Almost 3 years after Super Typhoon Yolanda hit Iloilo, survivors of northern Iloilo can now leave their makeshift houses and move to safer homes ILOILO, Philippines – First came the winds, then the ...

SARA, Iloilo—Liza Lasibal was brimming with excitement as she prepared to move in to her new concrete house. “I am overjoyed. I thank God because we can now sleep peacefully,” said Lasibal, whose ...

A joint initiative by the local government and the power firm MORE aims to inspect 84 barangays over six months to rid communities of fire hazards ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Going out for Holy ...

ILOILO CITY — Twenty-two residential houses in the Magsaysay Village, La Paz district were destroyed by a fire that lasted for nearly two hours on Monday afternoon. The fire quickly escalated, raising ...

A fire broke out in Barangay Calaparan, Arevalo, Iloilo City and struck at least four houses. It is yet about a month to New Year’s Eve, but the area in Zone 11, Barangay Calaparan resembled a ...

Strong winds and huge waves destroyed houses along coastal barangays in Iloilo City dawn on Monday, November 10, 2025 beginning in the previous evening at the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan in ...

ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Iloilo City Boarding House Commission (BHC) intensifies its crackdown on those boarding houses, apartments, and dormitories operating without proper documentation. Data from ...

ILOILO CITY, Philippines—Seven houses were gutted and three others partially damaged when fire broke out in Iloilo City early Wednesday morning, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection. No one was ...

At the turn of the 19th century, Iloilo emerged as the country’s biggest trading port. The clamor for their textile production, most especially piña, flourised; handicrafts were exported to many ...