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NO ‘GHOST, SUBSTANDARD’ PROJECTS: Capitol hits Bayan-Panay over ELCAC audit claims

ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo provincial government on Friday disputed Bayan-Panay’s corruption allegations against anti-insurgency infrastructure projects, saying the Commission on Audit (COA) findings did not establish that the projects were nonexistent or that public funds were stolen. The provincial government also said the left-leaning group is misleading the public. Provincial

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Daigon, Iloilo’s Christmas caroling, eyed for National Living Treasures recognition

Mariela Angella Oladive

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2 in 3 Filipinos back billionaire wealth tax, survey finds

Francis Allan L. Angelo

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‘PHANTOM’ GAMES?: COA questions P472K Iloilo media games over faked photos, missing records

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Panay farmers, fishers warn of worsening hunger crisis

ILOILO CITY — Peasant and fisherfolk organizations on Thursday, Oct. 16, criticized what they described as government inaction on the worsening food crisis, citing persistent landlessness, declining farm incomes, rising production costs and the effects of extreme weather on agricultural and fishing communities. During a press conference in Iloilo City marking World

Juliane Judilla•October 17, 2026

Panay farmers, fishers warn of worsening hunger crisis

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2 killed, 2 hurt in Negros Oriental shooting

BACOLOD CITY — Two people were reportedly killed and two others injured after two armed men allegedly opened fire on a group of copra workers who refused to buy drinks and firearms in Barangay Buenavista, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, on Friday, Oct. 16. The victims were reportedly taking a break from

Glazyl M. Jopson•October 17, 2026

2 killed, 2 hurt in Negros Oriental shooting

Two drug suspects nabbed, PHP 564,400 shabu seized

October 17, 2026

Food prices push Negros Occ. inflation to 6.4 percent

October 16, 2026

715 security personnel deployed for Negros Oriental’s Buglasan Festival

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Nxled, Farm Fresh clash in early PVL title test

October 17, 2026

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PVL: Choco Mucho sweeps ZUS Coffee, remains undefeated

October 17, 2026

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ITIA slaps Serbian netter with 24-year ban for fixing matches

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 17, 2026

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South Pacific Classic tees up another tight PGT finish

October 17, 2026

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Filipinas eye New Zealand after historic Peru victory

October 16, 2026

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Antetokounmpo notches massive stat line in Miami’s win over Nets

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BAHANDING BILIDHON (Tumandok, Du-og kag mga Sinulatan): Sinulatan ni Dante Villanueva Aguilar 2025 Ten Outstanding Ilonggos of Iloilo (TOIIC)

Ang Bahanding Bilidhon ginbalhag sa tuyo nga mahamligan, matipigan kag mapasanyog ang bahandi nga pulong Hiligaynon. Pagahatagan man sini kahigayunan nga makilala sang mga manogbasa ang mga dungganon nga mga tumandok nga manunolat kaupod ang ila mga sinulatan. Sila ang mga talalupangdon nga mga Ilonggos nga naghatag bugal sa dakbanwa paagi sa mga padungog kag

Paint the Town Smiling: A 3D Street Art Surprise for MassKara

Glazyl M. Jopson

COMMUNITY

‘Where Pickleball Meets Purpose’

Glazyl M. Jopson

October 17, 2026

COMMUNITY

Vivant expands Project Liadlaw across Panay communities

October 17, 2026

COMMUNITY

Will Ashley, Mika Salamanca headline GMA MassKara events

October 17, 2026

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Globe brings 5G-powered experiences to MassKara 2026

October 17, 2026

SOCIETY

G-Plaza brings a new retail pulse to Zambales

October 16, 2026

ARTS AND CULTURE

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

October 15, 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

Transit trap

October 17, 2026

Go stand at a perimeter terminal on a rainy Tuesday evening. Watch the commuters from Oton, Pavia, or Leganes forced to disembark and wait for a second ride just to cross an invisible political line. Iloilo City likes to boast about its 22 percent public transport modernization rate — a figure supposedly “well ahead of

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NO ‘GHOST, SUBSTANDARD’ PROJECTS: Capitol hits Bayan-Panay over ELCAC audit claims

‘PHANTOM’ GAMES?: COA questions P472K Iloilo media games over faked photos, missing records

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SHE ALMOST DIDN’T JOIN: Eaui Aguilar takes ISUFST to its first TOSP nationals

PHP 1.04 million shabu seized in Estancia drug bust

LTO-6 apprehends 201 colorum vehicles since January

Iloilo’s No. 2 most wanted arrested for sexual assault

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Panay farmers, fishers warn of worsening hunger crisis

Capiz Medical Center begins equipment transfer ahead of opening

Capiz provincial official faces arrest over cyberlibel case

12 arrested for illegal ‘baklad’ fishing in Capiz

NEGROS

2 killed, 2 hurt in Negros Oriental shooting

Two drug suspects nabbed, PHP 564,400 shabu seized

Food prices push Negros Occ. inflation to 6.4 percent

715 security personnel deployed for Negros Oriental’s Buglasan Festival

SPORTS

Nxled, Farm Fresh clash in early PVL title test

PVL: Choco Mucho sweeps ZUS Coffee, remains undefeated

ITIA slaps Serbian netter with 24-year ban for fixing matches

South Pacific Classic tees up another tight PGT finish

Filipinas eye New Zealand after historic Peru victory

Antetokounmpo notches massive stat line in Miami’s win over Nets

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BAHANDING BILIDHON (Tumandok, Du-og kag mga Sinulatan): Sinulatan ni Dante Villanueva Aguilar 2025 Ten Outstanding Ilonggos of Iloilo (TOIIC)

Paint the Town Smiling: A 3D Street Art Surprise for MassKara

‘Where Pickleball Meets Purpose’

Vivant expands Project Liadlaw across Panay communities

Will Ashley, Mika Salamanca headline GMA MassKara events

Globe brings 5G-powered experiences to MassKara 2026

G-Plaza brings a new retail pulse to Zambales

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

TMC Iloilo opens physician-led aesthetics center

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

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

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

PETA brings Lola Basyang to new generation

Your guide to 40 Visayan films at CineMatahum 2026

‘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

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Bangon Iloilo Project: Iloilo Aton Buligan, Ekonomiya Aton Protektahan

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Bombshell

Entitlement overload

Aggression’s hotbed

Truth cannot be trapped

Accept she is human, so we won’t be disappointed

Kumustahan muna tayo

I hate book vending machines

Our pitiable agriculture sector

Living in the light of God’s Truth

Of ghosts, monsters, and men

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

When utang becomes entitlement

Learning lessons the hard way: Reflections on the Caleb Flynn case

Misjudging the ways of God

PHP 50 versus PHP 250

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Talarico, the Vico Sotto of the United States, ‘leads’ in Texas

The presidency we missed

NO ‘GHOST, SUBSTANDARD’ PROJECTS: Capitol hits Bayan-Panay over ELCAC audit claims

‘PHANTOM’ GAMES?: COA questions P472K Iloilo media games over faked photos, missing records

Top Stories

SHE ALMOST DIDN’T JOIN: Eaui Aguilar takes ISUFST to its first TOSP nationals

PHP 1.04 million shabu seized in Estancia drug bust

LTO-6 apprehends 201 colorum vehicles since January

Iloilo’s No. 2 most wanted arrested for sexual assault

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