ILOILO City — Despite legislative changes, the practical use of the mother tongue in classrooms would persist due to its effectiveness in enhancing student comprehension, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6.
PASSI CITY, Iloilo – An P80-million sports complex officially broke ground at Passi City College on Monday, August 19, marking a significant development for the city’s educational infrastructure.
ILOILO – Pavia National High School was the focal point of two major educational initiatives on July 5 – the groundbreaking ceremony for new school buildings worth P195.25 million and the distribution of P10,000 in educational assistance by the Uswag Ilonggo party-list.
ILOILO City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on all 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas to establish vegetable gardens as part of the “Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas At Gulay” (HAPAG) program, aiming to bolster food security and address hunger-related issues in the region.
ILOILO – The provincial government is gearing up for possible water rationing in light of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecasting the effects of El Niño phenomenon to persist until May.
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 — Western Visayas stamped its dominance on the October 2026 Fisheries Professionals Licensure Examination (FPLE), producing the country’s No. 1 board passer and capturing 11 places in the Top 10 rankings, while the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) posted a perfect passing rate.
ILOILO City – To provide a platform for transport groups to voice their concerns regarding the government’s Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) – previously known as the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program – the Western Visayas Alliance of Transport Cooperatives and Corporations, Inc. (WVATCCI) is organizing the first Western Visayas Transport Summit 2024 on Friday, Nov. 15, in this city.
