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Ma. Theresa Ladiao

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Cigarettes in disguise? Iloilo City authorities inspect stores selling “smoke candies” designed to look like real cigarettes — a practice officials say primes children to accept smoking as normal and harmless. Sellers face penalties or closure under the city’s anti-smoking ordinance. PHOTO BY INIGO GARINGALAO
Iloilo

CANDY-COATED DANGER: ‘Smoke candies’ mimic cigarettes; ICAST warns of early psychological...

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FLOODWATERS RISE IN TAGBAK. Knee-deep flooding inundates a residential alley in Barangay Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City on July 20, 2025, following days of heavy rain. Local officials and residents blame nearby Department of Public Works and Highways’ infrastructure projects for obstructing natural drainage paths, worsening the flood situation. PHOTO BY JENNY ROSE CAOYONAN PHOTO
Iloilo

FLOODING FALLOUT: Iloilo City halts DPWH projects linked to fatal floods...

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Department of Social Welfare and Development personnel distribute family food packs to residents of Barangay Alopijan, Culasi, Antique on July 23, following the onslaught of heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) intensified by recent tropical cyclones. DSWD PHOTO
Iloilo

P45.4-M aid delivered to 93,000 ‘habagat’-hit families in WV

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This is the interior of the Uswag Dialysis Center in Barangay San Isidro, Jaro, Iloilo City. The facility offers free and accessible dialysis services to residents, supporting the city’s efforts to address the growing burden of chronic kidney disease. PHOTO FROM JERRY TREÑAS FACEBOOK PAGE
Iloilo

WV kidney specialist urges lifestyle changes : 1 in 5 Pinoys...

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65 families from San Juan Molo seek shelter at the SOOC Regional Evacuation Center on Wednesday, July 23. Photo courtesy of Raisa Treñas
Iloilo

Treñas orders full mobilization as twin storms approach; over 72 barangays...

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Classrooms at the Arevalo Elementary School in Arevalo, Iloilo City are now free from unnecessary artwork, decorations, tarpaulins, and posters in compliance with Department of Education Order No. 21. AJ PALCULLO/PN
Iloilo

2nd straight day of class, work suspension ordered as typhoon risks...

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Police recover the body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned in Buntatala Creek in Barangay Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City following severe flooding — an incident that has intensified public outrage and prompted calls to stop the ongoing creekside project blamed for obstructing water flow. AJ PALCULLO/PN
Iloilo

BIKE LANE BACKLASH: Boy’s drowning sparks outrage, calls to stop DPWH...

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Police arrested two high-value suspects and seized P3.468 million worth of suspected shabu in an antidrug operation on RY Ladrido Street, Barangay San Jose, Ward, Pototan, Iloilo, on July 21, 2025. RPDEU 6 PHOTO
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2 high-value targets yield P3.4-M ‘shabu in Pototan

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A resident wades through floodwaters inside her home in Iloilo City — a high-risk exposure that health officials warn could lead to leptospirosis if preventive medication is not taken promptly. ILOILO CITY DRRMO PHOTO
Iloilo

Iloilo City records 3 leptospirosis deaths; health execs urge action amid...

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Personnel install an anti-smoking and anti-vaping tarpaulin outside a school in Iloilo City as part of the city’s intensified awareness campaign. Since 2023, the Iloilo City Government has been enforcing a smoke- and vape-free policy, particularly near school campuses, to protect the youth from the dangers of nicotine addiction.
Iloilo

SMOKE AND LIES: Deceptive marketing targets Iloilo youth; Vapes disguised as...

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