EMPOWERING SECOND CHANCES. A Department of Trade and Industry trainer discusses business planning with male Persons Deprived of Liberty during a financial literacy and entrepreneurship training at the Iloilo City District Jail on August 1, 2025. The activity, part of a broader Jail Pantry Program, aims to equip inmates with livelihood skills for reintegration into society.

Inmates prepared for reintegration thru business, money mgt training

ILOILO City – A hundred male persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iloilo City District Jail – Male Dormitory are now better equipped...
Mayor Inday Raisa Treñas flashes a smile as she signs key documents during her first week in office.

Treñas highlights achievements in first 30 days as Iloilo City mayor: 54 EOs, 1,900...

BY MA. THERESA LADIAOILOILO City – From streamlining governance to boosting local employment and delivering urgent disaster response, Iloilo City’s Mayor Raisa Treñas presented...

MIWD-NIA deal won’t affect bulk water project – Aboitiz InfraCapital

ILOILO City – Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) clarified that its proposed Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Project remains unaffected by the recently signed memorandum of understanding...
JR Valenzuela lies motionless on the ground after he was shot by a responding police officer for allegedly charging at him with a knife in Barangay Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo, on Friday afternoon, August 1, 2025. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Man killed after being shot by cop in Pavia

ILOILO – A 33-year-old man was shot dead by a responding police officer in Barangay Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo, on Friday afternoon, August 1. The victim...
A residential fire in Barangay Oñate de Leon, Mandurriao, Iloilo City on Saturday, August 2, 2025 left a 75-year-old woman dead, three others injured, and two houses razed. DYRI RMN ILOILO PHOTO

Septuagenarian dies in Mandurriao house fire

ILOILO City – A 75-year-old woman was killed after she was trapped inside her burning home in Barangay Oñate de Leon, Mandurriao district on...
A mother and her daughter cross a pedestrian lane in Jaro, Iloilo City where advocates are calling for stronger human immunodeficiency virus awareness efforts that include not just the youth but also parents, whose beliefs can shape access to life-saving education and prevention tools. AJ PALCULLO/PN

SEX TALK TABOO: Parents’ fear of ‘promoting promiscuity’ seen as fueling HIV surge in...

ILOILO City – Health advocates are raising the alarm over a surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among young people in Iloilo, blaming...
People with tuberculosis are afraid to seek help, says former Health secretary Dr. Paulyn Jean Roselle Ubial, because they fear judgment and discrimination, not just in the community, but even from family members. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

Over 22,000 TB cases in WV but stigma, fear of judgment keep patients from...

ILOILO City – Tuberculosis (TB) remains a silent and persistent health problem in Western Visayas, with estimated cases soaring to over 22,000 in 2023...

Iloilo City sweeps national police honors, Named top HUC, best city police office

ILOILO City – In an affirmation of its public safety and governance efforts, Iloilo City was named the Philippines’ top Highly Urbanized City (HUC)...
Vehicles navigate a flooded street in Iloilo City following days of heavy rains brought by successive storms and the southwest monsoon. The city has since declared a state of calamity to fast-track relief and recovery efforts. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Over 400K in WV affected by storms, monsoon — latest data

ILOILO — The combined impact of tropical cyclones “Emong” and “Dante,” intensified by the southwest monsoon or habagat, has now displaced more than 400,000...
Ilonggo voters line up at a mall-based satellite registration center as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Iloilo City conducts its 10-day voter registration for the December 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Comelec aims to enlist at least 8,000 new voters despite uncertainties surrounding the actual conduct of the polls. AJ PALCULLO/PN

BSKE VOTER SIGN-UP PUSHES THROUGH: Comelec targets 8,000 new voters in Iloilo City amid...

ILOILO City – Despite lingering uncertainty over whether the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will proceed in December 2025, the Commission on Elections...