A total of 5,266,080, or 76.32 percent of the 6.9 million voters, trooped to polling centers across Western Visayas during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30, 2023. Photo shows residents casting their votes at a polling precinct in Iloilo City. PN FILE PHOTO

Comelec urges over 1.6M Ilonggo voters: ‘Don’t sell votes, protect democracy’

ILOILO – With just 11 days left before the May 12 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is making a strong...
A 44-year-old drug suspect died, and three police officers were injured after this patrol car of the Batad Municipal Police Station hit the gutter and telco post and fell off the road in Barangay Natividad, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo past 1 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. DYRI RMN ILOILO PHOTO

Drug suspect killed, three cops hurt in patrol car crash in Barotac Viejo

ILOILO – A routine transport operation turned tragic early yesterday morning when the patrol car of the Batad Municipal Police Station figured in a...
Photo courtesy of Bernadette Reyes/GMA Integrated News

P20/kilo rice fit for consumption – DA-6

ILOILO – The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6, in collaboration with the National Food Authority (NFA), assured the public that the rice to...
Former Ilonggo senator Franklin Drilon, along with other key political figures, declared their support to Uswag Ilonggo Party-list in front of tens and thousands of Ilonggos during the “Kalipayan kag Kauswagan: 156 USWAG Ilonggo Party-list” grand rally on April 26, 2025.

LANDSLIDE SUPPORT: Uswag Ilonggo Partylist gets endorsement from Iloilo leaders

ILOILO City – Uswag Ilonggo Party-list, listed as No. 156 on the ballot, has secured endorsements from key political figures in Iloilo, including former...

Congestion eases in WV jails, but challenges remain; New jail facilities underway to address...

ILOILO City – Jail overcrowding in Western Visayas has eased significantly following sustained paralegal initiatives and infrastructure support, but the Bureau of Jail Management...
Police personnel from Western Visayas stand in formation during the ceremonial send-off at Camp Gen. Martin Teofilo B. Delgado in Iloilo City on April 23, 2025. Twenty-nine officers from PRO-6 are being deployed to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to serve as Special Electoral Board members for the high-stakes May 12 elections — marking the first time the Police Regional Office 6 is sending troops to another region for election duties. PHOTO COURTESY OF POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE 6

PRO-6 police officers off to BARMM for high-risk May polls

ILOILO City – In a historic and high-stakes deployment, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is sending 29 police officers to the Bangsamoro Autonomous...
Kalibo police force in Aklan Province should be doubled from 66 to 140 to meet the ideal police-to-people ratio of 1:700, which is one cop for every 700 people. KALIBO MUNICIPAL POLICE STATION PHOTO

559 WV cops set to cast early votes

ILOILO City – A total of 559 police officers across Western Visayas have been approved to cast their votes early through the Commission on...

Iloilo City cited for family planning, adolescent health programs

ILOILO City – This city has been recognized as a “Global Self-Reliant City” by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) for its family planning and adolescent...
Clearing operations are underway beneath the Ungka Flyover in Pavia, Iloilo, paving the way for the final asphalt overlay and structural enhancements. AJ PALCULO/PN

End in sight: Ungka flyover set for asphalt and cladding works

ILOILO – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has ordered a full clearing operation underneath the Ungka flyover in Pavia...
“Pinggang Pinoy” is a new and easy-to-understand food guide from the government that uses a familiar food plate model to convey the right food group proportions on a per-meal basis. This is seen to help Filipinos acquire healthy eating habits needed to attain optimum nutrition.

Aggressive nutrition campaign drives down Iloilo’s malnutrition rates

ILOILO – This province has significantly reduced its malnutrition rates among young children over the past three years, an achievement health officials attribute to...