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Guimaras only W. Visayas province with negative inflation - PSA

Manila, Jan. 15 -- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a stable inflation in Guimaras in December last year, maintaining its -1.3 percent rate from the preceding month. Guimaras is the... Read More


DAR eyes distribution of 700K hectares of land by 2027

Manila, Jan. 13 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) aims to distribute 500,000 hectares of land under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in 2026, with an additional 200,000 hectares slat... Read More


Dinagyang gun ban takes effect on Jan. 15

Manila, Jan. 13 -- The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) will strictly enforce the 10-day gun ban effective Jan. 15, in line with the 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of R... Read More


P500M worth of illegal drugs seized in W. Visayas in 2025

Iloilo City, Jan. 9 -- The 1,806 operations conducted by various police units of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) in 2025 yielded over PHP514 million worth of shabu and marijuana.... Read More


ICPO chief relieved over lapses in probe of Iloilo vice mayor's death

Iloilo City, Jan. 9 -- Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) director Col. Kim Legada was relieved of his post effective Thursday due to lapses in the conduct of investigation and assessment related to the... Read More


Police nab Iloilo village head, seize P2.7-M illegal drugs

Manila, Jan. 8 -- The village chief of Barangay Canawili in Janiuay, Iloilo was arrested for possessing PHP2.78 million worth of illegal drugs in an operation by authorities on Wednesday. The Police ... Read More


Devotion to Jesus Nazareno keeps Iloilo family closer, intact

Iloilo City, Jan. 8 -- Fifty years ago, a replica of the image of the Jesus Nazareno was shipped to Sta. Barbara in Iloilo from Quaipo, Manila by siblings Nemesia and Natividad Sumagaysay through the ... Read More


Iloilo City gov't eyes close to 80% biz permit renewal in 2026

Iloilo City, Jan. 6 -- The local government here is expecting a 75 percent to 80 percent renewal rate of business permits this year from the 19,705 establishments that legally operate here as of 2025.... Read More


DOLE livelihood aid benefits 4.8K workers in W. Visayas

Iloilo City, Jan. 6 -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Western Visayas (DOLE-6) released over PHP125.8 million in livelihood aid to 4,800 workers in the region in the first three quarters of... Read More


Cases filed vs. 3 indiscriminate firing violators in W. Visayas

Manila, Jan. 5 -- Cases have been filed against individuals who figured in three indiscriminate firing incidents in Western Visayas during the holiday season. "Three cases of indiscriminate firing we... Read More