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The Department of Health Region 6 encourages adults, especially those aged 40 and above or with a family history of hypertension, to monitor their blood pressure regularly. It adds that free blood pressure checks, consultations, and maintenance medicines are available at public health centers. AJ PALCULLO/PN
Iloilo

Over 122,000 Western Visayas adults flagged for hypertension; Heart disease cases...

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Job applicants during the Trabaho para sa Pinoy job fair in a mall in Manila as photographed on Sept. 17, 2025. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, the drop in the labor force participation rate in September 2025 to 64.5 percent from August’s 65.7 percent. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM
Iloilo

WV WAGE, JOBS SURVEY: Collected data seen to shape pay policies,...

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A Land Transportation Office - Region 6 enforcement officer inspects a vehicle during an operation against unauthorized passenger transport. Private and rental vehicles used to ferry passengers fr a fee must have the required government franchise. LTO-6
Iloilo

Rental cars in ‘colorum’ crosshairs; LTO: Private vehicles carrying paying passengers...

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Department of Education - Western Visayas director Dr. Cristito Eco hails thousands of teachers across the region as “unsung heroes and nation builders,” stressing that their contributions are often made quietly through everyday acts of patience, resilience and sacrifice. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN
Iloilo

DepEd: Teachers need support, not just praise

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Photo courtesy of Kenny Eliason
Iloilo

Unhealthy lifestyles fueling W. Visayas’ cardiovascular burden, says Health dep’t

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In 2024, the World Health Organization noted that 16.8 million Filipino adults aged 30 to 79 have hypertension. Of this number, 9.1 million or 54 percent have been diagnosed; 6.2 million (37 percent) have been treated; but only 3.2 million (19 percent) have their condition under control. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO
Region

Aklan posts highest hypertension rate in WV

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The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources highlights the precarious state of the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait during the launch of Fish Conservation Week 2026. With the resident population estimated at only 12 individuals, the agency is pushing stronger protection of their habitat alongside intensified efforts against illegal fishing and other threats to Western Visayas’ marine ecosystems. BFAR-6
Iloilo

ONLY 12 DOLPHINS LEFT; Illegal fishing, habitat loss threaten to wipe...

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In a small learning center filled with students of all ages and backgrounds, Teacher Jona Tamonan Tabaldo stands at the whiteboard, guiding Alternative Learning System learners through their lessons. “Teaching is not only a profession but also a meaningful responsibility and an opportunity to serve my community,” says Teacher Jona. Photo by ALLEN ANIMAS
Iloilo

EDUCATION BEYOND CLASSROOM WALLS: Teacher gives Iloilo’s marginalized learners a second...

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Iloilo

Mangrove nursery to rise in Concepcion for coastal protection, livelihood, ecotourism

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Captain Ryan Christ Inot (inset), chief of Iloilo City Police Station 4, says the family of a 65-year-old woman allegedly killed by his younger brother in Zone 2, Barangay Compania Central, Molo, Iloilo City, is committed to pursuing charges against the suspect. The murder charge is scheduled to be formally filed today, Oct. 5, 2026. PHOTOS BY ALLEN ANIMAS
Metro

65-year-old woman killed by brother in Molo; family to file murder...

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