GUNS OFF THE STREETS. Police Regional Office 6 officials inspect some of the 858 undocumented and unregistered firearms voluntarily surrendered across Western Visayas from May 15 to July 31 under Project R.T.T., or Restrict, Track and Turn-in. The weapons were presented at Camp Martin Teofilo Delgado in Iloilo City on August 10. AJ PALCULLO/PN

858 LOOSE GUNS RECOVERED: Region 6 police turns to voluntary surrender to prevent firearms...

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ILOILO City — Police have removed 858 undocumented and unregistered firearms from communities across Western Visayas in just over two months, seeking to prevent...
Sugarcane farmers in Negros Occidental are set to receive P10,000 each in government cash assistance following the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) outbreak. More than 12,000 validated farmers across the Visayas will benefit from the program as the government rolls out financial aid and intensified pest control measures to help protect livelihoods and sustain sugar production.

TWO-DAY DEADLINE | DA warns WV farmers: report calamity damage or lose insurance

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ILOILO City — Farmers and fisherfolk in Western Visayas could lose their chance to claim free crop insurance if they fail to report calamity-related...
LIGTAS TIGDAS. A child receives a measles-rubella vaccine during the launch of Iloilo Province’s supplemental immunization campaign at the Provincial Capitol. Health officials are urging parents to bring children aged six to 59 months to their nearest health centers for free vaccination from Aug. 10 to 28. PHOTOS FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Family action to stop measles spread pressed; Free vaccination of Iloilo children aged six...

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ILOILO — Iloilo’s success in preventing measles and rubella from spreading across communities now rests heavily on parents bringing their young children to health...
STARTING AT HOME. The Commission on Population and Development in Region 6 urges parents to become their children’s first source of accurate, age-appropriate information on sensitive health and sexuality issues. Parents can use everyday situations as “teachable moments.” A television scene showing a kiss, for example, could open a conversation about relationships, intimacy and personal boundaries, the agency says. PN Photo

ONLY 1 IN 5 WV YOUTH TALK SEX AT HOME | CPD: Silence leaves...

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ILOILO City – Only one in every five young people in Western Visayas feels comfortable discussing sex and sexuality with their parents, a communication...
Western Visayas is among the areas forecast to experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon. Moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall could trigger flash floods or landslides. This photo shows flash flooding near the plaza of La Paz district in Iloilo City. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Rains disrupt classes for at least 112,758 learners; Over 10,500 residents affected; 72 homes...

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ILOILO City – Bad weather forced 129 schools in Iloilo Province and Iloilo City to suspend face-to-face classes on Monday, August 10, disrupting the...
Locals pick through a variety of fresh produce from ambulant vendors stationed outside the La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City on April 12, 2026. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Ambulant vendors surge after city markets rehab

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ILOILO City – The number of ambulant vendors (locally known as bolanteros) operating around Iloilo City’s public markets increased after several market rehabilitation projects...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

Energy-saving payoff: Iloilo City gov’t cuts power bill by P200,000 monthly

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ILOILO City – Energy conservation measures introduced amid the national energy emergency are saving the city government nearly P200,000 a month – for a...
Blood samples testing positive for three (of five) main strains of the hepatitis virus. INQUIRER.NET STOCK IMAGE

Undiagnosed hepa may fuel silent spread in WV – DOH

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ILOILO City — Fewer Western Visayans are being tested for hepatitis even as the region’s positivity rate climbed to 2.90 percent in the first...
Graduates of the Iloilo Provincial Government’s Iskolars Sang Iloilo Program raise their right hands during the ISIP Pasidungog 2026 in Iloilo City. Of the 89 Batch 27 graduates, 70 earned Latin honors — one summa cum laude, 44 magna cum laude and 25 cum laude. PHOTO COURTESY OF DR. RAUL BANIAS

Capitol scholarship yields 1 summa, 44 magna, 25 cum laude graduates

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ILOILO – Nearly eight in every 10 provincial scholars graduated with Latin honors as the Iloilo Provincial Government’s Iskolars Sang Iloilo Program (ISIP) produced...

Churches tapped to widen access to medical services

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ILOILO — Churches are being transformed into gateways for community healthcare. The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas partnered with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference...
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