Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (third from right) leads the unveiling of the marker for the province’s P200-million dialysis center project at the Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan town on March 7, marking the start of a public-private partnership with Healthway Medical Network that will establish dialysis facilities in 13 province-run hospitals to expand access to renal care for Ilonggos. With Defensor are Healthway Medical Network president and chief executive officer Jet Peeters (first from right) and an executive from Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Dialysis centers coming to 13 Iloilo district hospitals; P200-M PPP project brings renal care closer...

ILOILO – Thousands of patients suffering from kidney disease in Iloilo province may soon find it easier to access life-saving treatment after the Iloilo...

8,800 WV public school teachers seek promotion; half already OK’d

ILOILO City – More than 8,800 public school teachers in Western Visayas are seeking promotions and salary upgrades under the government’s Expanded Career Progression...
Photo courtesy of the Iloilo Office of the Provincial Veterinarian

8,400 Iloilo dogs, cats vaccinated vs rabies

ILOILO – Nearly 9,000 dogs and cats across Iloilo Province were vaccinated against rabies during the Nationwide Simultaneous Rabies Vaccination Day on March 11...

ILOILO BRACES FOR WATER SHORTAGE, Wells could run dry during hot months

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government has begun preparing for a possible water shortage in several rural communities as the dry months approach, with...
Atty. Gaudioso Geduspan II, Regional Director of LTO-6

CRACKDOWN ON ‘COLORUM’ RENTALS: Secure LTFRB franchise or face penalties, LTO warns car rental...

ILOILO City — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a warning to car rental operators across Western Visayas to secure a mandatory franchise...
Iloilo City Hall. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Iloilo City reactivates price watch body to guard vs fuel-driven price hikes

ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas has ordered the reconstitution of the Iloilo City Local Price Coordinating Council (ICPCC) to tighten monitoring of prices...
Photo courtesy of Police Regional Office 6

PRO-6 adopts compressed schedule for non-uniformed personnel

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is observing a four-day workweek for its non-uniformed personnel as part of the government’s push...
A 26-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan chairman in Sara, Iloilo yielded over P2 million worth of illegal drugs during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ardemil, on Feb. 20, 2026. Police said the suspect was tagged as a high-value individual. IPPO PHOTO

Brgy execs fall in drug busts; PRO-6 calls trend ‘alarming’

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has raised alarm over the arrest of several barangay officials in major anti-drug operations across...
Emergency responders carry a simulated victim out of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol while employees and visitors evacuate using the “duck, cover, and hold” protocol during the first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill conducted by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office on March 12, 2026. The exercise aimed to strengthen earthquake preparedness and response among government workers and the public. IME SORNITO/PN

Regular drills could save lives when quake strikes – PDRRMO

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government carried out its first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) at the Provincial Capitol on March 12, as...
“The Antique Government Center, or the new Provincial Capitol, is for the benefit of all Antiqueños – the present and future generation,” says former governor Rhodora Cadiao.

Antique former governor Cadiao calls graft complaint ‘harassment’

ILOILO City – Former Antique governor Rhodora Cadiao has branded as “harassment” the graft complaint filed against her and several provincial officials over the P531.2-million...