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SAFER CROSSING. The newly improved P2.479-million box culvert in Barangay Mandu-awak, San Dionisio, Iloilo provides a safer and more reliable passage for residents traveling between Mandu-awak and the neighboring barangays of Talo-ato, Batuan and Amayong. CASH JACOMINA VIA DSWD-6

P2.5-M culvert ends risky crossing in San Dionisio, links 4 villages

ILOILO — A once-risky crossing linking four barangays in the northern Iloilo town of San Dionisio has been transformed into a safer and more...

7,000-square meter justice hub eyed in Molo

ILOILO City – A 7,000-square-meter government property in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district is being readied for a new Hall of Justice and prosecution...
The Western Visayas-wide school-based active attack drills on August 25 are intended to build a culture of safety and familiarize students and personnel with procedures they may need to follow when confronted with an actual threat. But schools must ensure that the simulations themselves do not unnecessarily distress students. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

SCHOOLS READY FOR EXTREME THREATS? DepEd sets WV-wide active-attack simulation

ILOILO City — Thousands of students and school personnel across Western Visayas will test their readiness for potentially life-threatening attacks on Tuesday, August 25,...
The Visayas grid recorded 1,735 megawatts in power demand as of 11 a.m. on May 12, 2025. Photo shows the Amlan Substation of the Amlan-Dumaguete 138kV Transmission Line Project in Negros Oriental is an important project of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines in the province. ENERGY CHINA PHILIPPINES/FB FILE PHOTO

POWER RELIEF FOR PANAY SOON: Plants set to resume operations this quarter as 901.9...

ILOILO – Panay Island’s strained power supply is expected to gradually return to normal before the end of 2026 as several generating plants in...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

Iloilo City Council delivers 1,327 measures; Strong executive-legislative cooperation cited

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Council churned out 1,327 legislative measures — 956 resolutions and 371 ordinances — during its first year in...
Photo courtesy of SAKDAG PH

Youth convergence links leadership to community action

ILOILO City — Young leaders, advocates and community partners are converging in Iloilo City for a youth development gathering aimed at helping participants build...
Photo courtesy of the University of the Philippines Visayas

Dog poisonings return to UPV; University probes apparent repeat of 2025 attacks; one dog...

ILOILO — A suspected dog-poisoning problem has resurfaced at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), with one Miag-ao campus dog found dead and...
“First year college pa lang ako naga-donate na ako,” says Patrolman Jaykurt Cancional of the Tubungan, Iloilo Municipal Police Station.

Beyond the uniform: Heroes who give blood — and life

ILOILO City — They rush into burning buildings, pursue criminals, respond to disasters and stand ready to protect communities. Their uniforms are symbols of...
When couples plan together, consult the right people, and take active steps to protect their health, they are not just protecting themselves; they are securing a better future for their children,” says Director Harold Alfred Marshall of the Commission on Population in Western Visayas.

8.8% of WV women lack access to family planning methods

ILOILO — Despite improvements in recent years, 8.8 percent of women in Western Visayas still lacked access to the family planning methods they needed...
Having access to safe toilets will avert contracting diseases that comes with open defecation. STOCK PHOTO

103 Iloilo barangays meet higher sanitation standards

ILOILO – The provincial government faces the formidable task of bringing 1,618 more barangays up to higher sanitation standards within the next two years...