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Negros Power rates rise PHP 0.84 per kWh in April
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Electric and Power Corp. announced on Thursday, April 16, that the average residential electricity rate for April 2026 rose to PHP 12.2463 per kilowatt-hour, an increase of PHP 0.8356 from the March 2026 rate of PHP 11.4107 per kWh. The utility attributed the increase mainly to higher power supply costs and […]
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Global wind installations surge 40% to record 165 GW
By Francis Allan L. Angelo The global wind industry installed a record 165 gigawatts of new capacity in 2025, a 40% increase over the previous year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council’s 2026 Global Wind Report released Sunday. The surge pushed cumulative global wind capacity to 1,299 GW across 138 countries. A total of […]
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Whose market is it?
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon visited the redeveloped Iloilo Central and Terminal Markets on April 14, declared them comparable to public markets in Europe, and urged Ilonggos to strictly observe laws and regulations lest they undermine investor confidence. Then he said what the city government had been careful not to say out loud: that Ilonggos […]
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Driver robs co-worker of PHP 200,000 in Jaro
By Jennifer P. Rendon A driver allegedly ran off with about PHP 200,000 after robbing his co-worker late in the afternoon of April 17 in Barangay Lanit, Jaro, Iloilo City. Police identified the suspect only as alias Jayjay, 40, of Barangay Balantang, Jaro. The victim, identified only as Julienne, 25, was his co-worker. Capt. Mavin […]
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Capiz festival serves nearly 1,000 kilos of seafood
By Mariela Angella Oladive Mountains of ready-to-eat seafood filled Villareal Stadium in Roxas City, Capiz, on Friday evening, April 17, as nearly 1,000 kilograms of fresh catch were served during the Surambaw Seafood Feast. The event featured an eat-all-you-can buffet priced at PHP 999 per head and drew around 400 guests as part of the […]
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Grid alerts expose Philippines’ power system vulnerability
By Francis Allan L. Angelo The yellow alerts raised over the Luzon and Visayas power grids on April 16 have renewed calls for the Philippines to shift toward a more resilient and decentralized energy system. The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said the simultaneous grid alerts underscore a recurring vulnerability: the country’s heavy […]
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USA, WVSU bring home global moot honors
By Joseph Bernard A. Marzan Iloilo’s law schools brought pride to the Philippines at the close of the week, with the University of San Agustin College of Law winning a championship and West Visayas State University College of Law finishing first runner-up in its global debut. On Friday, April 17, Philippine time, the USA Law […]
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We’re just an SME—do we really need a board?
By Prof. Enrique N. Soriano It is a question I am often ask by founders and family business owners. The honest answer is this: you may not need a board yet—but you do need discipline. This is where an advisory board becomes valuable. For many small and medium enterprises, the advisory board is the first step toward […]
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A dish of warmth and tradition
In Iloilo City, a Creative City of Gastronomy, a woman has built a life rooted in tradition and purpose. Through cooking and preserving the city’s heritage dishes, she sustains both culture and her family. She is Juvy B. Jayme, 51, a devoted mother and proud culture keeper from La Paz. Together with her 71-year-old sister, […]
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Wanted NPA hitman among 19 killed in Toboso
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — After four years of pursuit, government troops have neutralized a suspected high-profile hitman linked to the New People’s Army in northern Negros Occidental. Brig. Gen. Ted Dumosmog, commander of the Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade, confirmed that Roger Fabillar, also known as “Jhong” and “Arnel Tapang,” was among the […]
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When progress displaces
By Francis Allan L. Angelo Two public markets in the Visayas – one in Cebu City, the other in Iloilo City – are forcing Filipinos to confront an uncomfortable question: Who is urban development actually for? In Cebu, the Carbon Public Market – historically described as the “heart that pumps financial lifeblood to poor Cebuanos” […]
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Don Salvador Benedicto wins first Lin-ay sang Negros crown
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — Don Salvador Benedicto achieved a historic milestone when 20-year-old psychology student Jamaicah Bantigue won its first-ever crown in the Lin-ay sang Negros pageant during the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival. Bantigue was crowned Pearl Queen during the pageant and coronation night held Friday at Panaad Park and Stadium […]
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Aklan inflation climbs to 4.9% in March
KALIBO, Aklan — Aklan’s inflation rate accelerated to 4.9% in March 2026 from 3.4% in February 2026 and 0.4% in March 2025, based on the latest price survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The province posted the highest headline inflation rate in Western Visayas in March, exceeding the regional rate of 3.5%. National inflation also […]
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DA offers PHP 500,000 agripreneur grants in Iloilo
By Mariela Angella Oladive The Department of Agriculture is offering up to PHP 500,000 in grant funding to winning young agripreneurs through the Young Farmers Challenge National Pitching Competition in Iloilo City from April 20–24. A total of 64 enterprises from 16 regions have advanced to the national finals, where participants are presenting agribusiness proposals […]
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Panaad festival 2026 sales hit PHP 29.4M
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — The 30th edition of the Panaad sa Negros Festival, held from April 13–19 at Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here, generated PHP 29.4 million in sales, or PHP 12.8 million more than last year’s PHP 16.6 million. Sales peaked over the weekend, reaching PHP 5.6 million […]
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Stop making excuses: Hold the BSKE on schedule
Here we go again. Less than a year after President Marcos signed Republic Act 12232 pushing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) from December 2025 to November 2026, a fresh campaign is underway to delay them once more. The excuse this time: the Middle East crisis and its fallout on fuel prices. The proposed […]
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MORE Power rates rise slightly amid energy crisis
By Francis Allan L. Angelo Electricity rates in Iloilo City increased slightly this April as the Middle East crisis and summer demand continue to pressure the country’s power supply. The residential rate rose to PHP 12.1421 per kWh from PHP 11.6814 per kWh in March — an adjustment of PHP 0.46 per kWh. The commercial […]
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What Pope Francis might ask
By Herman M. Lagon There is something oddly personal about remembering Pope Francis a year after he passed. Not distant, not formal—more like remembering a lolo who sat quietly in the corner, listening more than speaking, but somehow knowing exactly what to say when it mattered. April 21 comes and goes. Rome pauses for Mass […]
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14 nabbed in Negros illicit cigarette raid
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — Authorities arrested 10 Chinese nationals and four Filipinos following an inspection of a trading firm in Barangay Calumangan, Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday. The Bago City Permits and Licensing Office, the Regional Intelligence Division of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region, the Bago City Police Station, and […]
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Pototan water project to serve 47 homes
By Mariela Angella Oladive Forty-seven households in Barangay Macatol, Pototan, are set to benefit from a new water system project aimed at improving access to safe and reliable water in the rural community. The project, funded under Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.’s fund for calendar year 2025, seeks to provide residents with a steady supply of […]
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Passi City crash driver freed after detention lapse
By Jennifer P. Rendon The 20-year-old driver involved in a deadly road crash in Passi City, Iloilo, was released from jail after no case was filed against him within the reglementary period. Police Staff Sgt. Lenie Rose Piamonte, investigator of the Passi City Police Station, confirmed that alias “Rhick” was released at about 4:30 a.m. […]
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Guv renews peace call after Toboso clash
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson renewed his call for New People’s Army members to surrender and return to the government following a deadly skirmish in Toboso, stressing that former rebels who laid down their arms have been given opportunities to rebuild their lives. Lacson said the continued […]
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SALN for all, period
By Herman M. Lagon There is something oddly familiar about SALN season in government offices. It is not dramatic. No headlines. Just stacks of forms, quiet sighs, and the soft tapping of keyboards as employees try to remember when exactly they bought that secondhand refrigerator or how much remains on a loan they have been […]
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Lawmaker calles for action on Bacolod water shortage
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — Bacolod Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez has urged Baciwa-PrimeWater to take all necessary steps now to prevent the city’s worsening water depletion from reaching crisis levels. “Whatever contingencies and strategies that must be employed should be employed now,” Benitez said, stressing that the utility has a responsibility to ensure […]
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Arts Festival sa Bukid
By John Iremil Teodoro NAGALANOG sa kabukidan ang mga paborito ko nga kanta sa Kinaray-a nga ginakanta kang darwa ko ka abyan nga kompositor kag singer nga sanday Dante Beriong kag Sammy Rubido. Ang katahëm kag kaambëng kang mga bataën nga modelo nga nagarampa suksok ang mga bayù nga may disenyo kang patadyong kag mga […]
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Who answers for Visayas’ water failure?
This news should bother every household in Western Visayas: the water coming out of your tap — if it comes out at all — is being managed by a system that loses nearly a third of its supply before it reaches you. Metaphor? No. That is PHP 50,000-worth pipe systems leaking, literally, into the ground. […]
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Debuque urges lawful call on BSKE delay
By Mariela Angella Oladive Iloilo Provincial Liga ng mga Barangay President Amalia Victoria F. Debuque said she would abide by whatever lawful decision is made on the proposed postponement of the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, stressing that any move must uphold a credible and lawful electoral process. In a statement issued April 21, […]
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Fuel price surge hits Panay Bukidnon in Capiz
By Mariela Angella Oladive Rising fuel prices, driven in part by global market uncertainty tied to tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, are being felt even in remote upland communities, with members of the Panay Bukidnon Indigenous Peoples group in Tapaz, Capiz, saying higher transport fares have limited travel and reduced household spending. […]
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RGS founder slain; village official hurt
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY – Police are investigating whether the killing of a 40-year-old man in Barangay 2, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday night was linked to his alleged involvement in a large-scale investment scheme in the province. Police Lt. Col. Jovil Sedel, chief of the Hinigaran Municipal Police Station, identified the fatality […]
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Pope Leo XIV, working for peace and decrying the depravity of war
By Fr. Shay Cullen The bombing of Iran by the United States and Israel on Feb. 28 after negotiations failed in Geneva has triggered a war that has succeeded in overwhelming Tehran’s air defenses. The back-and-forth attacks — part of what the US has called “Operation Epic Fury” — among the countries involved have destroyed […]
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Guimaras food inflation stays negative in March
Food inflation in Guimaras edged up in March 2026 but remained in negative territory, driven mainly by rising prices of cereals and cereal products, particularly rice, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. For all income households, food inflation stood at -2.5 percent in March 2026, slower than -3.6 percent in February 2026. For the bottom […]
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No more election excuses
By Herman M. Lagon There is a quiet unease when a system keeps delaying people’s chance to decide. It feels like a test being moved again and again—not because people aren’t ready, but because the one in charge isn’t. Eventually, effort fades. People start asking if it is still worth caring. That is where the […]
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Fire leaves 71 families homeless in Bacolod
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY – The city government is mobilizing assistance for 71 families, or 289 individuals, displaced by a fire that broke out in Purok Ramon, Magsaysay, Barangay 14 on Tuesday. A total of 32 houses were affected, with 22 destroyed and 10 partially damaged. The Bureau of Fire Protection in Bacolod […]
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Community journalist among 19 killed in Toboso clash
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY – The Altermidya Network, a coalition of independent and progressive media groups, institutions and individuals, has mourned the killing of its colleague, RJ Nichole Ledesma, who was among the 19 suspected New People’s Army members killed in a series of clashes with military troops in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros […]
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Iloilo to rehabilitate Lumpatan Rock Trail in Concepcion
By Mariela Angella Oladive The Iloilo provincial government has begun preparations to rehabilitate the Lumpatan Rock Trail in Barangay Macatunao, Concepcion, as part of efforts to boost eco-tourism development on Pan de Azucar Island. Known for its striking natural rock formations, Lumpatan Rock has long been a popular attraction, drawing visitors for its scenic coastal […]
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The trophies that matter
Moot court competitions rarely make headlines outside legal circles. Most readers hear “moot court” and think academic pageantry — bright students performing law in a simulated setting, trophies collected, careers padded. But what two Ilonggo law school teams accomplished on the global stage last week deserves more than passing notice. It’s not just that they […]
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Estancia leads WV with AI-powered fish monitoring
By Mariela Angella Oladive The Municipality of Estancia has become the first local government unit in Western Visayas to adopt FISH-I, an artificial intelligence-powered system for fish census and reef assessment. The project is being implemented by the Department of Science and Technology in Western Visayas through its Community Empowerment Through Science and Technology program. […]
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Iloilo board eyes cash rewards for drug tipsters
By Mariela Angella Oladive The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Iloilo tackled on April 21 a proposed ordinance granting cash rewards of up to PHP 30,000 to individuals who provide information leading to the arrest and filing of cases against suspected drug pushers in barangays. Authored by 2nd District Board Member and Committee on Public Order and […]
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‘NO WAY HOME’: Duterte faces ICC trial over drug war
By Joseph Bernard A. Marzan THE HAGUE, The Netherlands — Can’t bring him home. Trial will proceed in the case against former President Rodrigo Duterte after Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, April 23, confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against him, finding sufficient evidence to proceed to trial over […]
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Five suspected NPA rebels arrested in Talisay
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — Authorities intercepted five suspected New People’s Army rebels during an operation against a wanted person in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday. The operation, carried out under Coplan “Head Strike” and led by the Regional Intelligence Division of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region, resulted in […]
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When loyalty turns cultish
By Herman M. Lagon There is always that one comment thread that just drains you. You scroll, thinking you will read something reasonable, maybe even learn something new. Then it turns. Someone raises a valid point—calm, sourced, not even aggressive—and the replies come in waves. Not to engage, not to clarify, but to defend—or worse, […]
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Iloilo City drug ops seize PHP 2.35 million in shabu
By Jennifer P. Rendon Nine individuals were arrested in a series of anti-illegal drug operations launched by the Iloilo City Police Office over 46 hours. Conducted from April 21 to April 22, the operations led to the confiscation of 346 grams of suspected shabu valued at PHP 2,352,800. The intensified drug campaign started at around […]
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DTI Region VI adopts Rezbin smart waste system
The Department of Trade and Industry Region VI has moved from supporting innovation to directly adopting it through a strategic service agreement with Rezbin Waste Technology Inc., a climate-tech startup based in Iloilo City. The agreement was signed on April 22, 2026, at the DTI Regional Office 6 in Iloilo City by Mutya D. Eusores, […]
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Estancia drug sting nets five, shabu worth PHP 3 million
By Jennifer P. Rendon A suspected drug peddler and four cohorts — including his live-in partner and minor son — were arrested in a police anti-narcotics operation on the afternoon of April 22 in Estancia, Iloilo. Alias Nemesio, 38, was arrested in a buy-bust operation at his house in Purok Proper-B, Barangay Lumbia, Estancia. Also […]
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Mother, child killed in Sipalay strafing
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office director Col. Dennis Wenceslao has ordered a thorough and exhaustive investigation into the gun attack on a family that killed a mother and her 3-year-old child in Barangay Nabulao, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday. “I ordered the Sipalay police to look into […]
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Parking fees are not fair
By Noel Galon de Leon Iloilo City is beginning to feel less like a home and more like a machine that extracts money from every step its people take. What used to be open and shared spaces are now turning into toll gates that punish the very people who keep the city alive. Over the […]
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Bacolod police seize PHP 1.65 million in smuggled cigarettes
By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region sustained its campaign against illicit cigarettes following another interception of smuggled cigarettes worth PHP 1.65 million in Barangay Pahanocoy here on Wednesday. The operation was carried out by Police Station 8, with the assistance of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, and resulted […]
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The tax that trickles down to your lunch
Here is something that should bother every Ilonggo who eats out, rents commercial space, or parks along Riverside Boardwalk: when a property owner’s real property tax jumps from PHP 584,283 to PHP 7.56 million in a single year — a 1,200 percent spike — that cost does not stay on the landlord’s balance sheet. It […]
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Iloilo City eyes cooling centers, more water vs worsening heat
By Joseph Bernard A. Marzan The Iloilo City government is set to establish cooling centers and boost water distribution in areas with limited access to water as it continues to respond to the effects of the heat index on residents. Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu on Thursday, April 23, said the city is gearing toward the implementation […]
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