The drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon has affected 1,139 animal raisers in Negros Occidental. MARK ALVIC ESPLANA/INQUIRER.NET PHOTO

El Niño threatens farm animals; DA-6 urges farmers to protect carabaos, livestock as dry...

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ILOILO City — With El Niño conditions now present in the tropical Pacific and expected to persist into early 2027, the Department of Agriculture...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. leads the unveiling of the marker of the newly inaugurated College of Law building of West Visayas State University (WVSU) in La Paz, Iloilo City on June 5, 2026. Looking on are First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon. The state-of-the-art facility is expected to strengthen legal education in Western Visayas and support the training of future lawyers in the state university’s law program. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

New WVSU law bldg to expand access to legal education

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ILOILO City — The newly inaugurated College of Law building at West Visayas State University (WVSU) is expected to strengthen legal education in Western...
JOBS WITHIN REACH. Hundreds of job seekers flock to the Kalayaan “Trabaho Agad” Job Fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment at Robinsons Place Iloilo on Independence Day, where employers offered more than 5,200 local and overseas vacancies. The employment fair resulted in 160 on-the-spot hires, while hundreds more qualified for available positions, underscoring continuing efforts to connect Ilonggos and other Western Visayas residents with livelihood and career opportunities. AJ PALCULLO/PN

DOLE job fair: 160 secure on-the-spot employment

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ILOILO City — Hundreds more job seekers could soon join the ranks of newly employed workers in Western Visayas. The Department of Labor and Employment...

DICT launches digital push for Iloilo Province’s MSMEs

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ILOILO – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has begun equipping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Iloilo Province with digital...
Personnel of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) conducted scouring and clearing operations in Sitio Kabalagnan, Barangay Lalong, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, following an armed encounter between members of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-NIR and suspected Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) members on June 14. Authorities recovered parts of a 5.56-caliber rifle during the operation. PRO-NIR PHOTO

PRO-NIR troops encounter suspected rebels in Negros Occidental

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BACOLOD City — Personnel of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) figured in an armed encounter with suspected members of the Communist Terrorist...

Dumangas’ No. 2 most wanted falls in manhunt operation

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ILOILO — Authorities arrested Dumangas, Iloilo’s No. 2 most wanted person during a manhunt operation conducted in Brgy. Tabucan, Dumangas, Iloilo at around 4:55...
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Man nabbed for gun running in Iloilo City

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ILOILO City — A 48-year-old man was arrested on Friday for alleged gun running during an entrapment operation in Barangay Sooc, Arevalo, Iloilo City. The...
The unfinished Antique Government Center stands under a work stoppage order issued by the San Jose de Buenavista Office of the Building Official for the alleged lack of a required building permit. Former Antique governor Rhodora Cadiao has been named among those held liable in a COA Notice of Disallowance ordering the return of P362.4 million in project-related payments, which auditors classified as an “illegal transaction.”

‘ILLEGAL TRANSACTION’: COA flags P362.4-M in Antique gov’t center project, holds former guv Cadiao...

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ANTIQUE — Former Antique governor Rhodora J. Cadiao has been named among those liable by the Commission on Audit (COA) in a Notice of...

Uswag Ilonggo builds P227.3-M school infra, eases classroom shortage

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ILOILO City – Three newly completed school buildings were inaugurated on June 11 as part of a P227.3-million educational infrastructure program of Uswag Ilonggo...

DOLE expands TUPAD aid to 21 more Iloilo City routes

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ILOILO City — Nearly 1,000 additional public transport workers in Iloilo City are set to receive temporary employment and wage assistance. The Department of Labor...
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