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

Seafarers rescued from unseaworthy cargo ship

ILOILO City – Rescue and relief effort brought aid to six Filipino seafarers who were trapped for weeks aboard a foreign cargo vessel stranded...
Director Ralph Rommel Torres is the new head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas. He previously served as assistant regional director of PDEA Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula). PHOTO FROM PDEA RO IX FACEBOOK PAGE

PDEA-6 gets new chief as agency reorganizes reg’l leadership

ILOILO City – In a major reshuffle of top officials, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has appointed Director Ralph Rommel Torres as the...
Atty. Jorge Ferraris II, Department of Labor and Employment Region 6 officer-in-charge, says a total of 905 minors either involved in or at risk of child labor have been profiled so far in Western Visayas.

LABORING YOUNG: Child labor persists in WV despite declining numbers

ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Western Visayas has identified over 900 children either involved in or at risk...
The University of San Agustin in Iloilo City emphasized that it will not implement any tuition fee increase for academic year 2025–2026. It urged the public to rely on its official website (https://usa.edu.ph) for verified announcements concerning policies and fees.

No tuition fee increase at University of San Agustin

ILOILO City – The University of San Agustin has clarified that it is not implementing any tuition fee increase for Academic Year 2025–2026. No tuition...

TURF TENSION AT ILOILO CITY GOV’T: Baronda raises concern over legislative space shortage

ILOILO City – Vice Mayor Julie Grace “Love-love” Baronda is pushing back against what she calls the “creeping encroachment” of executive offices into the...

Top PRO-6 brass test negative in surprise drug screening

ILOILO City – In a development that reinforced accountability from the top ranks, key officials of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) tested negative...
The Department of Health reported 269,467 dengue cases nationwide as of October 4, 2024.

Dengue clusters surge in Iloilo; 39 brgys in 20 towns affected

ILOILO — The number of barangays with confirmed clustering of dengue cases in Iloilo Province surged by 70 percent in just one week, raising...
Vice Mayor Julie Grace “Love-love” Baronda (left) pays a courtesy call on Mayor Raisa Treñas at the Iloilo City Mayor’s Office on July 1, marking their first official meeting since assuming office. Their initial discussion centered on office space concerns at the Legislative Building. RAISA TREÑAS FACEBOOK PAGE

Treñas, Baronda signal cooperation in first meeting

ILOILO City – Immediate action on the longstanding concern of inadequate office space for the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Vice Mayor Julie Grace “Love-Love” Baronda used...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (center) turns over one of the mobile soil laboratories to the Department of Agriculture – Western Visayas, represented by Regional Executive Director Dennis Arpia (left), during a ceremonial distribution in Nueva Ecija province. The mobile labs are part of the National Soil Health Program to help farmers improve productivity through science-based soil analysis. Photo from Department of Agriculture Facebook Page

SOIL SCIENCE ON WHEELS: WV farmers’ yield seen to improve with mobile soil lab...

ILOILO City – To enhance agricultural productivity and reduce fertilizer misuse, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6 received a cutting-edge mobile soil laboratory...
Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann “Lee Ann” Debuque flashes a confident smile as she presides over the inaugural session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Iloilo, marking her first official act as the province’s second-highest official. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

Debuque rallies SP to embrace unity, critical thinking

ILOILO – In her first official act as presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann “Lee Ann” Debuque called on...