Authorities have cleared Guimbal National High School after it has received a bomb threat on Monday, November 17. Photo courtesy of AJ Palcullo/PN

Iloilo City tightens security network due to bomb threats targeting schools

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ILOILO City – The Iloilo City government has stepped up its coordination with law enforcement agencies as a series of bomb threats continues to...
Commission on Higher Education scholars from across Western Visayas gather at the University of San Agustin’s Urdaneta Hall in Iloilo City for the 2025 CHED Regional Scholars’ Congress, where officials urged students to transform “kinaadman” (wisdom) into real progress for their communities. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

CHED pushes scholars to turn education into real-world impact at Western Visayas congress

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ILOILO City — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) used this year’s Western Visayas Scholars’ Congress not merely to celebrate academic achievement but to...
Photo courtesy of AJ Palcullo/PN

WAGE HIKE: Businesses may have ‘no choice’ but to pass on added costs to...

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ILOILO City – The newly approved P37 to P45 daily wage increase in Western Visayas is expected to drive product prices higher as businesses...
The Iloilo Convention Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, with a capacity of nearly 4,000 guests, would be insufficient for hosting an international event, according to the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority.

Iloilo to gather PH’s largest barangay volunteer force for 2025 congress

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ILOILO – The provincial government is set to convene what is expected to be the largest assembly of Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPOs) in...

Proposed measure gives ultra-small city entrepreneurs new incentives

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ILOILO City – Seeking to energize the city’s smallest and often overlooked income earners, Mayor Raisa Treñas has endorsed a landmark measure that aims...

Father of slain girl pleads for justice as probe widens

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ILOILO — The grieving father of a seven-year-old girl found dead inside a sack in Barangay Tampucao, Lambunao town is urging authorities to fast-track...
The Iloilo International Airport, now undergoing major rehabilitation and expansion works, is being readied for 24-hour operations and increased passenger capacity by 2027. GOOGLE

DOTr to fast-track critical Iloilo Airport upgrades

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ILOILO — Alarmed by the poor state of key airport facilities and the rising volume of passengers, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has committed...
As Typhoon Tino’s fierce winds battered Iloilo, 83-year-old Norma Molina Malte of Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro, Iloilo City quietly performed a time-honored folk ritual — tying a kitchen knife to the window with a strip of yellow plastic. She believes the blade “cuts through” the swirling wind, calming the storm’s fury. Though rooted in old Visayan superstition, her act reveals a deep faith interwoven with tradition—a small gesture of hope and protection amid nature’s wrath. PHOTOS BY MARIA BIANCA VILLANUEA / CONTRIBUTOR

Grandmother’s typhoon ritual: ‘“The knife that cuts the wind’

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ILOILO City – As Typhoon Tino whipped through Western Visayas in the morning of November 4, 83-year-old Norma Molina Malte of Barangay Tabuc Suba,...
Around 1,800 runners of all ages — from students and parents to fitness enthusiasts and civic groups — joined the “Run for e-Libraries” charity fun run organized by the Kalantiao Masonic Lodge 187 on November 16. Mai Ladiao/PN

1,800 Runners Join “Run for e-Libraries” to Boost Digital Learning in Panay Schools

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ILOILO CITY — An estimated 1,800 participants filled the streets of Iloilo City on November 16 for the “Run for e-Libraries,” a charity fun...
Officers of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office seized over P12.2 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested three suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Aldeguer, Sara, Iloilo, on Nov. 15, 2025. IPPO PHOTO

IPPO seizes P12.2-M ‘shabu’ in Sara drug sting

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ILOILO City – Almost two kilos of alleged shabu worth P12.2 million were condiscated from three drug suspects during an anti-illegal drug operation on...
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