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LTO-6 orders taxi operator to explain overcharging issue

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Western Visayas has directed the operator of a taxi accused of overcharging a local...

BSP urges Ilonggos to exchange old banknotes for new polymer currency

ILOILO City – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is encouraging Ilonggos to exchange their dirty, damaged, or torn banknotes for new polymer banknotes,...
The Iloilo Provincial Health Office appealed anew to everyone to make it a habit to clean their surroundings and search for and destroy mosquito breeding areas like cans, tires, and plastic containers following an increase in dengue cases in the province. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTOS

‘MOVE QUICKLY’: 105 dengue cases in 11 days; LGUs urged to act swiftly

ILOILO – Following a rapid increase in dengue cases across the province, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has called on local government units...
“Not using the meter is a violation of the terms and conditions of a taxi’s franchise,” says Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Region 6 acting director, Atty. Salvador Altura Jr. BACOLOD CITY PIO PHOTO

Taxi driver in trouble for bypassing meter, overcharging

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Western Visayas has summoned a taxi operator after a driver was accused...
A Scene of the Crime Operative (SOCO) personnel examines the vehicle used by the drug suspects following the buy-bust operation in Barangay Balabago, Jaro, Iloilo City. ICPO PHOTO

Buy-bust yields P4-M shabu, 3 high-value drug suspects

ILOILO City – Police seized shabu valued at P4.08 million during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Balabago, Jaro district on January 16. The operation,...
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Bulk water bid moves to negotiation stage

ILOILO City – Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC) has expressed its gratitude to the Iloilo City Government for entrusting confidence in its bulk water proposal.  In...
Construction workers perform their tasks for a road project in Imus, Cavite. They are protected by hard hats and long-sleeved garments but must limit sun exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when ultraviolet rays are strongest. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to initiate a timely review of the minimum wage rates. PNA

1,293 labor disputes in region in settled in 2024; P66-M monetary benefits released to...

ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Western Visayas facilitated the release of P66 million in monetary benefits to 2,412...
The Sunset Boulevard from Barangay Tabucan, Mandurriao, Iloilo City to Barangay Cagbang in Oton, Iloilo is ready for opening to vehicular traffic on Jan. 24, 2025. DPWH-6

Sunset Boulevard to ease traffic, provide leisure space

ILOILO City – The P2.261-billion Iloilo River North Bank Road, also known as Iloilo Sunset Boulevard, will ease traffic congestion and connect Iloilo City...
Children at a neighborhood at Blumentritt Road in Manila cool off at an inflatable pool. RICHARD A. REYES, PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

79 LGUs in Western Visayas pass Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

ILOILO City – Seventy-nine local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas have successfully passed the 2024 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) conducted by the...
The Iloilo Provincial Health Office, through its Project Tib-ong Kabataan, delivers lectures on mental health, teen pregnancy and anti-smoking, among others, to students of Mateo National High School in Cabatuan town. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTO

YOUTH AT RISK: Health challenges threaten Iloilo’s adolescents

ILOILO – Data from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) indicate increases in cases of teenage pregnancy, suicide, mental health issues, sexual abuse, HIV...