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PURGE REBUFFED: Court rejects bid to delist Baronda, siblings from Jaro voter roll

ILOILO CITY – A city court has rejected a petition to remove Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda and two of her siblings from the list of voters of Barangay Javellana, Jaro, ruling that the petitioner offered no proof that they had abandoned their home barangay for neighboring Barangay San Jose.

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Iloilo readies PHP 82 million fund for strong El Niño

Joseph Bernard A. Marzan and Mariela Angella Oladive

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DOE blames NGCP contract delays for Visayas brownouts

Rjay Zuriaga Castor

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BETTER VIEW, BETTER QUEUE: Dinagyang 2027 gets new stage roofs, online ticketing system

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Regional top 3 most wanted suspect arrested in Iloilo

ILOILO CITY — A 22-year-old man listed among Western Visayas’ most wanted persons was arrested in Estancia, Iloilo, on the afternoon of Oct. 5. Police identified the suspect as alias “Ating,” who was arrested at his home in Barangay Tacbuyan, Estancia. Members of the Estancia Municipal Police Station arrested the suspect

Jennifer P. Rendon•October 7, 2026

Regional top 3 most wanted suspect arrested in Iloilo

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Bacolod pickleball tournament offers PHP 1 million prize pool

BACOLOD CITY — The growing pickleball community in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental is gearing up for a major tournament offering a PHP 1 million total prize pool and drawing hundreds of players from across the country. Richard Nagac, tournament manager and representative of the One Pickleball Tournament Organization (OPTA), said

Glazyl M. Jopson•October 7, 2026

Bacolod pickleball tournament offers PHP 1 million prize pool

Woman visiting detained partner nabbed with suspected shabu

By Glazyl M. Jopson•October 7, 2026

Bacolod drug stings net PHP 884,000 in suspected shabu

By Glazyl M. Jopson•October 7, 2026

Globe boosts Silliman connectivity, student leadership at Hibalag

October 7, 2026

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Granger’s hat-trick steers PHL to a dominant win over Uzbekistan

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 7, 2026

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China Open: Gauff outlasts Chinese foe, books Round of 16 ticket

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 7, 2026

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Jaylen Brown dominates in Philadelphia’s NBA preseason debut

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 7, 2026

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PFF urges strict safety checks at youth football matches

October 6, 2026

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PHL wraps up 20th Asian Games with 29 medals

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 6, 2026

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Bartunkova upsets Sabalenka at China Open

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 6, 2026

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You Are Here: Mark Vincent Java’s Wimmelbild Iloilo

Mark Vincent Java’s paintings seem to begin with a simple question: Where are you? The answer is not immediate. In the dense, teeming surfaces of his canvases, viewers are invited to look, search and locate, moving from one scene to another and pausing at familiar streets, local brands, fraternal emblems, landmarks

A ‘Dwelling Place’ for Noel M. Elicana

John Anthony S. Estolloso

SOCIETY

Iloilo Lions mark 48 years of service at Casa Real

October 6, 2026

Ilonggo Cinema Festival returns with free screenings, workshops

October 5, 2026

‘ANG HULING BANLAW NI SUSAN’: A labandera’s daydreams into a CinePanalo 2026 Audience Favorite

Francis Allan L. Angelo

October 5, 2026

Japanese Film Festival 2026 takes over cinemas nationwide

October 5, 2026

Para sa dagat. Para sa buhay. Para sa kinabukasan. Born to Be Wild marks 19th Anniversary with ‘Laban ng ating Karagatan,’ exploring the Philippines’ vital marine frontiers

October 3, 2026

EDUCATION

DOST S&T fellows mark five years of turning expertise into national solutions

October 3, 2026

INITIATIVES

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Bangon Iloilo Project: Iloilo Aton Buligan, Ekonomiya Aton Protektahan

As we are currently facing COVID-19, it does not only affect people personally but hinders Ilonggo b...

The New Normal Fashion

The realization that surviving this pandemic is by self-protection was immediate. However, the neede...

Hablon Facemasks

Lin-ay Mask-haves By Binky Pitogo As the sewing frenzy started using ordinary textiles to produce cl...

Editorial

When the sea boils

October 6, 2026

Walk down to any landing wharf along the Iloilo coast before sunrise. You can see it in the posture of the men tying up their outriggers. The sea is running a fever. The bancas are coming back empty. We finally have the numbers to prove it. In 2024, Iloilo’s municipal marine fisheries production plummeted by

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Not a penny less: Jeffrey Archer, 1940–2026

PURGE REBUFFED: Court rejects bid to delist Baronda, siblings from Jaro voter roll

BETTER VIEW, BETTER QUEUE: Dinagyang 2027 gets new stage roofs, online ticketing system

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DA-6 preps backup crops, cloud seeding as El Niño looms

AMLC flags Cale88; prosecution bares Duterte’s 30 bank accounts

Concepcion crackdown nets PHP 4.55 million fishing vessel

PCA questions emergency powers amid Visayas power crisis

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Regional top 3 most wanted suspect arrested in Iloilo

PRO-6 pushes mental health support, compassion in police force

Transport group leader nabbed with drugs, firearms in Iloilo

DOH allocates PHP 100 million for Capiz hospital

NEGROS

Bacolod pickleball tournament offers PHP 1 million prize pool

Woman visiting detained partner nabbed with suspected shabu

Bacolod drug stings net PHP 884,000 in suspected shabu

Globe boosts Silliman connectivity, student leadership at Hibalag

SPORTS

Granger’s hat-trick steers PHL to a dominant win over Uzbekistan

China Open: Gauff outlasts Chinese foe, books Round of 16 ticket

Jaylen Brown dominates in Philadelphia’s NBA preseason debut

PFF urges strict safety checks at youth football matches

PHL wraps up 20th Asian Games with 29 medals

Bartunkova upsets Sabalenka at China Open

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You Are Here: Mark Vincent Java’s Wimmelbild Iloilo

A ‘Dwelling Place’ for Noel M. Elicana

Iloilo Lions mark 48 years of service at Casa Real

Ilonggo Cinema Festival returns with free screenings, workshops

‘ANG HULING BANLAW NI SUSAN’: A labandera’s daydreams into a CinePanalo 2026 Audience Favorite

Japanese Film Festival 2026 takes over cinemas nationwide

Para sa dagat. Para sa buhay. Para sa kinabukasan. Born to Be Wild marks 19th Anniversary with ‘Laban ng ating Karagatan,’ exploring the Philippines’ vital marine frontiers

DOST S&T fellows mark five years of turning expertise into national solutions

British Council strengthen partnerships to expand access to English assessment across PHL

Research pioneer John Creswell headlines UST mixed methods fair

European Higher Education Fair returns in November with study and scholarship opportunities for Filipinos

NMP Iloilo unveils ‘Giants of the Sea’

MORE Power employees buy over 200 melons from Iloilo farmers

Experience art, your way at the 2026 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) Exhibition

When images breathe: Dr. Ferrer’s photographs in ILOMOCA

PSA Guimaras ranks fifth in information dissemination awards

ISUFST STEP UP completes visits to 25 San Enrique schools

PSA Guimaras steps up National ID authentication drive

EastWest Dream Run 2026 attracts 2,000 participants in Iloilo

Malbar Ferrer debuts solo photo exhibit ‘BREATH’

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Bangon Iloilo Project: Iloilo Aton Buligan, Ekonomiya Aton Protektahan

The New Normal Fashion

Hablon Facemasks

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When the sea boils

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Not a penny less: Jeffrey Archer, 1940–2026

Oktubre

I Believe You

The curriculum we live

Keeping mentally alive

Know yourself

The prayer that leaves no room for selfishness

Can batchoy follow Guimaras mango as a protected PHL name?

‘Forgotten Island’ felt like home

The justice system and Mary Jane Veloso

How human ecology education can counter learned social hierarchies (Last of 3 parts)

The one thing we cannot afford to lose

Lifting the ban on commonsense

Lyca and the business of dreaming

When maps start talking

A politically motivated postponement

How human ecology education can counter learned social hierarchies (Second of 3 parts)

Who Is my neighbor? The wrong question

Living with mythical idioms

PURGE REBUFFED: Court rejects bid to delist Baronda, siblings from Jaro voter roll

BETTER VIEW, BETTER QUEUE: Dinagyang 2027 gets new stage roofs, online ticketing system

Top Stories

DA-6 preps backup crops, cloud seeding as El Niño looms

AMLC flags Cale88; prosecution bares Duterte’s 30 bank accounts

Concepcion crackdown nets PHP 4.55 million fishing vessel

PCA questions emergency powers amid Visayas power crisis

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