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MORE Power named Apex Company of the Year at 17th Asia CEO Awards

MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), the distribution utility serving Iloilo City and parts of Iloilo province, was named grand winner of the Apex Company of the Year award at the 17th Asia CEO Awards 2026, held at the Manila Marriott Hotel on October 13. MORE Power was chosen from nine Circle of Excellence

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Iloilo’s economy grows 5.9 percent as farming rebounds

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Iloilo City eyes PHP 4.8-billion budget, more health aid

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ELCAC AUDIT: Roads, water systems, farm centers in Iloilo worth PHP 73.8M left hanging

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PHP 952,000 shabu seized in Panitan drug sting

ROXAS CITY, Capiz — Police seized about PHP 952,000 worth of suspected shabu from a painter during a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Cogon, Panitan, Capiz. The operation was jointly conducted by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 6, Regional Intelligence Division 6, Police Drug Enforcement Group-Special Operations Unit 6 and

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PHP 952,000 shabu seized in Panitan drug sting

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8-year-old dies after second dengue infection in Bacolod

By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — An 8-year-old girl from Barangay Handumanan who previously had dengue died after contracting the disease again, according to the City Health Office (CHO). The girl was the sixth dengue fatality recorded in Bacolod as of Oct. 3. According to the CHO, the patient was admitted to a hospital

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8-year-old dies after second dengue infection in Bacolod

Negros Occidental proposes PHP 8.52 billion 2027 budget

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3 4Ps beneficiaries top fisheries licensure exam

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Land dispute eyed in killing of elderly Cauayan farmer

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Choco Mucho eyes second win as ZUS Coffee debuts

October 15, 2026

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Leonard erupts for 21 points in a half during Toronto’s preseason dub

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Nxled dominates PLDT, opens PVL campaign on a high note

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Returning RHJ propels TNT to a 55-point rout of Macau

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Lee’s fighting heart shines in Pueblo de Oro triumph

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Mondilla seizes Pueblo lead with late eagle

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Our times, as told through Jun-Jun Duarte’s entwined realities

By John Anthony S. Estolloso The damp evening of October 2 witnessed a lean opening of Jun-Jun Duarte’s newest exhibit at Museo Iloilo. The artist’s sixth solo brought back to the spotlight the social realism associated with his mixed media art. It held a curious title: ‘NoNeDoCo’, an acronymy of a string of phrases —

MORE Power employees plant 500 narra trees in Alimodian

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GSU students battle in 30th Guimaras statistics quiz

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Securing Philippine health care in the age of AI

Bambi Escalante, Country Manager of Fortinet Philippines

October 14, 2026

TMC Iloilo opens physician-led aesthetics center

Mariela Angella Oladive

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ARTS AND CULTURE

52 filmmakers, 24 hours, one theme: ‘Biyahe’

Mariela Angella Oladive

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Art, film, fashion: Iloilo Arts Festival 2026 takes over October

Mariela Angella Oladive

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Film educator leads cinema literacy, visual narrative workshops at The MET

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October 13, 2026

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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MORE Power named Apex Company of the Year at 17th Asia CEO Awards

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PHP 952,000 shabu seized in Panitan drug sting

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8-year-old dies after second dengue infection in Bacolod

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Our times, as told through Jun-Jun Duarte’s entwined realities

MORE Power employees plant 500 narra trees in Alimodian

GSU students battle in 30th Guimaras statistics quiz

Securing Philippine health care in the age of AI

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52 filmmakers, 24 hours, one theme: ‘Biyahe’

Art, film, fashion: Iloilo Arts Festival 2026 takes over October

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PETA brings Lola Basyang to new generation

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‘Status: Rejected’ competes at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Plastic bottles top 2026 coastal cleanup waste in Western Visayas

Historic Milestone: First Filipino Inducted as Fellow of Renowned Explorers Club

Bacolod short film ‘Those Little Things’ competes at Electricdreams Festival in Italy

UP Visayas hosts GAMABA nomination call in Iloilo

Caught between adolescence and parenthood: Pinoy teen parents tell their stories through photographs

Philippine voices to shape global dialogue on education

Scientists and communicators convene to update SEARCA’s agri-biotechnology module

Casa de España receives NHCP historical marker

Sumagaysay traces Iloilo’s colonial cemetery art in new book

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Dropping 3 impeachment articles, akin to Fischer’s first 2-game loss in a chess match

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MORE Power named Apex Company of the Year at 17th Asia CEO Awards

ELCAC AUDIT: Roads, water systems, farm centers in Iloilo worth PHP 73.8M left hanging

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Visayas has only one GAMABA awardee. NCCA wants more nominees

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