TEEN PREGNANCIES PERSIST: Region’s mothers urged to take lead in sex education
ILOILO – Despite government and school-based interventions, Western Visayas continues to grapple with high rates of adolescent pregnancies, prompting medical practitioners to stress that...
Passi City sets regional benchmark with pioneering Healthy Workplace Program
ILOILO – Passi City has taken the lead in Western Visayas by becoming the first local government unit to launch a Healthy Workplace Program,...
DA: 5% of WV rice production wasted due to outdated post-harvest practices
ILOILO – Millions of kilos of rice are being lost in Western Visayas every harvest season because of outdated farming and post-harvest methods, the...
Iloilo boosts child protection measures in ‘Opong’ aftermath
ILOILO — In the wake of Severe Tropical Storm “Opong,” the Iloilo provincial government underscored child protection as a key pillar of its disaster...
‘RAIN WON’T STOP’: 88 barangays in Iloilo City submerged as ‘Opong’ triggers hours-long downpour
ILOILO City – Heavy rains dumped by tropical storm “Opong” submerged 88 barangays across all seven districts of this city on Friday, September 26,...
Thousands flee homes as 450 city evacuation centers open
ILOILO City – Tropical storm “Opong” forced the evacuation of residents here. Over 2,500 individuals sought shelter in more than 450 evacuation centers across...
Over 8,000 Western Visayans reel from ‘habagat’, successive typhoons
ILOILO – Successive typhoons coupled with the southwest monsoon have displaced thousands across Western Visayas, with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
WV residents told to brace for more rains, strong winds
By NELJOY N. GALIGAOILOILO City – Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” battered Western Visayas yesterday, Sept. 26, forcing massive class and work suspensions across the...
LGUs on high alert; evacuations, advisories underway
ILOILO City – Local governments across Western Visayas were on full alert Friday as Severe Tropical Storm “Opong” (international name: Bualoi) unleashed heavy rains...
BSP honors 10 Visayas partners for driving financial stability, inclusion
ILOILO City – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday, September 23, honored ten institutions and local government partners in the Visayas for...