A health officer explains the proper steps of insulin injection during the Diabetes Mellitus Technical Working Group meeting in Iloilo, where strategies for early detection and management of Type 1 diabetes among the youth were discussed. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo targets early detection of Type 1 diabetes with massive advocacy drive

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ILOILO – The Provincial Government of Iloilo is rolling out a major advocacy and support program to confront the rising threat of Type 1...
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Ang slams ‘orchestrated’ drive to smear name, mulls legal action vs detractors

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ILOILO City – Uswag Ilonggo party-list’s Cong. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. has again denounced allegations tying him to a multimillion-peso kickback scheme in Department...
Thousands of Filipino foresters gather at the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo City for the 2025 National Conference of the Society of Filipino Foresters, Inc., where Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 executive director Raul Lorilla delivered the keynote address on promoting wood self-sufficiency and biodiversity conservation. DENR-WESTERN VISAYAS PHOTO

Nation’s foresters rally in Iloilo meet: Balance timber use, save ecosystems

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ILOILO City – With the Philippines facing mounting threats of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change, thousands of Filipino foresters convene at the Iloilo...

Iloilo cops nab 3 drug suspects; P1-M shabu seized

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ILOILO – Three illegal drug pushing suspects in central Iloilo Province fell to police hands after months of surveillance, yielding over P1 million worth...
Ongoing works at the flood mitigation project in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City now face uncertainty after Discaya-owned contractors lost their licenses, leaving the P400-million undertaking in limbo. AJ PALCULLO/PN

WHO STOPS THE LAPUZ FLOOD CONTROL WORKS? Treñas quizzes DPWH on P400-M project after...

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ILOILO City – The P400-million flood mitigation project in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district is now in limbo after contractors tied to the Discaya family...
FLOODED FLOOD CONTROL. Defeating its purpose to mitigate flooding, this portion of a flood mitigation structure in Barangay Mohon, Arevalo, Iloilo City has been inundated. Three projects worth ₱353 million in Arevalo were awarded to Discaya-linked contractors, yet transparency reports lack crucial details such as start and completion dates. Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas and Oton, Iloilo’s Mayor Sofronio Fusin recently inspected sites in barangays Mohon and Sto. Domingo after residents blamed the projects for worsening floods.

EMB clarifies: No suspension yet on CNC processing for flood projects in Region 6

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ILOILO City – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Region 6 clarified that it has not suspended the processing of Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) applications...
“While suportado ko gid ang aton mga kasimanwa nga nagapangabudlay sa pangabuhi, ginpahangop ko man sa ila nga kinahanglan sang balanse – pagpanikasog sang mga vendors para sa ila pamilya kag ang kaayuhan sang kadam-an, ilabi na sa trapiko kag kalinong sa karsada,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas of Iloilo City.

Raisa disassociates self from Uswag Ilonggo, urges full probe into DPWH corruption scandal

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ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas has publicly disassociated herself from the Uswag Ilonggo party-list amid corruption allegations over infrastructure projects, stressing that her...
Pavia, Iloilo’s Sangguniang Bayan member JP Peñol (fifth from right) raises hands with his slate “Team Da Best PCL Iloilo” as they present a united front ahead of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Iloilo Chapter election on September 12, 2025. Peñol is running for president. His vice president is Sangguniang Bayan member Christy Love Custodio-Margarico of Guimbal (sixth from right). NELJOY GLAIGAO/PN

Peñol secures Defensor’s endorsement, emerges as frontrunner in PCL Iloilo race

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ILOILO – Backed by Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., Pavia’s Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member Jo Jan Paul “JP” Peñol has emerged as a strong...
“My main advocacy revolves around family. I have proposed an ordinance on the code of parental responsibility because we need to restore the moral fabric of families, especially now that parenting is increasingly challenging with the convenience of information available through social media,” says Guimba, Iloilo Sangguniang Bayan member Christy Love Custodio-Margarico, the interim president of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Iloilo chapter. SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN PHOTO

PCL-Iloilo gears up for election as interim president steps down

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ILOILO – The race for the presidency of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) in Iloilo intensifies as interim president Christy Love Custodio-Margarico of Guimbal...
A member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Iloilo City Police Office inspects an unattended parcel outside a residence in Barangay San Vicente, Jaro, Iloilo City, on September 9, as police secure the perimeter following a bomb scare. AJ PALCULLO/PN

ICPO: Cellphones and live streams can set off bombs; Police sound alarm after Jaro...

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ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has sounded the alarm: using cellphones or going live on social media near suspected bombs...
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