Essential services to remain open while city hall, capitol halt work for Dinagyang

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao and Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – Both the Iloilo City Government and the Iloilo Provincial Government suspend work in most of their respective offices this Friday, January...
Police operatives present the seized suspected shabu and marked buy-bust money following the arrest of a high-value drug suspect during a late-night buy-bust operation in Barangay Kinal-kalan, Balasan, Iloilo on January 20, 2026. PRO-6

Balasan police net high-value drug suspect, seize P578K shabu in late-night sting

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Police scored a major anti-drug arrest in northern Iloilo. Operatives seized P578,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested a high-value target during...
Members of a community-based people’s organization proudly display finished bamboo baskets during a skills demonstration under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Asian Forest Cooperation Organization bamboo enterprise program, highlighting efforts to turn sustainable bamboo production into a viable livelihood for forest-dependent communities in Iloilo. DENR-6

DENR pushes bamboo-based livelihoods in Iloilo, shift forest communities to value-added enterprise

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in partnership with the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), is accelerating efforts to turn...
Restricting street food vending, especially ambulant vending, in Iloilo City is not necessary. Instead, regulating vending hours is more feasible, according to the city council’s committee on trade, commerce and industry. AJ PALCULLO/PN

City Hall tightens rules on food trucks, street vending

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City – With tens of thousands of devotees and tourists expected to flood the city for Dinagyang 2026, the Iloilo City government has...
The Iloilo City Government urged Dinagyang revelers to use the designated garbage areas and be mindful of the city’s plants and greenery. Photo shows people walking on Iznart Street in City Proper district before the start of the Dinagyang Festival opening salvo on Jan. 10, 2025. ILOILO CITY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE PHOTO

DENR URGES STRICT WASTE DISCIPLINE; Segregation, plastic ban seen as key to averting Dinagyang...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — With the Dinagyang Festival expected to draw massive crowds this weekend, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western...
Thousands of police officers, uniformed personnel, and force multipliers stand in formation during the send-off ceremony for the Site Task Group Dinagyang, marking the full deployment of security forces to ensure a safe, orderly, and peaceful Dinagyang Festival 2026 in Iloilo City.

7,579 policemen, force multipliers deployed; Dinagyang security enters mission-ready phase

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Security operations for the Dinagyang Festival have shifted into full implementation mode with the deployment of 7,579 security personnel across the...

Prov’l police targets more barangay officials in anti-illegal drug crackdown

Iloilo Ruby P. Silubrico -
ILOILO — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is expanding its anti-illegal drugs campaign, with more elected barangay officials now under surveillance and lined...

La Paz performance site removed from judging in ‘Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan’ due to space...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — Due to space constraints, the La Paz district performance site along Huervana-Luna streets has been officially designated as a non-judging area...
Learners meet their new teacher during the first day of school for academic year 2025-2026 at Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City, on June 16, 2025. According to the Department of Education Region 6, over a million learners across Western Visayas returned to their classes on Monday. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Dinagyang prompts citywide halt to classroom sessions on Jan. 23 and 26

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City – To manage festival-related congestion and safeguard students during one of the city’s biggest celebrations, the Iloilo City government has ordered the...
Personnel of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force, backed by police operatives, intercept a fishing vessel during a nighttime seaborne patrol in the municipal waters of Ajuy, Iloilo, leading to the arrest of a fisherman caught using the banned round haul seine or “sensuro” method. PHOTO FROM DR. RAUL BANIAS

Bantay Dagat nabs ‘sensuro’ operator in night patrol

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Intensifying the crackdown on illegal fishing, Iloilo Provincial Government operatives arrested a fisherman for using the banned round haul seine (“sensuro”) during...
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