Photo shows people buying fruits and vegetables at a public market in Pavia, Iloilo. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Iloilo most outstanding PH province in population and development programs

ILOILO — The Province of Iloilo has been declared the national champion of the 2025 Rafael M. Salas Kaunlarang Pantao Award (RMSKPA), emerging as...
The lifeless body of a 46-year-old woman was found floating in the river at Barangay Jibolo, Janiuay, Iloilo early Friday morning, December 12, 2025. BOMBO RADYO ILOILO 837KHZ PHOTO

Woman found dead in Janiuay River

ILOILO — A 46-year-old woman was found dead early morning on December 12, in a river at Barangay Jibolo, Janiuay town. Police identified the victim...
The 62-year-old alias “Tatang Nilo” yielded around 210 grams of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Villa Anita, City Proper, Iloilo City on Thursday, December 11, 2025. RPDEU-6 PHOTO

Senior citizen arrested in Iloilo City drug bust

ILOILO City – A 62-year-old man identified as alias “Tatang Nilo,” single, and classified as a high-value individual (HVI), was arrested in a late-night...

Duo arrested with 175 grams of ‘shabu’ in Oton

ILOILO — Two individuals were arrested in a major anti-drug operation in Oton, Iloilo late evening of December 10, resulting in the seizure of...
Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Secretary Rex Gatchalian (second from right) led the filing of administrative charges at the Office of the Ombudsman against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees allegedly involved in payout anomalies under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program. “I think this is the first time we are filing a case involving this many officials,” he said. DSWD PHOTO

14 FACE RAPS OVER AICS DEDUCTIONS; DSWD’s Gatchalian: ‘Victims will get justice’

ILOILO City – In one of the biggest scandals uncovered in the government’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program, the Department of...
Primelectric officials, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Roel Castro, expressed admiration for Korean Electric Power Corporation’s low system loss of 3.53% and system average incident frequency index of just 0.6% per year — a clear indication that the utility experiences almost zero unscheduled power interruptions across its network.

Primelectric benchmarks South Korea’s power distribution system

ILOILO City – In its drive to further improve consumer services, officials of Primelectric recently traveled to Seoul, South Korea to study the country’s...
Fisherfolk filed a citizen’s suit before the Regional Trial Court of Antique, seeking the issuance of a writ of continuing mandamus to restore ecological balance in a section of the Esplanade/Seawall Project in Funda-Dalipe, San Jose de Buenavista town.

Fishermen charge DPWH, contractor for ‘illegal’ esplanade

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Funda-Dalipe Fisherfolk Association (FDFFA), Dihon sa ’Raya, Inc., and private citizen Remy G. Muescan have filed a citizen’s suit...

HIGHWAY TO HARM: Iloilo Province records 5,195 road crashes, 167 deaths, over 2,000 injuries...

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government has sounded the alarm over what officials now describe as a full-scale public health crisis, after the province...
Photo courtesy of Jo Jan Paul J. Peñola

Pavia councilor Peñol secures PCL reg’l leadership

ILOILO City – Pavia municipal councilor and ex-officio Iloilo Provincial Board member Jo Jan Paul J. Peñol has clinched the presidency of the Philippine...
Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus, transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Iloilo dengue cases drop by half; ‘Behavioral shift’ drives community defense

ILOILO — This province recorded a dramatic 51-percent decline in dengue infections this year — an outcome health authorities credit to a province-wide behavioral...