Agriculture officials estimate that at least 5 percent of total palay (un-husked rice) production in Western Visayas goes to waste — losses that could have been avoided with modernized facilities and mechanization. DA-6 PHOTO

Iloilo Prov’l Board eyes emergency policy action as palay price plummets; Farmers fear economic...

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ILOILO – With local farmers fearing financial collapse due to plummeting palay (un-milled rice) prices, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) is rushing to craft urgent...
ILONGGO DRIVERS ON EDGE. The looming rollout of “blue taxi” units in Iloilo City has local taxi operators and drivers worried about losing passengers. Photo shows taxi units waiting for passengers in front of a hospital on E. Lopez Street, Jaro, Iloilo City, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2025. MAI LADIAO/PN

‘BLUE TAXI’ ENTRY SPARKS UPROAR: Concerns raised over Iloilo’s transport balance and protection for...

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ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is pressing the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 6 to clarify its controversial approval...
The newly built waiting shed in Barangay Katilingban, Molo, Iloilo City, worth P798,525.47, has drawn mixed reactions from residents questioning whether the cost matches the structure’s scale and design. The project lacks key details on its project billboard — including the source of funds and start date — prompting renewed calls for transparency in City Hall’s infrastructure spending. AJ PALCULLO PHOTO

Civic watchdog urges citywide audit of projects

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ILOILO City – Alarmed by a P200,000 review difference in the cost of a single waiting shed, a local anti-corruption watchdog is calling for...
Photo courtesy of AJ Palcullo/PN

Tight security to blanket Iloilo for ‘day of the dead’; weapons, liquor, loud music...

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ILOILO City — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) have gone on full alert for All Saints’...
Children from various daycare centers across Iloilo City don colorful costumes as they perform a festive dance during the first-ever Citywide Early Childhood Care and Development Family Day, celebrating the vital role of families in nurturing young learners.

Iloilo City celebrates family unity, early education in landmark event

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ILOILO City – The city government marked a major milestone in child development and family welfare with the first-ever citywide Early Childhood Care and...

Iloilo SK among PH’s most outstanding federations

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ILOILO – The Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan (PPSK) of Iloilo Province, under the leadership of Esara Aldeguer Javier, has earned national distinction...

One-way traffic eyed to ease congestion around new Iloilo Terminal Market

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ILOILO City — To prevent gridlock and ensure smoother movement around the soon-to-open Iloilo Terminal Market, the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s (SP) Committee on Transportation has...
Iloilo Provincial Health Office chief Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon (second from left), Dr. Rodney Labis, and Dr. Francisco Ronnel Quiñon represent the province at the “Regional Collaboration Meeting on Advancing Health Equity and Enhancing Synergies: Integrating Cervical Cancer and HIV/AIDS Initiatives” held at the Westin Grande Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 22 to 27, 2025. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo to adopt global health models to combat cervical cancer and HIV

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ILOILO – The provincial government of Iloilo is gearing up to implement globally-recognized strategies in addressing cervical cancer and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) after...
Jobseekers line up at the Casa Real de Iloilo during the PESO Job and Migrants Fair 2025, which offered over 3,300 local and overseas opportunities. PHOTO FROM PESO-ILOILO PROVINCE

PESO job fair promotes safe migration for Ilonggos

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ILOILO – Beyond providing employment, the Public Service Employment (PESO) Job and Migrants Fair 2025 at Casa Real de Iloilo on October 23 championed...
Police operatives arrest two suspected drug personalities during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tacbuyan, Estancia, Iloilo on October 25. The operation, which stemmed from two weeks of surveillance, led to the confiscation of around 120 grams of suspected shabu valued at P816,000. Photos courtesy of Iloilo Police Provincial Office

Key drug targets fall after 2 weeks of surveillance

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ILOILO City – A two-week surveillance operation led to the arrest of two suspected drug personalities in Estancia, Iloilo, who were caught with over...
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