
OVERHAUL NEEDED: PIDS study urges reforms for Philippine power grid
Electricity demand in the Philippines grew by about 140 percent over two decades, but the country’s power transmission system has struggled to keep pa...

Electricity demand in the Philippines grew by about 140 percent over two decades, but the country’s power transmission system has struggled to keep pa...

Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu is studying the possibility of endorsing an anti-hoarding ordinance to the City Council following reports of fuel s...

A village chief in Iloilo City is in hot water after figuring in a clash with a Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad, or council member, inside their barangay...

An initial 8,450 tricycle drivers in Western Visayas will receive PHP 5,000 in cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development F...

BACOLOD CITY — Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) has earmarked PHP 1.3 billion for infrastructure upgrades, rural electrification, ...

Municipal fishing output in Western Visayas increased in 2025, buoyed by conservation measures and anti-illegal fishing campaigns, while commercial pr...

An initial 1,698 registered fisherfolk in Western Visayas are set to receive PHP 3,000 each in fuel subsidies, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Res...

The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) seized more than PHP 42 million worth of illegal drugs during the first quarter of 2026. Records from the ICPO’s ...

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu is pushing for a 2 percent adjustment in real property tax (RPT) to shield property owners f...