“The July 18 job fair will be our biggest annual event, especially timed for fresh graduates. We’re hoping to help many of them land jobs, including those looking for opportunities abroad,” says Dr. Cynthia Dario, chief of the Iloilo provincial government’s Public Employment Service Office. NELJOY N. GALIGAO/PN

Iloilo mega job fair to offer nearly 10,000 vacancies on July 18

ILOILO — Nearly 10,000 job vacancies will be up for grabs as the Iloilo Provincial Government’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO) stages its Mega...
Photo courtesy of Raisa Treñas

Raisa promises accessible, people-centered leadership

ILOILO City – Vowing a more accessible and empathetic governance, newly installed Mayor Raisa Treñas has committed to an “open door policy” at the...
Iloilo’s Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann Debuque takes her oath of office before Budge Secretary Aminah Pangandaman at Grand Xing Imperial Hotel in Iloilo City on June 30, 2025. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Debuque vows to be a ‘game changer’ as she starts term as Iloilo vice...

ILOILO — Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann Debuque on Monday took her oath of office. The ceremony, held at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel in...

LGUs urged to uphold PWD rights with real funding

PASSI CITY, Iloilo — The Iloilo Provincial Government has intensified its push for disability rights and inclusive governance by convening over a hundred persons...

Western Visayas tops nationwide agri registry: Over 1.4 million farmers, fishers enrolled in RSBSA

ILOILO City – Western Visayas has emerged as the region with the highest number of enrollees in the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Registry System...
The newly retrofitted comfort room at the Iloilo Sports Complex Covered Gym in Barangay Magsaysay, La Paz, Iloilo City now features modern fixtures, tiled interiors, and upgraded amenities as part of the Iloilo provincial government’s P1.1-million facility enhancement project. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

P1.1-M toilet upgrade spurs push to redevelop sports complex

ILOILO – The provincial government has allotted P1.1 million to upgrade the comfort rooms at the Iloilo Sports Complex’s covered gym in Barangay Magsaysay,...
HERSTORY BEGINS. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas was officially sworn into office by Judge Rose Edith Gautier Togonon of Regional Trial Court Branch 25, marking a historic milestone as the first elected woman mayor of Iloilo City. Standing proudly by her side were her husband Francis and daughter Thea; her parents, outgoing Mayor Jerry Treñas and Rosalie Treñas; her brothers Carlo, Miguel, Gerry, and Paolo; sisters-in-law Kristine and Fritzie; and her uncle, Atty. Jose Mari Perez Treñas, all bearing witness to the beginning of a new chapter in the city’s leadership.

RAISA TREÑAS RISES: A new chapter of inclusive, innovative leadership begins in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – At exactly 12 noon today, history unfolds as Raisa S. Treñas formally assumes her role as the first elected woman mayor...
Panay News Chief Operating Officer Daniel S. Fajardo II holds the trophy and certificate after the paper clinched Best Editorial Page for the second straight year, and as finalist for Best News Website at the 2024 Community Press Awards of the Philippine Press Institute held at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel, Quezon City on June 27, 2025.

Panay News scores back-to-back win for Best Editorial Page

MANILA — Panay News, Western Visayas’ leading daily, was awarded Best Editorial Page for the second consecutive year at the 2024 Community Press Awards...

Smart ‘4T’ habit vs dengue pushed in barangays

By IME SORNITO ILOILO – To curb the rising number of dengue cases, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging residents across barangays to...

7 Iloilo Prov’l Board members bid farewell

ILOILO – A changing of the guard unfolded at the Iloilo provincial capitol as seven members of the 14th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) officially delivered...