Students and youth activists gather during the State of the Youth Address (SOYA) in Iloilo City on July 18, raising placards and voicing concerns over what they described as deficiencies in the Philippine education system, including classroom shortages, declining learning outcomes, inadequate education funding, and issues affecting academic freedom. The annual event serves as a platform for young Filipinos to press for reforms and greater government accountability. Photo courtesy of WVSU-Forum Dimension

‘STATE OF YOUTH ADDRESS’: Students cite classroom shortage, poor learning outcomes in blistering critique

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ILOILO City — Iloilo student leaders and youth activists used this year's State of the Youth Address (SOYA) to sound the alarm over what...
FOR LIFE-SAVING MISSIONS. New Patient Transport Vehicles donated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, worth P19.251 million, were lined up during a recent turnover ceremony at Casa Real de Iloilo in Iloilo City. The fleet, distributed to the provinces of Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental, is expected to strengthen emergency medical transport and improve access to healthcare, particularly for patients in geographically isolated and underserved communities. IME SORNITO/PN

P19.25-M PCSO ambulances boost WV emergency healthcare

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ILOILO City – Emergency medical transport in Western Visayas has received a major boost. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over nine Patient Transport...
Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

72 Iloilo City barangays tagged high-risk; flood threat looms over 263K residents

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ILOILO City — More than 263,000 residents across 72 barangays in Iloilo City are at heightened risk of flooding as monsoon rains continue to...
Director Raul E. Fernandez of the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas discusses the region’s disaster response preparedness during a press conference in Iloilo City, highlighting the shortage of highly trained Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) responders and urging local government units to invest in specialized rescue training despite its high cost.

SKILLED RESCUERS SCARCE; Western Visayas vulnerable to building collapses; P3-M specialized training beyond reach...

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ILOILO City — Western Visayas remains dangerously unprepared for major earthquakes and structural collapse emergencies due to a severe shortage of highly trained collapsed...
RESCUE FROM RISING WATERS. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard Station Antique’s Deployable Response Team evacuate 10 residents trapped inside their homes as floodwaters rise in Barangay Funda, Hamtic, Antique on Friday, July 24. Hamtic is among the areas identified as vulnerable to flooding and rain-induced landslides. PHOTOS BY SN1 SURIAGA/COAST GUARD STATION ANTIQUE

Storm-enhanced ‘habagat’ batters WV; floods hit 30 Iloilo City barangays;264 villages across region at...

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ILOILO City – Floodwaters swept through at least 30 barangays in Iloilo City and other parts of Western Visayas on Friday, July 24, as...
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ILOILO EXPANDS MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK; More youth centers to bring counseling, family support services...

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ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government has stepped up its campaign to address the growing mental health needs of young Ilonggos by releasing P42.5...
Out of Iloilo City’s 20 fire trucks, two are currently unserviceable and one has been declared beyond economic repair, according to Bureau of Fire Protection-Iloilo City data. The reduced fleet presents a growing challenge for the bureau as the city's population and rapid development continue to expand. BFP-ILOILO CITY PHOTO

City Hall pushes equipment, manpower upgrades for fire emergency response

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ILOILO City – The city government is moving to strengthen its firefighting capability by pursuing the acquisition of additional fire trucks after the Bureau...
PROTEST VS PUMP PRICES. Consumers, students, and members of progressive organizations stage a picket protest outside a gasoline station in Iloilo City, demanding the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law and opposing the latest “one-time, big-time” fuel price hike, which they warn will further drive up transportation fares, commodity prices, and the cost of living for ordinary Filipinos. ALTERMIDYA/BAYAN-Panay

Oil price shock fuels calls to scrap deregulation law

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ILOILO City — Mounting public anger over the latest “one-time, big-time” fuel price increase spilled onto the streets of Iloilo City as consumers and...
Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Police Office

PRO-6 audits all police operatives

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ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has launched a region-wide audit of all police operatives as it intensifies its internal cleansing...
Photo shows the red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in sugarcane. Six areas in northern Negros Occidental are closely being watched after sugarcane farms reported an infestation of RSSI. SRA PHOTO

Iloilo weighs ASF-style quarantine as sugarcane farm infestation hits 24 towns, Passi City

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ILOILO — A rapidly spreading infestation of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) has already damaged 7,021 hectares of sugarcane plantations across Iloilo Province,...
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