An illegally parked motorcycle is being clamped by traffic personnel of the Iloilo City Government. Executive Order No. 008, Series of 2025 formally launches a comprehensive crackdown targeting common violations such as illegal parking, modified loud mufflers, and reckless driving. ICTTMU PHOTO

Treñas orders citywide traffic discipline drive amid mounting public complaints

ILOILO City – To restore order on the streets, Mayor Raisa Treñas has issued a citywide directive mandating intensified enforcement of traffic laws following...
New officers of the Provincial Nutrition Volunteers of Iloilo, Inc. take their oath of office during the launch of the 2025 Nutrition Month celebration at the Iloilo provincial capitol on July 7, 2025. The event marked the start of month-long activities promoting the right to food and nutrition as a central component of the province’s social justice agenda. NELJOY N. GALIGAO/PN

Iloilo-wide nutrition drive to combat hunger, malnutrition

ILOILO — Declaring “No child should go hungry. Not on our watch. Not in our province,” the Iloilo Provincial Government kicked off its 2025...
Grade 1 learners attend classes at Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila. Academic Year 2024-2025 will end on May 16, 2025 as part of the gradual revert to the old academic calendar of June to March. PNA

Barangays tapped to lead literacy drive; Iloilo targets functional learning for all

ILOILO City – To address persistent gaps in functional literacy across the province, the Schools Division of Iloilo is rolling out a grassroots-driven education...
Filipino and Indian crew members of MV Hirman Star wave from the deck of their problematic vessel. They were rescued following weeks of being stuck off Loboc Port, Iloilo City due to the vessel’s unseaworthy condition and unresolved violations. PHOTO BY CONG. JULIENNE BARONDA

Sanctions await agency of rescued seafarers in Iloilo

ILOILO City – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) vowed to hold accountable the vessel owner and the manning agency of the six rescued...
Commission on Population and Development Region 6 director Harold Alfred Marshall pushes for the rollout of AHlam Na! 3.0, a mobile app aimed at providing accessible sexual and reproductive health education to the youth. CPD REGION 6 PHOTO

CHILDHOOD STOLEN: CPD-6 warns of public health, economic woes as cases of pre-teen births...

ILOILO City — A growing number of childbirths among girls as young as 11 — and even younger — has prompted the Commission on...
INSPECTION IN PROGRESS. Personnel from the Iloilo City Boarding House Commission, together with representatives from the Business Permits and Licensing Division of the city government and the Bureau of Fire Protection, inspect a boardinghouse for compliance with safety and regulatory requirements as part of the crackdown on unpermitted accommodations ahead of the opening of college classes. Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Boarding House Commission

Nearly 900 boardinghouses in Iloilo City found operating without permits; Crackdown launched as tertiary...

ILOILO City – Nearly 900 boardinghouses here were discovered to be operating without the required business permits following intensified inspections by the city government...
The iconic JM Basa Street, home to heritage buildings and once-bustling businesses like the soon-to-shut down Socorro Drug, is set for a fresh coat of paint under a city-led revitalization project supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. AJ PALCULLO PHOTO

Calle Real makeover to revitalize Iloilo’s fading downtown core

ILOILO City – Alarmed by a string of business closures in the city’s historic downtown, the city government is launching a major revitalization effort...
Four transport cooperatives failed to submit to the Cooperative Development Authority their required annual reports within the prescribed period. If non-compliance persists for more than two years, dissolution proceedings may follow, warns Regional Director Antonio Escobar. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

CDA cracks down on delinquent transport cooperatives

ILOILO City – The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has intensified its regulatory oversight on transport cooperatives in Western Visayas, issuing show cause orders to...
Smoking, both from lighted cigarettes and electronic devices, introduces over 7,000 chemical components into the body, many of which are carcinogenic, according to John Richard Lapascua, Nurse V at Department of Health Region 6. PNA FILE PHOTO BY ROBINSON NIÑAL JR.

P13-M smuggled cigarettes seized

ILOILO City – Authorities have launched a more aggressive crackdown on cigarette smuggling in Western Visayas following the back-to-back confiscation of over P13 million...
A rice farmer in Iloilo harvests mature palay under the scorching sun — mirroring the province’s hard work and dominance as Western Visayas’ top rice producer for the first half of 2025. PN FILE

Iloilo leads WV in rice yield with over 358K metric tons in first semester

ILOILO – Cementing its position as the rice capital of Western Visayas, the Province of Iloilo has been recognized by the Department of Agriculture...