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Media practitioners from Regions 6, 7, 8, and the Negros Island Region gather in Iloilo City for the Department of Health’s (DOH) three-day media conference, organized through its Health Promotion Bureau from July 30 to August 1, 2025. The forum aimed to strengthen media literacy and promote responsible health reporting as part of DOH’s intensified campaign for public health awareness under the “Bagong Pilipinas” initiative. DOH-6 PHOTO
Iloilo

DOH taps Visayas media to fight health misinformation

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 6 strengthens its frontline workforce as 257 newly hired City and Municipal Links under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) take their oath of office on August 1, 2025, at the agency’s regional compound in Molo, Iloilo City. These personnel will be deployed across Western Visayas to provide direct case management support to 4Ps beneficiary households. DSWD-6 PHOTO
Iloilo

New 4Ps hires to ease caseload, buoy DSWD support for poor...

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Region

Dao councilor elected as new PCL Capiz president

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The Department of Agriculture Region 6 spearheads the distribution of certified seeds to Capiz farmers whose lands were inundated by severe flooding brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat and Tropical Storm “Crising.” DA REGION 6 PHOTO
Region

DA-6 rolls out free seeds to Capiz farmers affected by ‘habagat’

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“Stress, fatigue, and diminished functional capacity are significant consequences of failing to adhere to a healthy diet,” says Sherley Sedantes, the officer-in-charge and program coordinator of the National Nutrition Council in Western Visayas during a media conference organized by the Department of Health in Iloilo City. PHOTO FROM RADYO PILIPINAS-ILOILO
Iloilo

Poor diet harms health, productivity; Nutrition Council urges shift to ‘clean...

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Executive Order No. 141 is signed to stress the importance of taking action against the root causes of teenage pregnancy and making it a national priority. INQUIRER FILE/MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
Iloilo

WV exceeds adolescent outreach target amid rising teen pregnancy, HIV risks

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People with tuberculosis are afraid to seek help, says former Health secretary Dr. Paulyn Jean Roselle Ubial, because they fear judgment and discrimination, not just in the community, but even from family members. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN
Iloilo

Over 22,000 TB cases in WV but stigma, fear of judgment...

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Vehicles navigate a flooded street in Iloilo City following days of heavy rains brought by successive storms and the southwest monsoon. The city has since declared a state of calamity to fast-track relief and recovery efforts. AJ PALCULLO/PN
Iloilo

Over 400K in WV affected by storms, monsoon — latest data

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Participants from various sectors gather at the Teen Center Summit 2025 in Iloilo City to highlight Iloilo Province’s achievements in adolescent development, including the establishment of over 100 teen centers — such as stand-alone facilities (inset) that provide safe spaces and support services for Iloilo’s youth. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO
Iloilo

ILOILO EXPANDS YOUTH WELLNESS PROGRAM: Over 100 teen centers now operational...

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Regional Director Harold Alfred Marshall (center) of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in Western Visayas presents data showing a surge in HIV and AIDS cases among youth in the region during a press briefing in Iloilo City. With him are CPD-6 Population Program Officer Romulo Vincent Laguna (left) and Focal Person for Adolescent Health and Development Program Richard Magullado. The region recorded 7,603 cases from 1986 to 2023, with those aged 15 to 34 accounting for the majority. NELJOY N. GALIGAO/PN
Iloilo

LOW RATE, HIGH RISK: Teen births, HIV soar despite sinking fertility...

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