The designation of Central Philippine University in Iloilo City as the Bar examination testing center in Western Visayas for this year spares aspiring lawyers across the region from the financial and logistical burden of traveling to other regions to take the country's toughest licensure examination.

CPU named Western Visayas’ lone testing center for 2026 Bar Examinations

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – Central Philippine University (CPU) has once again secured its place as the only Bar examination testing center in Western Visayas, after...
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Passenger safety paramount amid inclement weather, says Western Visayas coast guard; 87 sea travelers,...

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Sea travel across parts of Western Visayas ground to a halt Friday. Inclement weather due to a typhoon-enhanced southwest monsoon forced...

‘HABAGAT’ DISPLACES OVER 117,000 LEARNERS; Nearly 490 WV schools suspend face-to-face classes

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — More than 117,000 learners across Western Visayas were forced out of their classrooms on Thursday, July 9, after local government units...

Brown spot still tops rice diseases in WV; overall pest situation remains manageable

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City — Brown spot continued to be the most common rice disease in Western Visayas in June, although the overall pest situation remained...
Photo courtesy of PAGASA

FULL DISASTER READINESS: 919 barangays at risk; nearly 172,000 food packs prepositioned

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – Western Visayas has been placed under Blue Alert as authorities intensified disaster preparedness measures ahead of the expected impact of the...
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Iloilo creates task force to safeguard dolphins, curb fishing bycatch after US raises concerns

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – After the United States raised concerns over the incidental capture of marine mammals linked to certain Philippine fishing methods, the Iloilo provincial...
Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Cornelio Salinas says disaster preparedness must extend to the barangay level. “This will enable faster evacuation, earlier prepositioning of relief supplies and emergency equipment, and quicker deployment of responders,” he explains. Left photo shows tents at the municipal evacuation center of San Dionisio, Iloilo where residents from 18 flood-prone areas sought shelter during the November 2025 onslaught of Typhoon “Tino”. PHOTO COURTESY OF ORLAN OLVIDO / DYRI RMN ILOILO

DISASTER CHALLENGE NOW SHIFTS TO BRGYS; All 43 Iloilo LGUs have evacuation centers, but...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — Disaster officials have declared a new frontier in Iloilo Province’s disaster preparedness campaign: ensuring that every barangay has its own evacuation center,...
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Sara impeachment trial: NBI agent admits no personal knowledge of alleged hit man

Iloilo Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — A National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent testified Wednesday before the Senate impeachment court that he had no personal knowledge of the...
Capiz broadcaster India O. Lavapiez poses for a police booking photograph following the service of a March 2026 arrest warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 28, National Capital Judicial Region for cyber libel. Lavapiez is again facing legal trouble after the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Capiz found probable cause to charge her with cyber libel over remarks aired on her radio program.

Roxas City broadcaster ordered charged with cyber libel

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ILOILO City — The Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Capiz has found probable cause to indict a radio broadcaster for cyber libel after...
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BOC ‘ukay-ukay’ burial cuts landfill life; Iloilo City says it has no choice

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The city government clarified that it had no role in deciding the fate of more than 2,171 bales of forfeited ukay-ukay...
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