While much have been said and written about Dinagyang as a religious festival and as a cultural celebration, there are sparser conversations about the annual festivity as street theater.
ILOILO – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, lacked concrete plans to address pressing issues such as high commodity prices, job scarcity, low wages, and the education crisis, said Kabataan party-list’s Cong. Raoul Manuel of Iloilo City.
ILOILO City – Western Visayas continues to face challenges in meeting national immunization targets, as highlighted by no less than President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. himself during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA).
ILOILO City – Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh urged graduates of the Central Philippine University (CPU) College of Law to become men and women of integrity, particularly when they become lawyers.
ILOILO City – The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Western Visayas reached a milestone by exceeding P1 trillion in 2023, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) seized approximately P235 million worth of illegal drugs from 1,208 operations across Western Visayas in the first half of this year.
MANILA – In his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. highlighted two major infrastructure projects poised to transform the energy and agricultural sectors in Western Visayas.
ILOILO City – Ilonggo officials lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) for what they described as its straightforward and focused approach.
ILOILO City — Desperate jeepney operators and drivers displaced by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) see some glimmer of hope. Calls to suspend the PUVMP have surfaced in the Senate, following concerns raised about its implementation.
