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Iloilo City, provincial economies expand in 2025

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo province’s economy rebounded to 5.9 percent growth in 2025, while Iloilo City’s expanded slightly faster at 6.1 percent, according to the Provincial Product Accounts (PPA) presented by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday, October 13. The province’s growth was up 4.3 percentage points from 1.6

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NCR’s No. 4 most wanted arrested in Iloilo

One of the National Capital Region’s (NCR) most wanted persons was arrested late afternoon on Oct. 12 in Calinog, Iloilo. The suspect, identified as alias Eric, 30, was arrested at his residence in Barangay Garangan, Calinog. Operatives of the Calinog Municipal Police Station (MPS) tracker team and the Regional Highway Patrol

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Bacolod school suspends classes over shooting threat

BACOLOD CITY — Another school received an alleged shooting threat, prompting authorities to suspend classes at a public high school here Tuesday. Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 9, said police received a report Monday night regarding a social media post targeting Sum-ag National High School. The online post did

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Securing Philippine health care in the age of AI

TAGUIG CITY, Philippines — Artificial intelligence is changing what is possible in health care. It is helping doctors detect diseases earlier, support clinical decision-making, improve hospital operations and extend health care services to hard-to-reach communities. For the Philippines, where the health care sector continues to navigate workforce

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We keep hearing about the numbers: Western Visayas grew by 6.4% in 2025; the fastest in the country. That is a brilliant statistic if you are a massive conglomerate staring at a spreadsheet. Talk to a local resort owner trying to survive the off-season. They will tell you the current climate feels worse than the

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