Jasmin Lintag, manager of the National Food Authority – Region 6, assures the public that rice being distributed by the agency is of good quality and well-milled. Consumers should have no concerns over product standards, she says. IME SORNITO/PN

NFA to buy 1M bags of ‘palay’ from WV Farmers

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ILOILO City – In a major boost to farmer support and rice security efforts, the National Food Authority (NFA) is aiming to purchase one...
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Special precincts inside jails will allow PDLs to vote

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ILOILO City – More than 6,500 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in Western Visayas are set to vote in the May 12 national and...
“Our annual closure has proven effective. By the time we reopen the dams, the water flow is strong and unobstructed, the gates have been repaired, and overall delivery to farms becomes more efficient and reliable,” says Danielle Pijuan, public relations officer of the National Irrigation Administration in Western Visayas.

15 dams in WV temporarily shut down for maintenance ahead of May cropping Season

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ILOILO City – To ensure reliable water supply for the upcoming planting season, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Western Visayas has implemented the...
“We must prioritize the safety of our enforcers. If they’re not visible during peak heat hours, it’s because they are following health protocols to stay safe,” says Uldarico Garbanzos, head of the Iloilo City Traffic and Transportation Management Office.

2 Iloilo City traffic enforcers fall victim to heat-related illnesses

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ILOILO City – The high heat index gripping the Philippines has claimed the lives of two traffic enforcers here, raising alarm about the deadly...
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Only one registered for absentee voting in Iloilo City

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ILOILO City – The Local Absentee Voting (LAV) system in this city has seen a very low turnout ahead of the May 12 elections,...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. shows the signed Executive Order No. 040, Series of 2025, launching the “SiPag at TiyaGa for MoRProGRes sa Bagong Pilipinas” — a convergence program for food and health security interventions in Iloilo — on April 28, at Days Hotel Iloilo. Joining him were (from left) Department of Labor and employment - Iloilo Field Office head Joselito Dela Banda, Department of Social Welfare and Development regional director Arwin O. Razo, National Food Authority Region 6 director Jasmin Lintag, Department of Agriculture Region 6 OIC regional technical director Ma. Teresa Solis, and 2nd District Provincial Board member Rolito Cajilig.

Iloilo targets 12,000 malnourished children for P20/kilo rice program

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ILOILO – To combat childhood malnutrition, the provincial government launched a targeted rice subsidy program aimed at providing affordable rice to nearly 12,000 undernourished...
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Defensor questions PNP’s removal of Razalan, seeks clarification

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ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. expressed concern over the sudden removal of Police Colonel Bayani Razalan as director of the Iloilo Police Provincial...
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NIA-VI sells 1.272-M kgs of affordable rice across Western Visayas

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ILOILO City – To ensure widespread availability of affordable rice in the region, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region VI has reported favorable outcomes...
A motorcycle driver died while his backrider was injured after their vehicle crashed into an oncoming pickup truck on Sunday night, April 27, in Barangay Pulo Maestra Vita, Oton, Iloilo. K5 NEWS FM ILOILO 88.7 DIGITAL/FB PHOTO

Drunk motorcyclist killed in Oton road mishap

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ILOILO – A motorcycle and a pickup truck collided head-on in Barangay Pulo Maestra Vita, Oton town on Sunday night, April 27, killing the...

Two suspects yield P782K ‘shabu’ in Pototan

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ILOILO – Anti-narcotics operatives of the Pototan Municipal Police Station arrested two individuals and confiscated approximately P782,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust...
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