Philippine Councilors League (PCL) – Iloilo chapter president Jo Jan Paul “JP” Peñol is keen on heading the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s Committee on Ordinances, Legal Matters, and Inter-Government Relations, which plays a central role in harmonizing local ordinances with national laws while fostering cooperation across government levels. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

New PCL-Iloilo president set to joint Prov’l Board

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ILOILO – Winning the presidency of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) – Iloilo chapter, Pavia’s Sangguniang Bayan member Jo Jan Paul “JP” Peñol is...
Philippine Statistics Authority – Region 6 director Nelida Amolar (right) presents the August 2025 inflation report for Western Visayas during a press briefing in Iloilo City, highlighting the region’s -0.3 percent inflation rate, the lowest since the pandemic. MA. THERESA LADIAO/PN

Utilities crash drag Region 6 into deflation; PSA: -0.3% inflation in August lowest since...

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ILOILO City – Western Visayas has slipped into deflation, posting a -0.3 percent inflation rate in August 2025 as plunging housing and power costs...
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DOH affirms WVMC chief’s post amid transfer controversy, corruption claims

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ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) Central Office has confirmed that Dr. Joseph Dean Nicolo remains the chief of the Western Visayas...
Iloilo Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ernesto Servillon Jr. reports during the Provincial Education Summit that more than 450 schools in the province have achieved zero non-readers, a major feat under the “Tib-ong Bumulutho” program. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

Iloilo slashes non-readers, non-numerates; DepEd hails ‘Tib-ong Bumulutho’ gains

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ILOILO – From classrooms to communities, Iloilo has set a new national standard in education after posting dramatic gains in literacy and numeracy —...
The shoreline of Iloilo City’s southern coast, part of the areas in Molo and Arevalo districts that a pending bill in Congress seeks to reclassify from park land to alienable and disposable property for urban development.

Bill seeks to open Iloilo City south shores for urban dev’t

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ILOILO City – A bill filed in Congress could transform the future of Iloilo City’s southern shoreline, stripping away a decades-old restriction that classified...
Law enforcement authorities seized approximately P2.5 million worth of suspected shabu from alias “Dagul”, tagged as a high-value suspect, in a buy-bust operation on Sept. 14 in Barangay Alegre, Oton, Iloilo. RPDEU-6 PHOTO

P2.5 million worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Oton

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ILOILO City – Around 380 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P2.5 million were confiscated from a high-value suspect in...

Jamindan cops arrest Capiz’s No. 3 fugitive

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CAPIZ – Police operatives arrested the province’s third most wanted person during a decisive operation in Barangay Bayebaye, Jamindan town late afternoon of September...
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Capiz PNP, DOLE launch empowerment drive for out-of-school youth

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CAPIZ – The Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) spearheaded a youth empowerment campaign in Roxas City...

Palawan’s most wanted man collared in Iloilo

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ILOILO – The No. 5 most wanted person in Roxas town, Palawan was arrested in Barangay Bancal, Carles, Iloilo over the weekend.Alias “Lorenzo”, 38,...
“The people must show courage, strength, and determination against corruption and the theft of our nation’s coffers,” says Monsignor Meliton Oso. ARCHDIOCESE OF JARO/INSTAGRAM PHOTO

‘TRILLION PESO MARCH’: Bishops urge Ilonggos to join Sept. 21 nationwide protest vs corruption

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ILOILO City – Monsignor Meliton Oso, director of the Jaro Archdiocesan Social Action Center (JASAC), has issued a rallying call for Ilonggos to join...
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