Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) Region 6 manager Eva Ulie Laud discusses the agency’s ongoing efforts to provide timely insurance assistance to farmers and fisherfolk affected by recent calamities in Western Visayas. Laud emphasized that crop insurance not only cushions agricultural workers from losses but also helps them recover quickly and replant for the next cropping season. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Farmers find hope after storms: PCIC-6 accelerates payouts to rebuild livelihoods

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ILOILO – For thousands of farmers and fisherfolk battered by three successive typhoons in Western Visayas, the lifeline came not from the skies but...
Regional Director Ann Rapunzel “Rara” Ganzon (third from left) leads the National Commission of Senior Citizens–Region 6 in advancing programs that uphold the dignity and rights of senior citizens across Western Visayas. AJ PALCULLO/PN

NCSC strengthens presence in Western Visayas; tackles confusion over senior citizens’ benefits

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ILOILO City – The newly established National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) regional office is taking decisive steps to assert its presence in Western...
Project Development Officer Don Sasu of the Iloilo Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office discusses the province’s plan to partner with local government units in establishing additional warehouses to enhance disaster preparedness and ensure faster relief distribution during calamities. NELJOY N. GALIGAO/PN

Prov’l gov’t taps LGUs for warehouse network to boost disaster response

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ILOILO – To ensure faster relief delivery during calamities, the Iloilo Provincial Government is rolling out a strategic warehousing network across the province in...
Brigadier General Josefino Ligan (center), director of the Police Regional Office 6, confirms that the encounter in Barangay Coto, Lambunao, Iloilo on Oct. 5, 2025, where two alleged former New People’s Army members were killed during the service of arrest warrants, was a lawful operation carried out by joint forces of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Army, emphasizing that all protocols were properly followed. AJ PALCULLO/PN PHOTO

2 NPA rebels killed in Lambunao raid:PRO-6 asserts legitimacy of operation

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BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO  & MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City – Two alleged former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in Barangay...
Students and teachers of Sipalay City National High School evacuated their classrooms following a magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Oct. 7, 2025. SCNHS TEACHERS PHOTO

Magnitude 4.9 quake jolts NegOcc; Iloilo City slightly felt tremor

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NEGROS Occidental – A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Negros Occidental early Tuesday morning, October 7, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported. The...
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P11 million worth of cigarettes seized in Himamaylan

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BACOLOD City – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), through the Himamaylan City Police Station, played a vital role in a joint anti-smuggling...
“For the most recent update on the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge, we still proceed with this plan. There are no reports that the Korean government has withdrawn support,” says Engr. Arecio Casing Jr., director of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development – Western Visayas. AJ PALCULLO/PN

P330-B MEGA BRIDGE PROJECT STAYS AFLOAT: Panay-Guimaras-Negros link project on track despite funding controversy

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ILOILO City – The P300-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Link Bridge project will proceed as planned despite rumors that South Korea’s EXIM Bank has withdrawn its...
The P4.1-million improvement of the San Rafael Overpass in Mandurriao, Iloilo City began on Sept. 24, 2025. The overpass has long been a source of public frustration after its two elevators failed to function consistently despite a P5.1-million repair allocation last year. AJ PALCULLO/PN

AMID PUBLIC QUERIES: Treñas orders review of P4.1-million overpass rehab, P798-K waiting shed

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ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas has ordered a full review of two infrastructure projects — the P4.1-million San Rafael Overpass Improvement Project in...
A farmer uses hand tractor to plow the field before planting palay seedlings in Barangay Tigum, Pavia, Iloilo. Director Remelyn Recoter of the Department of Agriculture Region advised farmers to always be on the lookout for weather forecasts with the onset of La Niña. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

LGUS WARNED: ‘Don’t underestimate La Niña risks despite weak forecast’

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ILOILO City – Western Visayas local governments have been told not to be lulled into complacency as the threat of La Niña looms, with...
Mayor Raisa Treñas shares a joyful moment with children with special needs during the opening of the RiseAble center in Barangay Taal, Molo, Iloilo City. MA. THERESA LADIAO/PN

Iloilo City launches ‘Riseable’ center to empower children with special needs

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ILOILO City – Determined to make inclusive education a reality, the Iloilo City Government has opened RiseAble, a pioneering learning center in Barangay Taal,...
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