Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Iloilo City personnel augmented Metro Pacific Iloilo Water’s (MPIW) water rationing in La Paz district in this file photo. This summer season, MPIW may still seek the help of BFP-Iloilo City as the city is expected to experience low water supply. BFP-ILOILO CITY PHOTO

BFP places six Iloilo City fire hotspots on alert

ILOILO City – Bracing for a surge in crowds, power use, and commercial activity during this hectic Dinagyang Festival week, the Bureau of Fire...

ILLEGAL DRONES FACE CONFISCATION; Aerial devices flagged as Dinagyang security threats

ILOILO City – Authorities have imposed a near-total ban on drone operations during the Dinagyang Festival, warning that any unauthorized aerial activity will be...
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Public warned vs fake P1,000 bills ahead of Dinagyang

ILOILO City — With Dinagyang Festival expected to trigger a surge in cash transactions, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has issued an early...

IPPO nets 515 drug suspects in 371 operations, seizes P165.9-M shabu in 2025

ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) intensified its campaign against illegal drugs and other crimes in 2025, carrying out 371 anti-drug operations...
RAIN OR SHINE SPIRIT. Despite a rain-soaked and slippery dance platform, dancers from the competing tribes push through with energy and smiles as they take part in the “Unity Dance” during the opening salvo of Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan at the Iloilo Sports Complex on Saturday, January 10. Heavy downpour later forced organizers to cancel the remaining performances to ensure the safety of the performers. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Kasadyahan contingents already in winning form, Defensor cites opening salvo performances

ILOILO City – Calling it a strong indicator of what is to come, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. lauded the recent opening salvo of the...

Wanted rape suspect nabbed in Mina

ILOILO — Police arrested the province’s Top 4 most wanted person in a pre-dawn operation in Mina, Iloilo, capturing a 29-year-old man facing a...
This aerial view of Jaro Plaza shows the historic district’s central park framed by mature trees, the Jaro Belfry, and surrounding streets. No fiesta carnival will be held at the plaza during the February 2 Jaro Fiesta in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria. PHOTO FROM JERRY TREÑAS FACEBOOK PAGE

Limited venues trim Jaro Fiesta 2026 activities; ABC eyes full return in 2027

ILOILO City — The Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) of Jaro district has scaled down activities for the 2026 Jaro Fiesta due to limited...

P2.78-M shabu bust nets high-value drug suspect

ILOILO — Police seized more than P2.78 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a high-value individual (HVI) during a buy-bust operation in Barangay...
Ilonggo heritage preservation advocate Jose Nereo Lujan, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Government’s Public Information and Community Affairs Office, has been designated as a member of the Executive Council of the National Committee on Monuments and Sites under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Iloilo prov’l gov’t’s public info chief named to NCCA executive council on monuments and...

ILOILO – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has designated Iloilo Provincial Government’s Public Information and Community Affairs Office (PICAO) chief...
Members of the Iloilo Provincial Board pose with Ilonggo topnotchers of the November 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE), all graduates of West Visayas State University – College of Nursing, during the 26th Regular Session of the 15th Sangguniang Panlalawigan, where the board issued resolutions of commendation and cash incentives to the achievers in recognition of their academic excellence. PHOTO FROM Iloilo VICE GOV. NATHALIE ANN DEBUQUE

Prov’l Board honors 2025 nurses’ licensure exam Ilonggo topnotchers, grants cash incentives

ILOILO — The Provincial Board honored Ilonggo nurses who landed in the Top 10 of the November 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE), granting...