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Iloilo prov’l board will not adopt DILG opinion on vice governor

ILOILO CITY — While the Iloilo City Council majority voted to limit Vice Mayor Julie Grace “Love-Love” Baronda’s powers over policy and legislation, the Iloilo Provincial Board will not do the same, its majority floor leader said. Board Member Rolex Suplico of Iloilo’s 5th District, who also chairs the board’s

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Fishing boat seized off San Dionisio over alleged ring-net violation

ILOILO CITY — A fishing boat allegedly using prohibited ring-net gear in municipal waters was intercepted by provincial authorities off San Dionisio early Wednesday, Oct. 21, with the vessel, fishing equipment, and catch valued at PHP 222,500 seized. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force apprehended F/B MRM at about 4:45

Mariela Angella Oladive•October 23, 2026

Fishing boat seized off San Dionisio over alleged ring-net violation

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Nine injured in Canlaon booth fire at Buglasan Festival

BACOLOD CITY — Nine people were injured in a fire at Canlaon City’s booth in Negros Oriental on Wednesday night during the province’s Buglasan Festival. A video circulating on social media showed several people jumping from the booth as the flames quickly spread. The victims sustained minor burns and abrasions and

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Maritess Lim celebrates milestone birthday with elegant Chinese lauriat

Warm conversations, familiar laughter and the inviting aromas of Chinese cuisine filled Kusina Tsina at Atria as the ever-vivacious Maritess Lim celebrated her milestone birthday with family and close friends. The gathering was an intimate yet spirited affair, bringing together some of Iloilo’s familiar society personalities for an afternoon of friendship, fine food and heartfelt

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Maragtas brings Philippine history to life in Miagao classroom

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Dance Is My Life: ILOMOCA Presents the Five-Decade Journey of National Artist Agnes Locsin

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Bicameral black box

October 22, 2026

Every year, we watch the same exhausting pantomime. The executive proposes a budget, the House and Senate debate it under the glare of the cameras, and then the whole thing disappears into the Bicameral Conference Committee. It is a legislative black box. What comes out is often bloated, heavily massaged, and magically enriched by billions

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Iloilo prov’l board will not adopt DILG opinion on vice governor

‘LEGAL COMPLIANCE’: Why Treñas-allied majority clipped Vice Mayor Baronda’s powers

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