A total of 102 Ilonggo youth were recognized during the JobStart SCST Recognition Program held at the Grand Dame Hotel in Iloilo City. The training was led by the Office of the Provincial Public Employment Service Manager in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment.

Initiative seeks to address youth joblessness, strengthen Iloilo Province’s middle class

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ILOILO – A total of 102 Ilonggo youth from various towns in Iloilo Province have completed a 10-day Soft/Core Skills Training (SCST) under the...
Personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection – La Paz Fire Station in Iloilo City demonstrate basic fire safety techniques to students and guests during the kickoff ceremony of the National Disaster Resilience Month 2025 held at Iloilo National High School, La Paz district, Iloilo City on July 4. PHOTO FROM CIVIL DEFENSE WESTERN VISAYAS FACEBOOK

WV kicks off Nat’l Disaster Resilience Month observance

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ILOILO City – With climate-induced disasters growing in intensity and frequency, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) and the Office of...

MSMEs seen as pillars of regional growth

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ILOILO City – To accelerate inclusive economic recovery in Western Visayas, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6 is mobilizing local governments,...

Iloilo sets sights on food and nutrition security

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ILOILO – The provincial government is launching an intensified campaign for food and nutrition security as it kicks off the 2025 Nutrition Month celebration...
The Department of Education – Schools Division of Iloilo has rolled out immediate security measures in coordination with the Philippine National Police, including random bag inspections and enhanced campus patrols, in public schools across the province following a stabbing incident involving two high school students of San Joaquin School of Fisheries in San Joaquin town. SAN JOAQUIN SCHOOL OF FISHERIES/FB PHOTO

BROKEN SAFE ZONE: Student stabbing exposes gaps in school safety; DepEd-Iloilo scrambles to tighten...

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ILOILO – A stabbing incident involving two junior high school students at San Joaquin School of Fisheries (SJSOF) has exposed critical gaps in campus...
Migration now outweighs births as a key contributor to Western Visayas’ population growth, says Director Harold Alfred Marshall of the Commission on Population and Development – Region 6. “Just look at the case of Iloilo City — it’s a mixed bag of people coming from not only within the region but from other regions as well,” he says. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Western Visayas population nears 8M mark; Migration, not birth rate, drives growth

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ILOILO City – The population of Western Visayas has reached nearly eight million, with migration — rather than childbirth — now the primary driver...
Atty. Edgar Gil (left) stands beside then-Iloilo City mayor Jerry Treñas during a flag-raising ceremony. Gil, a long-serving City Legal Officer and respected public servant, passed away on July 3, 2025, just a day after his reappointment was confirmed. MIGUEL TREÑAS FACEBOOK PAGE

Iloilo City mourns death of newly reappointed legal officer; Veteran lawyer Atty. Edgar Gil...

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ILOILO City – Just a day after his reappointment as City Legal Officer was confirmed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, veteran public servant Atty. Edgar...

Iloilo pushes livelihood trainings to empower marginalized sectors

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ILOILO – To boost economic self-sufficiency among rural and marginalized sectors, the Iloilo Provincial Government is intensifying its livelihood training programs across the province...
Hospital staff and personnel of Ramon Tabiana Memorial District Hospital in Cabatuan, Iloilo pose during the kick-off of the 51st Nutrition Month celebration on July 1, 2025, promoting the theme “Food and Nutrition Security, Maging Priority!” through wellness activities and advocacy for healthy, sustainable diets. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO PHOTO

Hospital puts spotlight on nutrition, health in early kick-off of 51st Nutrition Month

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ILOILO – Ahead of the provincial celebration, the Ramon Tabiana Memorial District Hospital (RTMDH) in Cabatuan town led by example in promoting food and...
Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. and British Embassy Manila Economic and Climate Counsellor Lloyd Cameron formally seal a partnership to advance climate-resilient rice production in Iloilo during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony held at the Governor’s Boardroom on July 2, 2025. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO PHOTO

Iloilo aims to be top rice producer with UK climate-resilient initiative

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ILOILO – With an ambitious goal of becoming the second-largest rice-producing province in the country, the Iloilo provincial government has sealed a landmark partnership...
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