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Semirara Mining questions coal bid rules ahead of 2027 handover

ILOILO CITY — Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has questioned the government’s bidding rules for the Semirara coal mine, saying requirements imposed on the current operator could prevent it from competing for a new contract and risk disrupting coal production next year. SMPC said in a press release on Oct.

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Priced out? Iloilo provincial workers ask governor for housing help

Mariela Angella Oladive

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Iloilo steps up fight against unreported child abuse

Mariela Angella Oladive

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Western Visayas salary hike: workers push, MSMEs ask for relief

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Iloilo’s No. 3 most wanted arrested in Miag-ao

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo province’s No. 3 most wanted person was arrested in a police manhunt operation Thursday afternoon, Oct. 9, in Miag-ao, Iloilo. Police identified the suspect as alias Nonoy, 49, a school maintenance worker from Barangay Signe, Igbaras, Iloilo. Members of the Igbaras Municipal Police Station arrested him at

Jennifer P. Rendon•October 12, 2026

Iloilo’s No. 3 most wanted arrested in Miag-ao

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Bacolod launches 10-day MassKara highlights with 50 events

By Glazyl M. Jopson BACOLOD CITY — At least 50 major activities are lined up for the remaining 10 days of the 47th MassKara Festival as the city government officially kicked off the festival’s highlight period Friday. More than 11,000 revelers joined the city government, led by Mayor Greg Gasataya, for the official launch at

October 12, 2026

Bacolod launches 10-day MassKara highlights with 50 events

Kanlaon ashfall hits eight Negros Occidental villages

By Glazyl M. Jopson•October 12, 2026

Four hurt as pickup crashes into vehicles, house

By Glazyl M. Jopson•October 12, 2026

JBLCF student tops Negros Occidental statistics quiz

October 12, 2026

SPORTS

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Rolando Dy stops McHugh to retain BKB title

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 12, 2026

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Alyssa Solomon joins Thai champion Nakhon Ratchasima

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 12, 2026

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Hurkacz sends Djokovic packing at Shanghai Masters

Leobert Julian A. de la Peña•October 12, 2026

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Pueblo de Oro sets stage for LPGT Order of Merit race

October 12, 2026

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Lumbo seeks breakthrough as Miñoza joins Pueblo field

October 12, 2026

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Galanza leads Creamline sweep of Akari in Cebu

October 11, 2026

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Plastic bottles top 2026 coastal cleanup waste in Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY — Plastic beverage bottles emerged as the most collected waste item during the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup in Western Visayas, while discarded e-cigarettes also appeared as a growing environmental concern. A total of 5,539 volunteers participated in cleanup activities across the region’s five provinces. Volunteers collected 11,322.585 kilograms, or 1,401 sacks, of waste

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

COMMUNITY

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

October 12, 2026

COMMUNITY

UP Visayas hosts GAMABA nomination call in Iloilo

October 12, 2026

EDUCATION

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

Danika Geronimo, Ateneo Research Communications

October 10, 2026

EDUCATION

Philippine voices to shape global dialogue on education

October 10, 2026

EDUCATION

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

October 10, 2026

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Casa de España receives NHCP historical marker

Mariela Angella Oladive

October 10, 2026

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Bangon Iloilo Project: Iloilo Aton Buligan, Ekonomiya Aton Protektahan

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The New Normal Fashion

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

Hablon Facemasks

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Editorial

Pork by proxy

October 12, 2026

Drive through Iloilo or Aklan on any given afternoon, and you will see them — the gleaming, half-empty covered courts standing like monuments to political survival. We are staring down a proposed PHP 16.9 billion infrastructure budget for Western Visayas in 2027, and the ghosts of the pork barrel system are alive, well, and freshly

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Opinion

The evidentiary threshold in the impeachment trial

Semirara Mining questions coal bid rules ahead of 2027 handover

Western Visayas salary hike: workers push, MSMEs ask for relief

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Lawmaker commits PHP 50 million more for ISUFST

Mayor’s cousin wounded after Iloilo hit-and-run chase

9 fishermen nabbed for alleged trawling off Concepcion

Motorcyclist dies after hitting parked tanker in Iloilo

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Iloilo’s No. 3 most wanted arrested in Miag-ao

PHP 20 million CapSU activity center approved

3 nabbed for illegal gambling in Ivisan

Fishpond operator nabbed in Capiz drug sting

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Bacolod launches 10-day MassKara highlights with 50 events

Kanlaon ashfall hits eight Negros Occidental villages

Four hurt as pickup crashes into vehicles, house

JBLCF student tops Negros Occidental statistics quiz

SPORTS

Rolando Dy stops McHugh to retain BKB title

Alyssa Solomon joins Thai champion Nakhon Ratchasima

Hurkacz sends Djokovic packing at Shanghai Masters

Pueblo de Oro sets stage for LPGT Order of Merit race

Lumbo seeks breakthrough as Miñoza joins Pueblo field

Galanza leads Creamline sweep of Akari in Cebu

FEATURES

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

DTI-Aklan launches Consumer Welfare Month with 469 runners

PBBM Awards Medallion of Excellence to 2026 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos

Best Dressed honors and a birthday among friends

Birthday warmth at Amarillo

One UPV marks 10 years with New Jersey fundraiser

PSA Guimaras logs 130 National ID transactions at caravan

ASU-Kalibo student tops Aklan statistics quiz

PSA-6 highlights National ID benefits during Identity Day month

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

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Bangon Iloilo Project: Iloilo Aton Buligan, Ekonomiya Aton Protektahan

The New Normal Fashion

Hablon Facemasks

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Pork by proxy

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The evidentiary threshold in the impeachment trial

Our journey continues, mga abyan

What the GAMABA microphone taught me about culture

The barangays in the good old days

When even miracles are not enough

Laws we live by

Love without borders

Stranding Semirara

Questions, questions, questions

Teaching is political

Following the wrong road?

The cost of saying Yes

Brief encounters with Pablo Tariman

We cannot film our way out of agricultural poverty

The cost of being shy

Debunking papal infallibility

The scrambled reasoning

Semirara Mining questions coal bid rules ahead of 2027 handover

Western Visayas salary hike: workers push, MSMEs ask for relief

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Lawmaker commits PHP 50 million more for ISUFST

Mayor’s cousin wounded after Iloilo hit-and-run chase

9 fishermen nabbed for alleged trawling off Concepcion

Motorcyclist dies after hitting parked tanker in Iloilo

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Iloilo’s No. 3 most wanted arrested in Miag-ao

PHP 20 million CapSU activity center approved