Iloilo air quality holds steady amid regional haze concerns

ILOILO City — Air quality across Iloilo has remained within safe levels despite haze reports in Metro Cebu and parts of Metro Manila, the...
Iloilo City’s Executive Order No. 024-A, Series of 2025 states that if the forecasted heat index reaches 41°C or higher, in-person classes from preschool to senior high school for the following day will be cancelled without the need for further announcements. Photo shows parents fetching their kids at Iloilo Central Elementary School. ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT PHOTO

Visayas heat index rises further, isolated areas hit danger level — PAGASA

ILOILO City — Heat index readings across the Visayas have climbed further, with some locations now reaching hazardous levels, as the DOST-PAGASA reported continued...
Photo courtesy of DOLE Western Visayas

DOLE-6 urges early sign-ups for May 1 job fair

ILOILO City – With thousands of vacancies up for grabs, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is calling on jobseekers across Western Visayas...
The P105.7-billion Public-Private Partnership for School Infrastructure Project Phase III is seen to lower the average class size from 50 to 39 students, “creating more conducive learning environments.” AJ PALCULLO/PN

WV schools ordered to enforce energy-saving measures

ILOILO City – Schools across Western Visayas have been directed to promptly carry out energy conservation measures following a regional order from the Department...
Regional Director Juan Jovian Ingeniero (left) of the Department of Interior and Local Government – Western Visayas briefs the public on the prohibition against self-promotion in government projects during an Anti-Epal Policy orientation in Iloilo City. The stage backdrop shows some of the specific prohibitions. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

DILG: Report ‘epal’ violations: Reg’l office logs 18 cases, sees rising compliance

ILOILO City — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas has intensified its call for public vigilance in enforcing the...
Workers unload sacks of imported rice for retailers in Tondo, Manila on Nov. 7, 2025. The Department of Agriculture on Jan. 8, 2026 assured there will be no upward trend in the retail prices of imported and local rice amid the lean months in the country. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

P250 wage hike petition eyed ahead of Labor Day

ILOILO City — A major wage increase push is set to confront regional wage regulators. A labor coalition in Western Visayas is preparing to file...

Mayor demands justice, stronger safeguards as minors charged in Iloilo City sexual abuse case

ILOILO City – Four minors are now under government custody after being charged in a sexual abuse case involving a 16-year-old girl in Molo...
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BSKE postponement? Palace open to suggestions but Comelec-Iloilo presses on with poll preparations

ILOILO City – Malacañang has opened the door to a possible postponement of the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to save government...
A GLIMPSE OF PROGRESS AND COMMUNITY PRIDE AT THE MODERN MARKETS OF ILOILO CITY. Key figures in public service and media — Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro, former Senate President Franklin Drilon, and journalist Ces Drilon — visited the city’s modern market facilities. They were warmly welcomed and accompanied on a market tour by Mayor Raisa Treñas. The visit highlights local development, innovation in public spaces, and the continued commitment to improving market facilities for Ilonggos.

NEW MUST-VISIT DESTINATIONS: ILOILO CITY’S MODERN MARKETS; Drilon, USec. Castro among recent visitors

ILOILO City – From the familiar line, “your visit to Iloilo City is not complete without eating batchoy and Molo balls,” a new narrative...

Treñases underscore media’s role in governance, accountability; hail Panay News as ‘pillar of public...

ILOILO City – Panay News’ 45th anniversary drew strong backing from Iloilo City’s top leaders, who credited the regional newspaper as a crucial force...