“Drunk driving and drug-impaired driving pose serious risks not only to the motorists themselves but to all road users. By uniting various sectors, we can strengthen our enforcement capabilities and create a safer environment for everyone on the road,” says Regional Director Gaudioso Geduspan II of the Land Transportation Office. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

LTO, PDEA form alliance to hunt down drugged, drunk drivers across region; Region-wide stop-and-test...

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ILOILO City – Motorists driving under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs in Western Visayas will face intensified enforcement as the Land Transportation...
Participants of the BISIGKLETA Bike Ride and Fun Run gather at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on June 13, 2026 in support of Adoption and Alternative Child Care Week, joining the National Adoption and Alternative Child Care Authority - Regional Alternative Child Care Office's campaign to promote child welfare and raise awareness that every child deserves a loving, caring, and supportive family. The event drew 262 participants, including cyclists and runners.

Community support for vulnerable children urged

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ILOILO City – More than 260 cyclists and runners converged at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on June 13 as the National Adoption and Alternative...
FRESH CATCH AT SUNRISE. Fishermen sort and haul in abundant local fish at a coastal fish port in Western Visayas, where supply remains strong and prices stable despite rising fuel costs. BFAR-6 PHOTO

Fisherfolk receive over P1M in insurance payouts

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ILOILO City — More than 60 fisherfolk in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental have already received over P1 million in insurance indemnity payments for...
TEST OF READINESS. Employees of the Iloilo City Government cover their heads while evacuating the city hall during the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on June 18. While the city government posted a faster evacuation time of five minutes and 58 seconds, disaster management officials noted that some employees failed to observe key earthquake response protocols. MAI LADIAO/PN

QUAKE DRILL EXPOSES MAJOR VULNERABILITIES; City hall posts faster evac, but key protocols ignored

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ILOILO City — Iloilo City Hall cut its earthquake drill evacuation time by more than two minutes this year, but disaster management officials warned...
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

Nearly 3 in 10 rural households in WV earn below half of nat’l median...

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ILOILO City – Nearly three in every 10 rural households in Western Visayas earn less than half of the national median annual income per...
Initial preparation of farms for hog sentinelling program in Western Visayas will be in April and May this year.

Fresh ASF threat: Iloilo tightens swine entry checks; Unexplained hog deaths trigger province-wide surveillance

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ILOILO – This province has tightened inspections on all incoming swine shipments and ordered hog raisers to strengthen biosecurity measures amid renewed concerns over...
Photo credit: Mike Gonzalez / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

90 ROTC cadets hospitalized in suspected food poisoning

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ILOILO — Nearly 90 Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets participating in a regional summer camp in Dingle, Iloilo were rushed to hospitals after...
Photo courtesy of Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash

PRO-6 leads PH in shabu hauls; WV seizes P20.69-M drugs in just 13 days;...

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ILOILO City – Western Visayas emerged as the country’s top-performing police region in shabu seizures during the first half of June, with authorities confiscating...
Iloilo schoolchildren receive vaccines against measles, rubella, tetanus, and diphtheria, and even the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine for girls in this undated photo.

11,500 IMMUNIZED; Grassroots vaccination expanded to 169 Western Visayas barangays

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ILOILO City – More than 11,500 residents, mostly children, have received life-saving vaccines under the Department of Health’s (DOH) community-based PuroKalusugan initiative, as health...
Photo courtesy of Engr. Neil Ravena

City gov’t to sue businessman over Jaro river ‘dumping’

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ILOILO City – The city government will file criminal charges against a Chinese-Filipino businessman over the alleged dumping of dozens of sacks of expired...
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