ILOILO City — Child exploitation remains a challenge in Western Visayas. There were 12,800 child laborers profiled by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 last year.
ILOILO City – Expensive modern units. Stringent requirements and high interest loan rates. Unclear and inconsistent policies by the government. Unfit and corrupt officials running the transport cooperatives.
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Government has facilitated over P50-million cash aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as of July this year.
ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 has confirmed that all systems are operational for the start of classes in 4,057 public schools across Western Visayas today, marking the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year.
ILOILO – Following torrential rains that caused flooding, especially in low-lying areas, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging residents, particularly farmers and laborers, to be vigilant against leptospirosis.
ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 assured the public that the Ungka Flyover, located in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo, remains safe for light vehicles and commuters despite the detection of superficial cracks in the structure’s parapet walls.
The Iloilo Provincial Government, through the Provincial Veterinarian’s Office (PVO), has released P3.98 million in financial assistance to the first batch of local government units (LGUs) under its African Swine Fever (ASF) Recovery Program on Monday, July 29.
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas challenged agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Western Visayas to arrest Chinese nationals engaged in illegal activities in the city.
ILOILO City – Jails in Western Visayas are bursting at the seams, with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) placing the congestion rate this year at 280%.
ILOILO City – The proposed P2.3-billion waste-to-energy (WtE) facility in Barangay Ingore, La Paz district could exacerbate air pollution in the metropolis once it emits pollutants such as dioxins, furans, heavy metals, and particulate matter into the air, an environmental advocacy group warned.
