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Iloilo City PESO best in W. Visayas for 2024, vies for Hall of Fame

Manila, May 20 -- For the third consecutive year, the Iloilo City Public Employment Service Office (PESO) received recognition as the Best PESO in Western Visayas from the Department of Labor and Empl... Read More


Enhanced early voting, monitoring system eyed amid successful polls

Manila, May 13 -- Election and police officials in Western Visayas are looking at improvements to the early voting and monitoring system amid its success in the conduct of the May 12 midterm polls in ... Read More


Gov't interventions ease inflation in W. Visayas

Manila, May 13 -- Interventions by the government helped ease the April inflation rate in Western Visayas, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday. The inflation rate in the region... Read More


Iloilo City chooses women for top 3 posts

Manila, May 13 -- Women leaders will run Iloilo City's three highest posts for the next three years, the first time in the history of this local government unit. The Iloilo City Board of Canvassers o... Read More


'Money ban' takes effect Saturday

Manila, May 10 -- Heightened checkpoints in various areas in Western Visayas are expected effective Saturday with the implementation of the three-day "money ban." "For the first time, the commission ... Read More


OWWA-PAL program grants travel discount for OFWs flying out of Iloilo

Manila, May 10 -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Western Visayas (OWWA-6) and the Philippine Airlines (PAL) partnered to offer domestic travel discounts for overseas Filipino workers (... Read More


Iloilo City gov't evaluates over P18-B proposed public-private project

Manila, May 6 -- The city government here, through its public-private partnership office (PPPO), is evaluating the proposed PHP18.27-billion Iloilo Global City project. The unsolicited proposal of th... Read More


Ilonggos welcome P20/kilo rice

Manila, May 1 -- Ilonggos warmly welcomed the "PHP20 Benteng Bigas Meron Na" program that will be rolled out by the government in Cebu on Thursday. Some of them cited the program's impact, especially... Read More


P36M in livelihood grants released to vulnerable workers in W. Visayas

Manila, May 1 -- In line with its mission to combat poverty through sustainable livelihood, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released PHP36.05 million in grants to support 1,422 vulnerabl... Read More


Colleagues condemn killing of Aklan journalist Johnny Dayang

Manila, April 30 -- A media organization in Iloilo strongly condemned last Tuesday's "senseless and brutal" killing of Juan "Johnny" Dayang, a prominent media personality and the former mayor of Kalib... Read More