8th most wanted man in Iloilo nabbed

ILOILO – Officers of the Tigbauan Municipal Police Station (MPS) apprehended the province’s No. 8 most wanted person during a manhunt operation conducted in...
Health workers from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office and San Joaquin town disinfect and test communal water sources in Barangay Bucaya following Typhoons Tino and Uwan, as part of the province’s emergency drive to prevent waterborne diseases. IPHO PHOTO

DANGER IN THE WATER: Iloilo races to avert waterborne disease surge after twin typhoons

ILOILO — Fearing a possible spike in waterborne illnesses after typhoons “Tino” and “Uwan” may have contaminated community water sources, the Iloilo Provincial Health...
Former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co, on Friday, released a list of projects allegedly ordered by President Bongbong Marcos to be inserted into the 2025 Budget with a total amount of P100 billion.

7 WV projects dragged into P100-B budget insertions

By MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City – Seven infrastructure projects in Western Visayas — three in Iloilo and four in Guimaras — were allegedly among...

Housing, utilities push regional inflation up

ILOILO City – Western Visayas posted a sharp month-on-month inflation increase as prices in housing, water, electricity, and other utilities climbed in October 2025,...

Iloilo province lands Top 3 spot in nat’l search for best population and dev’t...

ILOILO – This province has emerged as one of the Top 3 finalists in the prestigious Rafael M. Salas Kaunlarang Pantao National Award (RMSKPA)...
The Iloilo Provincial Local AIDS Council reviews data and community proposals calling for improved HIV screening, mobile clinics, and campus-based awareness programs to curb the province’s growing HIV burden. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo AIDS council sounds alarm over low testing, lagging prevention

ILOILO – Confronted with widening gaps in testing, treatment, and viral suppression, Iloilo now faces what provincial health authorities warn is a rapidly intensifying...

Dingle’s 17-year-old sprint record-breaker key PH medal hopeful in ASEAN School Games

ILOILO — The Philippines is pinning its athletics hopes on 17-year-old Kian Laber of Dingle National High School (DNHS), whose record-shattering rise has earned...
“We must allow the sea to rest, to make space for the growth and reproduction of our fish species,” says Regional Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Western Visayas. BFAR-6 PHOTO

Visayan Sea closed season Begins; BFAR steps up illegal fishing crackdown

ILOILO — With illegal fishing still “deeply entrenched” in parts of northern Iloilo, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is launching one...

ICPO nets P10-M illegal drugs in a week

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) seized over P10 million worth of shabu during a week-long anti-illegal drug operation. Data from the...

Iloilo Province’s No. 2 most wanted man falls

ILOILO – Police arrested the top 2 most wanted man in this province for the crime of murder at around 2:50 p.m. on Thursday,...