CANDY-COATED DANGER: ‘Smoke candies’ mimic cigarettes; ICAST warns of early psychological harm to children
ILOILO City – The city government is cracking down on stores selling “smoke candies”, a novelty item that mimics cigarettes, amid growing concern over...
Learning halted for over 500,000 students in WV: 1,660 schools shuttered amid inclement weather
ILOILO City – The threat of torrential rains and widespread flooding across Western Visayas forced the suspension of classes in 1,660 schools on Friday,...
LMP-ILOILO ELECTION: Guv, mayors rally behind Badiangan chief as unifying candidate for league
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has thrown his full support behind Badiangan’s Mayor Suzette Mamon as the next president of the League of...
Over 3,000 affected as ‘habagat’ batters Iloilo Province
ILOILO — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has intensified its typhoon monitoring as more than 3,000 residents across four Iloilo...
205K displaced in WV as ‘habagat’ worsens; Distant storms ‘Dante’, ‘Emong’ trigger rains, flooding
ILOILO City – Although Western Visayas was not in the direct path of tropical cyclones “Dante” and “Emong,” the region suffered widespread flooding and...
Heightened ‘leptos’ risk spurs full-scale response
ILOILO – With the threat of leptospirosis rising in flood-hit communities, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Floodwaters persist in 37 city brgys; 18K still displaced
ILOILO City – Nearly a week after torrential rains and widespread flooding battered the city, more than 4,469 families — or 17,668 residents —...
Stakeholders tackle guidelines on hazardous work for minors in Western Visayas
ILOILO City – To bolster the fight against child labor, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 brought together key stakeholders in...
FLOODING FALLOUT: Iloilo City halts DPWH projects linked to fatal floods and waterway blockages
ILOILO City — Citing property damage, massive urban flooding, and even a drowning, Mayor Raisa Treñas on Wednesday issued a sweeping cease-and-desist order (CDO)...
P2.2-M crop losses in Iloilo Province as monsoon-driven floods batter farms; Defensor pushes crop...
ILOILO – Torrential rains triggered by the enhanced habagat (southwest monsoon) and two tropical cyclones have caused more than P2.2 million in agricultural losses...