NEWS
San Dionisio mayor passes away
The mayor of San Dionisio town in Iloilo province passed away early Monday morning, Sept. 28.
BUSINESS
Globe embarks on ambitious network upgrade anew
Globe announces its largest network upgrade to date, 10 years after it introduced data with its nationwide network transformation program. The network upgrades come at the heels of the government asking telcos to improve internet services especially at these times when connectivity is a critical need.
TMC Iloilo celebrates World Patient Safety Day, honors Ilonggo health workers
The World Patient Safety Day was celebrated at The Medical City Iloilo. The said global celebration was made more meaningful with a Lighting Ceremony on September 23 attended by the representatives of other hospitals in Iloilo City.
TOURISM
WV NEWS
Antique records first COVID-19 fatality
The province of Antique has recorded its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death in the town of Hamtic.
OPINION
SPORTS
Ilonggo chef de mission pushes for national athletes' training
With the 2021 Tokyo Olympics happening next year, an Ilonggo chef de mission of the Philippines is pushing for the resumption of the athletes' training.
COMMUNITY
30 Multi-Sector Integrity Circles in Iloilo finish digipack training
The Local Government Integrity Circles (LoGIC) Project in Iloilo Province was able to finish the digitization package conducted through clustered training from September 7 to 16, 2020.
AGRICULTURE
KOICA eyes multi-million dollar agri project in WV
Following the successful implementation of its big-ticket projects in Western Visayas, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is again eyeing another multi-million dollar project in the region.
WV rice farmers get initial P48-M machinery support under RCEF
Thirty rice-based Farmer's Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) in Western Visayas received the first batch of farm machinery worth P48 million under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) on Aug. 3 to 8.
DA allocates P1.06B for Rice Resiliency Project in WV
Western Visayas is gearing towards a 0.3 to 1.5 metric tons per hectare yield increment with the P1.06 billion allocation under the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Kadiwa on Wheels to make fruits, veggies available to Iloilo City residents
People residing in Iloilo City will be able to buy fresh agricultural produce right at their doorstep with the operation of ‘Kadiwa on Wheels’ beginning March 31.