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‘EARLY EDITION’: Iloilo City pols tease 2028 lineups two years out

Less than two years before the 2028 elections, Iloilo City’s ruling political camps are starting to mold their lineups and firm up their bets. Team Uswag, led by Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu, has teased its preliminary slate for the next elections. At the same time, former mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog

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Cooling hubs are kind. They are not enough.

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DOST-6 unveils bigger 2026 AI Fest with nine sub-events

The Department of Science and Technology-Western Visayas (DOST-6) launched the second edition of its Artificial Intelligence Fest on Tuesday, May 13, vowing to expand the regional conversation on AI use, ethics, and adoption. This year’s edition runs Aug. 3-5 and aims to promote the practical, ethical, and collaborative use of

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Negros Power cuts May rates on lower generation, transmission charges

BACOLOD CITY – Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) customers will see lower electricity bills this May after the utility reduced residential rates, citing lower generation and transmission costs. The average residential rate for May 2026 dropped to PHP 11.3808 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), down by PHP 0.8655/kWh from April’s PHP 12.2463/kWh, the utility said

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ADC, Enderun, FEU, Beach Hut set for PFF Futsaliga finals

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Isaiah Thomas reunites with Boston as scout

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Svitolina extends mastery over Swiatek to secure Italian Open final seat

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Hungry pros brace for wide-open battle at ICTSI Caliraya

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PVL: Gandler, Santos set to shine with Capital1 Solar Spikers

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Cavs stun Detroit behind 23-10 closing run

Teen arrested in PHP 1.36 million Bacolod drug bust

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Central Visayas most wanted nabbed in Negros

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Silay to New York: A dancer’s leap of faith

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UPV Biology alumni mark 50th homecoming

The University of the Philippines Visayas College of Arts and Sciences’ Division of Biological Sciences will mark its 50th anniversary with the Clovers’ Grand Alumni Homecoming on July 24, 2026, at the UP Visayas Auditorium in Iloilo City. The milestone event carries the theme “Four Leaves. Fifty Years. One Legacy.” and celebrates the division’s history

Filipino-American curator helps in Smithsonian 250th exhibit

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Ilongga Sheilla Golez-Tiongco honored at Asia Leaders Awards 2026

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An Italian rooftop arrives in Iloilo’s culinary corridor

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Jordan anti-drug art contest winners named

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U.S. Embassy hosts regional workshop on combating cultural property trafficking

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AFPMBAI’s Akbay Dagat Run mobilizes support for Philippine reef conservation

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Cooling hubs are kind. They are not enough.

The heat index in Iloilo touched 46 degrees on Black Saturday. PAGASA’s Dumangas station logged it at around two in the afternoon, the highest reading in the metro this year. The next day, Easter Sunday, it settled at 43. Anyone who stepped outside that week did not need a thermometer to know. So when Iloilo

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Trust issues and the notarial act

One of the ironies in the practice of law is the continuing desecration of the notarial act by lawyers commissioned to notarize documents within the territorial jurisdiction of the granting courts. It is the notarial act -one of the most solemn acts in the practice of law- that churns

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Ilongga Sheilla Golez-Tiongco honored at Asia Leaders Awards 2026

An Italian rooftop arrives in Iloilo’s culinary corridor

Jordan anti-drug art contest winners named

U.S. Embassy hosts regional workshop on combating cultural property trafficking

AFPMBAI’s Akbay Dagat Run mobilizes support for Philippine reef conservation

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Cooling hubs are kind. They are not enough.

The butterflies came home to the same family compound

A 2027 deadline meets a 2023 reality

Talk to each other, not the press

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Trust issues and the notarial act

Sanctuary of scoundrels

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The significance of Our Lord’s Ascension

Cooling hubs are kind. They are not enough.

‘EARLY EDITION’: Iloilo City pols tease 2028 lineups two years out

Mabilog says DILG appointment disproves drug-link allegations

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Ejercito urges dela Rosa to reflect, waive salary

DOST-6 unveils bigger 2026 AI Fest with nine sub-events

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Trust issues and the notarial act

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DOST-6 unveils bigger 2026 AI Fest with nine sub-events

‘SIZZLING CITY’: Iloilo City heat index hits 47°C as urbanization bites

Drilon warns of ‘collective failure of leadership’ amid crisis

Rotating blackouts expose risks of PH’s centralized power grid

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Negros Power cuts May rates on lower generation, transmission charges

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ADC, Enderun, FEU, Beach Hut set for PFF Futsaliga finals

Isaiah Thomas reunites with Boston as scout

Svitolina extends mastery over Swiatek to secure Italian Open final seat

Hungry pros brace for wide-open battle at ICTSI Caliraya

PVL: Gandler, Santos set to shine with Capital1 Solar Spikers

Cavs stun Detroit behind 23-10 closing run

Teen arrested in PHP 1.36 million Bacolod drug bust

Central Visayas most wanted nabbed in Negros

Silay to New York: A dancer’s leap of faith

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UPV Biology alumni mark 50th homecoming

Filipino-American curator helps in Smithsonian 250th exhibit

PHLPost: Young Filipinos are keeping the tradition of letter writing alive

Ilongga Sheilla Golez-Tiongco honored at Asia Leaders Awards 2026

An Italian rooftop arrives in Iloilo’s culinary corridor

Jordan anti-drug art contest winners named

U.S. Embassy hosts regional workshop on combating cultural property trafficking

AFPMBAI’s Akbay Dagat Run mobilizes support for Philippine reef conservation

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