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Dam levels in Iloilo, Panay rivers under control; NIA maintains round-the-clock monitoring

ILOILO City – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) – Region 6 has assured the public that dam operations across Iloilo and nearby river systems...
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Over 1.9M WV learners affected by ‘Tino’

ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) has reported that Western Visayas is among the regions hardest hit by Typhoon “Tino” (international name:...
A police officer flags down a dump truck during a simultaneous operation against illegal quarrying in Iloilo Province on November 8, 2025. Four trucks were seized in New Lucena and Santa Barbara towns for lacking valid delivery receipts and carrying tampered documents. PHOTO COURTESY OF IPPO

4 trucks seized in simultaneous crackdown on illegal quarrying

ILOILO – In a coordinated crackdown against illegal quarrying operations, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) seized four dump trucks in simultaneous operations across...
The modest home in Barangay Tampucao, Lambunao, Iloilo, where a seven-year-old girl was found dead inside a sack on November 8, 2025. The suspected rape-slay has left the quiet community shocked and grief-stricken. RMN-ILOILO PHOTO

7-year-old girl found dead in sack

ILOILO — A seven-year-old girl was found dead inside a sack in Barangay Tampucao, Lambunao town, showing suspected signs of sexual assault — a...
Negros Power has fully restored all sub-transmission lines and substations, energized 45 of 47 feeders, and reconnected 65.7% of households across its service area as of 3 p.m. on Nov. 7, or three days after Typhoon “Tino” battered Negros Island.

LIGHT AFTER THE STORM: Consumers commend Negros Power for tireless restoration efforts after Typhoon...

BACOLOD City – In the aftermath of Typhoon “Tino”, which battered Negros Island under Signal No. 4 on November 4, 2025, Negros Power has...
All local governments in Western Visayas were ordered on Friday, Nov. 7, to implement preemptive evacuations in high-risk areas in preparation for Severe Tropical Storm “Uwan,” which is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Nov. 8. Photo shows a portion of the road in Lopez Vito, San Joaquin, Iloilo damaged by continuous rains brought by Typhoon “Tino. LEDIMAY SANSAET PHOTO

Early evacuation ordered across region

ILOILO City — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6 has ordered all local governments in Western Visayas to begin preemptive evacuations in...
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WV on high alert as ‘Uwan’ nears; over 2,800 campuses brace for flooding, landslides

ILOILO City – As ­Severe Tropical Storm “Fung‑Wong” (to be named “Uwan” upon entry into the Philippine Area of Responsibility) closes in, schools and...
Does the Iloilo City Government owe 21 months of salary increase back pay to its permanent employees? According to an administrative assistant at the Office of the City Veterinarian at city hall, “this matter might have been inadvertently overlooked.”

Iloilo City doubles down on flood control: P250-M for 2026 drainage, housing integration

ILOILO City – The city government is intensifying its campaign against perennial flooding with a P250 million allocation for drainage and disaster mitigation projects...
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All sea trips suspended in northern Iloilo due to ‘Uwan’

ILOILO City – The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered the suspension of all sea trips in northern Iloilo towns, including Carles, Estancia, Balasan, San...
Rescuers from the police, military, and fire bureau coordinate efforts with local volunteers as a backhoe clears debris at the landslide site in Barangay Barasalon, Janiuay, Iloilo, where a resident was believed buried following days of rain. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Community effort marks search for Janiuay ‘landslide victim’

ILOILO – Determined volunteers and rescuers continue to battle rain, mud, and unstable terrain in a massive retrieval operation for a man believed to...