras Governance Center will replace the 50-year-old capitol of the provincial government. AJ PALCULLO/PN

COA flags Guimaras capitol workers’ P12.574-M unsettled cash advances

ILOILO City – The Commission on Audit (COA) called out the Guimaras Provincial Government for unliquidated cash advances totaling P12.574 million, with some accounts...