Former Senate President Franklin Drilon engages with local vendors at the Iloilo Terminal Market in Iloilo City on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. He was joined by Mayor Raisa TreƱas and other city government officials. JAYMEL EIMAN/UNIVERSITY OF ANTIQUE INTERN PHOTO

DRILON: RULE OF LAW KEY TO ILOILO GROWTH

ILOILO City – Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Tuesday urged Ilonggos to strictly observe laws and regulations, warning that failure to do so...
PROTEST VS FUEL HIKE. Members of the No to Oil Price Hike Coalition and allied transport groups stage a demonstration in Iloilo City, calling on the government to take urgent action against the continuing surge in fuel prices that is straining the livelihood of drivers and burdening commuters. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Coalition rallies province-wide protest vs soaring oil costs, presses for rollback, tax suspension

ILOILO — A province-wide transport strike is set across this province on April 21 as transport groups and activists escalate protests against surging fuel...
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PAGASA warns Visayas to brace for hotter April 15 amid rising heat index

ILOILO City – Much of the Visayas is expected to endure more intense heat today, April 15, with forecast heat index levels remaining in...
COASTAL CARE IN ACTION. Volunteers from various government agencies, local officials, and residents converge in Barangay San Fernando, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo to plant mangrove propagules as part of the province’s Semana sang Iloilo and Earth Day observance, reinforcing coastal protection and community-driven environmental stewardship. PGENRO PHOTO

Iloilo provincial gov’t pushes coastal defense with mangroves

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government intensified its environmental protection drive by spearheading a mangrove planting activity in Barangay San Fernando, Barotac Viejo on...
ā€œOnly one municipality has no recorded case of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, and that is Dingle. All the rest may ara kaso,ā€ says Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-QuiƱon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office.

CASES RISE TO 444: HFMD spreads across 41 Iloilo towns, component city of Passi

ILOILO — A widespread surge in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) has gripped Iloilo Province, with 41 municipalities and the component city of...
ā€œWe have zero tolerance for shortcuts and irregularities. Road safety cannot be compromised,ā€ says Atty. Gaudioso Geduspan II, director of the Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas. PIA-6

LICENSE IRREGULARITIES: Strict ā€˜no appearance, no license’ policy to keep unfit drivers off roads...

ILOILO City — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Western Visayas has tightened its driver’s license screening process, enforcing stricter rules aimed at eliminating...
Photo shows bolanteros at the Iloilo Terminal Market.

ā€˜BOLANTEROS’ TEST CITY GOV’T’S RESOLVE

ILOILO City — Grievances from ambulant vendors following a controversial clearing operation have emerged as a critical test of the city government’s resolve. The...
TRADITION IN CRYSTALS. Freshly harvested salt from the traditional ā€œbudbudā€ method is laid out in woven trays in Miag-ao, Iloilo. This centuries-old craft traces back to 1823, when the town produced up to 10,000 sacks annually and sustained generations of local salt makers. PN PHOTO

BFAR seeks to bring back the taste of WV’s homegrown salt industry

ILOILO City — Aiming to break the country’s heavy dependence on imported salt and revive a fading local industry, the Bureau of Fisheries and...
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Ilonggos urged to act as climate warnings intensify

ILOILO City — With rising global temperatures and worsening plastic pollution threatening ecosystems, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 has...
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66 struck by fish poisoning in Iloilo; most recover, only 3 still hospitalized

ILOILO – A total of 66 residents across multiple towns in Iloilo were affected by a food poisoning incident linked to fish consumption, but...