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DTI installs shared service facility for Iloilo's pandan weavers

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ILOILO CITY — A pandan-weaving community in a remote town in Leon, Iloilo has been given a chance to improve their work outputs through a shared service facility (SSF) provided by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) . The SSF, consisting of a solar dryer, a pressing machine, sewing machines, a riveting machine and a stove, was launched by DTI-Iloilo last Monday. In an interview Thursday, Susana Gadian, 63, president of the Baje Weavers As…Read Article

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Western Visayas population nears 8M mark; Migration, not birth rate, drives growth

ILOILO City – The population of Western Visayas has reached nearly eight million, with migration — rather than childbirth — now the primary driver of growth in many areas, according to the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) Region 6. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 2020 Census of Population and Housing show that […]Read Article

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Iloilo City mourns death of newly reappointed legal officer; Veteran lawyer Atty. Edgar Gil dies a day after confirmation by City Council

ILOILO City – Just a day after his reappointment as City Legal Officer was confirmed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, veteran public servant Atty. Edgar Gil passed away on Wednesday, July 3, at the age of 91. Gil, who had been confined in the hospital prior to his reappointment, succumbed to pneumonia. He was officially reappointed […]Read Article

ROGUE TRIKES ROLL ON: Repeat violators, ignorance of rules hamper Iloilo City Gov’t’s traffic reform

ILOILO City – This city’s intensified crackdown on unauthorized tricycles has netted more than 160 violators in just over a week, but enforcement officers say a mix of repeat offenders and widespread ignorance of the rules is undermining efforts to clear major roads. From June 29 to the present, 161 tricycle and e-trike drivers have […]Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

MORE Power strengthens renewable energy commitment with 6.6 MW clean energy supply deal

ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has inked a new Power Supply Agreement (PSA) that will add 6.6 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirement. The agreement was signed between MORE Power president and chief executive officer Roel Z. Castro and Alfonso Javier D. Reyes, president […]Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

DILG issues strategic ‘first 100 days’ guide for local executives in Western Visayas

ILOILO City – With newly elected mayors and governors now assuming office, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released a comprehensive guide designed to help local chief executives (LCEs) in Western Visayas make the most of their first 100 days in office — a crucial period widely regarded as the cornerstone for […]Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

Mayor Raisa retains father’s key officials to ensure governance continuity

ILOILO City – New mayor Raisa Treñas has wasted no time in signaling stability and continuity by retaining three top officials who served under her predecessor and father, Jerry Treñas, assuring the public that the city’s operations will proceed without disruption. During the inaugural session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on July 2, councilors confirmed […]Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

Toward Kaayohan: Rethinking the Diminution of General Education and the Metrics of Academic Worth - University of the Philippines

Early Sol A. Gadong 28th UP Faculty Regent Asst. Professor UP High School in Iloilo Division of Professional Education College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines Visayas Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO Since assuming office as Faculty Regent in January, I have found our university community immersed in critical conversations on curricular reform and faculty welfare. At face value, these may seem like two separate institutional co…Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

LABORING YOUNG: Child labor persists in WV despite declining numbers

ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Western Visayas has identified over 900 children either involved in or at risk of child labor from 2024 to 2025. The problem persists despite a marked decline from previous years. According to DOLE, a total of 905 minors have been profiled so far, down […]Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

No tuition fee increase at University of San Agustin

ILOILO City – The University of San Agustin has clarified that it is not implementing any tuition fee increase for Academic Year 2025–2026. No tuition adjustments have been approved nor is there any pending application with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 6, it stressed. The University of San Agustin emphasized that its current […]Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

TURF TENSION AT ILOILO CITY GOV’T: Baronda raises concern over legislative space shortage

ILOILO City – Vice Mayor Julie Grace “Love-love” Baronda is pushing back against what she calls the “creeping encroachment” of executive offices into the Iloilo City Legislative Building, warning that a lack of dedicated space could hamper the City Council’s ability to do its job. Baronda confirmed reports that police officers and lawyers visited a […]Iloilo City · Iloilo City Read Article

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DTI installs shared service facility for Iloilo's pandan weavers

Western Visayas population nears 8M mark; Migration, not birth rate, drives growth

Iloilo City mourns death of newly reappointed legal officer; Veteran lawyer Atty. Edgar Gil dies a day after confirmation by City Council

ROGUE TRIKES ROLL ON: Repeat violators, ignorance of rules hamper Iloilo City Gov’t’s traffic reform

MORE Power strengthens renewable energy commitment with 6.6 MW clean energy supply deal

DILG issues strategic ‘first 100 days’ guide for local executives in Western Visayas

Mayor Raisa retains father’s key officials to ensure governance continuity

Toward Kaayohan: Rethinking the Diminution of General Education and the Metrics of Academic Worth - University of the Philippines

LABORING YOUNG: Child labor persists in WV despite declining numbers

No tuition fee increase at University of San Agustin

TURF TENSION AT ILOILO CITY GOV’T: Baronda raises concern over legislative space shortage

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