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Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro met with Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas Regional Technical Director Maria Teresa Solis on August 20, 2026, to discuss possible interventions and assistance for sugarcane farmers affected by the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) infestation in the province. DA-6 is preparing agricultural inputs, while coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development is also being explored to provide additional assistance to affected families. RADYO MARAGTAS PHOTO
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Capiz gov’t, DA-6 discuss aid for RSSI-hit sugarcane farmers

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Data presented by the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 during the 1st Regional Assembly of Education Leaders shows a dramatic rise in recorded bullying cases across Western Visayas, rising to 2,162 in School Year (SY) 2024–2025 from 646 in SY 2023–2024. Reported cases involving children-at-risk and other learner protection concerns also posted significant increases, prompting DepEd-6 to intensify its child-friendly safety initiatives.
Iloilo

BULLYING CASES TRIPLE; DepEd-6 records 2,162 cases in one school year,...

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LIBIANO, NIQUE
Iloilo

Iloilo maritime schools generate employment

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A declining fertility rate could complicate the Marcos administration’s Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, which counts on the country’s legion of young workers to help boost growth prospects for the next several decades, according to UK-based Pantheon Macroeconomics. PN PHOTO
Iloilo

DOLE-6: Workers get double pay on National Heroes Day; 30% premium...

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Regional Director Cristito Eco of the Department of Education in Western Visayas presents the state of basic education in the region during the Regional Assembly of Education Leaders in Iloilo City, highlighting a three-year decline in gross enrollment rates across elementary, junior high and senior high school. DEPED-6
Iloilo

DEPED-6 SOUNDS ALARM: Fewer Western Visayas learners entering, finishing basic education

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Representative Photo. Photo by MChe Lee on Unsplash.
Iloilo

5 WV schools seek tuition hike higher than 2.4% inflation rate

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Health workers administer a measles-rubella vaccine to a young child as part of the Department of Health’s Supplemental Immunization Activity in Western Visayas. As of Aug. 17, 2026, 149,021 children in the region had been vaccinated. Health authorities urge parents to have eligible children immunized before the campaign ends on Aug. 28, 2026. DOH-WESTERN VISAYAS PHOTO
Iloilo

VACCINE DRIVE RACES AGAINST CLOCK: Nearly 150K WV children get measles-rubella...

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Region

Capiz posts lowest inflation rate in Western Visayas at 4.1%

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Residents discovered the lifeless body of John Kenneth Quilarto Calasagsag lying on the concrete surface below the bridge in Barangay Inaca, Cabatuan, Iloilo on Monday, August 17. Police said he sustained severe body injuries. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN
Iloilo

Laborer dies after falling from bridge in Cabatuan

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Floodwaters submerge areas surrounding La Paz II Elementary School in La Paz, Iloilo City on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Heavy downpours forced the suspension of face-to-face classes across the city. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN
Iloilo

‘HABAGAT’ DISRUPTS EDUCATION: Flooding forces suspension in 196 schools; alternative learning...

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