Agriculture officials, led by Undersecretary for Operations and Agri-Fisheries Mechanization Roger Navarro (second from left) and National Corn Program director Milo Delos Reyes (second from right), discuss strategies to boost corn output during the 18th Philippine National Corn Congress–Visayas Cluster at the Iloilo Convention Center, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. DA-6 PHOTO

DA pushes tech-driven solutions to bridge 4-million-ton corn deficit

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is ramping up technology-driven interventions to narrow the country’s widening corn supply gap, as demand from...
Department of Social Welfare and Developmenr personnel oversee the unloading of prepositioned Family Food Packs in Iloilo as part of the agency’s preparations for Tropical Storm “Opong”. DSWD-6 PHOTO

READY BUT WARY: Heed advisories, DSWD-6 urges as ‘Opong’ nears WV

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called on Western Visayas residents to strictly heed Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and...
Traffic flows along Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district, a bustling hub that continues to attract new businesses as the city posts steady growth in business permits and tax collections. MA. THERESA LADIAO/PN

‘National gov’t projects must aligned with city plans’

ILOILO City – To prevent duplication, wasted funds, and project mishaps, Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia is seeking the passage of an ordinance that would...
This aerial photo shows a fire that broke out on Jalandoni Street, Jaro, Iloilo City on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Seven houses were gutted. MORE POWER PHOTO

Jaro fire leaves ₱1.8M worth of damage

ILOILO City — A fire that broke out along Jalandoni Street, Barangay Our Lady of Lourdes in Jaro district on Wednesday afternoon, September 24,...
Inside the St. William Parish Church in Passi City where a 21-year-old college student from Calinog died by suicide on the morning of September 24. PHOTO COURTESY OF RMN ILOILO

College student shoots self inside Passi City church; probe underway

ILOILO – A 21-year-old college student from Calinog town shot himself inside St. William Parish Church in Passi City on Wednesday morning, September 24,...

Cop, companion nabbed for ‘gun running’

NEGROS Occidental – Authorities arrested a police officer and his companion for alleged gun running in Barangay Robles, La Castellana town on Wednesday, September...

Antique’s No. 5 fugitive falls in Passi City

ILOILO – A call center agent wanted for two counts of lascivious conduct in Antique was arrested in Passi City, Iloilo. The 36-year-old alias “Franz”,...
A house in Iloilo City is submerged in floodwaters due to heavy downpour this week. The Iloilo City Government’s own records show it invested a measly 5.4% of its P7-billion budget for infrastructure from 2019 to 2024, despite the regional center being vulnerable to flooding.

FLOOD GOVERNANCE FAILURE: Iloilo City invested only 5.4% in drainage, leaving residents vulnerable to...

ILOILO City – Notwithstanding the legal mandate of the Local Government Code, the Iloilo City government has failed to decisively address the flooding problem...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines says a Business Continuity Plan is in place to guarantee smooth operations at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan town despite ongoing runway repairs. CAAP AREA VI PHOTO

Iloilo airport runway repairs spark travelers’ worries but CAAP insists no flight disruptions

ILOILO – Ongoing runway repairs at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan town have unsettled some passengers who fear the works could cause flight...
Information from the President’s transparency website on flood control projects does not give a complete picture of what’s happening on the ground, says Iloilo Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Rolex Suplico. “Indi mo mabal-an ang tunay nga sitwasyon unless kadtuan mo,” he says, citing the inspections he himself did in the 5th District of Iloilo. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

Suplico flags delays, incomplete flood-control documents from DPWH

ILOILO — Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Rolex Suplico of the 5th District has raised alarm over what he described as the Department of Public...