Photo shows the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) located in the Garden of Love, Brgy. Nabitasan LaPaz, Iloilo City. AAnimas/PN

Iloilo air quality improves to ‘good’ – EMB

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ILOILO City – This city’s air remains safe to breathe despite persistent haze affecting parts of the Philippines and concerns that smoke from fires...
Photo shows a road along Mandurriao district in Iloilo City on September 4, 2026. Photo courtesy of Neljoy Galigao

Air quality blind spots: Antique, Capiz, Guimaras have no monitoring stations; equipment costs at...

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ILOILO City – Large portions of Western Visayas remain without permanent air-quality monitoring stations, prompting the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) to urge local governments...
Law students and supporters gather outside Central Philippine University in Jaro, Iloilo City, displaying banners and cheering on aspiring lawyers taking the 2026 Bar Examinations. CPU is the lone Bar testing center for Western Visayas and the Negros Island Region, drawing examinees from law schools across the two regions. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

Hundreds converge at CPU for 3-day 2026 Bar Exams

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ILOILO City – Hundreds of aspiring lawyers from across Western Visayas and the Negros Island Region converge at Central Philippine University (CPU) in Jaro...
A member of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force approaches one of two fishing boats intercepted for alleged “siklob” fishing off Concepcion, Iloilo. PHOTO FROM ILOILO PROV’L ADMINISTRATOR RAUL BANIAS

‘Siklob’ boats seized in Iloilo illegal fishing crackdown

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ILOILO — Authorities struck twice within just 20 minutes in the waters of Concepcion town, seizing two fishing boats allegedly engaged in the prohibited...
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COC filing for brgy and SK elections opens Sept. 28

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ILOILO – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Western Visayas braces for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) beginning Sept. 28 for the...
SAVING SIGHT EARLY. Dr. Jewel Faith Flores–Anotado, pediatric ophthalmologist at Western Visayas Medical Center, attends to a premature infant during an eye screening. Early screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is crucial because the condition can progress without visible symptoms and lead to permanent blindness. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

RARE CHILD CANCER DETECTED IN WV; Eye specialists press for early screening of premature...

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ILOILO — A rare but potentially deadly eye cancer is threatening Western Visayas’ youngest children, with the government-run Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) already...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center advises the public to ignore calls from individuals threatening to suspend their subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Cyber scams seen surging as holidays draw near; RACU flags fake online shops, hotel...

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ILOILO City – Cybercriminals are expected to intensify their attacks on online shoppers and holiday travelers in Western Visayas as Christmas spending picks up,...
A farmer inspects his rice field. Western Visayas agriculture authorities flag rising weed infestation and leaf blast, along with renewed rat damage, as emerging threats to the region’s rice crop. Regional weed cover reached 9.42 percent in August, promting farmers to intensify field monitoring and adopt timely integrated pest management measures. PN

Weeds, leaf blast could jeopardize Western Visayas rice production

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ILOILO – Weed infestation has emerged as a major threat to rice production in Western Visayas, with regional weed cover climbing to 9.42 percent...

Desal plant to expand city water coverage

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BY MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City – An additional 30 million liters of potable water a day could begin flowing into parts of Iloilo City...
SALT INDUSTRY GETS A BOOST. Salt makers in northern Iloilo work on traditional salt production and package their finished product as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources strengthens the industry with more than ₱1.5 million worth of production and storage facilities for fisherfolk groups in Ajuy and Carles TOWNS. The assistance aims to modernize operations, ease labor-intensive work and enable more climate-resilient salt production. BFAR-6

BFAR pushes year-round salt production

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ILOILO — Salt producers in northern Iloilo are being equipped to produce and protect their harvest even during unfavorable weather as the government pushes...
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