Health workers administer vaccines to a learner during the launch of the 2025 School-Based Immunization Program in Bingawan, Iloilo. This is a joint effort of the Iloilo Provincial Government, Department of Health, and Department of Education to protect students against preventable diseases. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo steps up fight vs preventable diseases with school-based immunization campaign

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ILOILO — To shield thousands of schoolchildren from life-threatening but preventable diseases, the Iloilo Provincial Government has launched its 2025 School-Based Immunization (SBI) Program...
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - Region 6 officers undergo a surprise drug test during their second-quarter management conference, with all 51 personnel testing negative, reaffirming the bureau’s zero-tolerance stance against illegal drugs. BJMP-6 PHOTO

BJMP-6 officers cleared in ‘surprise’ drug test

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ILOILO City – In a bid to prove that jail authorities are serious in leading the fight against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Jail...
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Mysterious death in Dingle raises rabies concerns despite negative test

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ILOILO – Health authorities are probing the death of a 33-year-old man from Dingle town whose symptoms resembled rabies, despite no animal bite history...
According to Ilonggo former senator Franklin Drilon, the credibility of any congressional inquiry on flood control projects would be undermined by perceptions that lawmakers themselves are responsible for project insertions in the national budget. “Ang hirap niyan, hindi paniniwalaan ng taumbayan ang resulta ng kanilang imbestigasyon. Dahil sila-sila rin, ‘di ba? Sa public perception, sila ang naglalagay ng insertion, eh sila rin ang mag-iimbestiga?” he says. PN FILE

Who should probe P590-billion flood control projects? Definitely not Congress – Drilon

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ILOILO City – Former Ilonggo Senate president Franklin Drilon shared the public’s doubts on whether Congress can credibly investigate the government’s P590 billion flood...
“The curriculum introduces human anatomy from kindergarten, gradually building up to concepts like reproductive and sexual rights by Grade 4 (ages 8–10) — such integration is part of the new K–10 curriculum,” says Hernani Escullar Jr., information officer of the Department of Education - Region 6.

DepEd pushes sex education to curb rise in teen pregnancies in Western Visayas

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ILOILO – With teenage pregnancies on the rise in Western Visayas, the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 has thrown its full support behind...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. personally hands over farm machinery to beneficiaries of Iloilo’s Sta. Monica Farmers Association during the turnover of P37.9 million worth of agricultural and fishing equipment on Aug. 13 in Iloilo City aimed at boosting local food production and improving farmers’ livelihoods. PHOTO FROM BLAITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

P37.9-M farm, fishing equipment seen to boost livelihoods of Ilonggo producers

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ILOILO – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently led the distribution of P37.9 million worth of modern farm machinery and fishing boats to more than...
A composite team from the Department of Public Works and Highways central office — composed of the Bureau of Quality and Safety, Bureau of Construction, and Bureau of Design — conducts an inspection of a flood control project in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City.

ACCOUNTABILITY BEGINS: DPWH Central Office mounts full-scale probe into Iloilo City’s flood control projects...

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ILOILO City – Engineers from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) central office have descended on Iloilo City to conduct an in-depth...
An aging population tends to have a prevalence of chronic diseases. The proposed Aklan Geriatric Medical Center will promote medical and scientific research and training relative to the care, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disease of the elderly.

Shrinking population brings growing challenges: DEPDev maps out plan for Western Visayas

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ILOILO City – Western Visayas is grappling with a shrinking population that could threaten its economic stability, prompting the Department of Economy, Planning, and...

NCSC steps up aid for elderly in WV, disburses over P144M in cash gifts

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ILOILO City – Nearly 16,000 senior citizens in Western Visayas have already received a combined P144.16 million in cash assistance under the Expanded Centenarian...

Iloilo’s marginalized PWD, IP students get shot at P41,000 annual grant

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ILOILO – Economically marginalized Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Iloilo Province now have a chance to pursue higher education without...
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