NACC executive director Undersecretary Maria Gabriela Concepcion

Solo-parent adoption open to qualified LGBTQIA+ members

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ILOILO City – The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) is intensifying its campaign for solo-parent adoption nationwide, emphasizing that qualified single individuals —...
The Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) reminds the public that El Niño remains a long-term climate phenomenon that could eventually bring prolonged dry spells and reduced water availability. It advises early water storage, anticipating severe supply shortages by September. Photos show static water tanks deployed by the city government last May in water-critical areas, including Barangay Calaparan, Arevalo and Barangay Hinactacan, La Paz, to ensure reliable bulk storage for emergency use. ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT PHOTOS

‘SAVE WATER NOW’: Iloilo City disaster office warns rains may not avert water shortage

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ILOILO City – City disaster officials have warned residents against being lulled into complacency by the onset of the rainy season, saying a lingering...
Students and teachers of Iloilo Central Elementary School return to their classrooms as School Year 2026-2027 opens on June 8, with the Department of Education – Region 6 pledging to strengthen education quality, expand partnerships, and ensure the successful implementation of the new three-term school calendar.

DepEd-6 vows smooth rollout of three-term school calendar

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ILOILO City — The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 vowed a smooth implementation of the new three-term school calendar, intensify efforts to improve...
Blood donation remains one of the most meaningful ways to help save lives, says Dr. Carlo Nolan Carado, blood center manager of the Philippine Red Cross - Iloilo Chapter. IME SORNITO/PN

WANTED: MORE BLOOD DONORS; Red Cross sees blood demand surging in Iloilo during dengue...

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ILOILO City — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Iloilo Chapter has begun preparing for an expected increase in blood demand in the coming months as...
Reports indicate that many political candidates in the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections use the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programs, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation or AICS program, and other national government aid projects to entice constituents to vote for them. INQUIRER FILES

P178-M DISASTER WAR CHEST READY: DSWD-6 prepositions massive relief stockpiles and response assets across...

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ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 has readied P178.27 million worth of standby funds, food packs, relief...
Volunteers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Region 6, local government units, and community groups scour the shoreline of Oton, Iloilo during a coastal cleanup in celebration of World Oceans Day. They collected 72 sacks of garbage weighing 524.9 kilograms, highlighting the continuing fight against plastic pollution. DENR-6

Coastal cleanup hauls nearly 525 kilos of trash, exposes plastic pollution scale

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ILOILO – A coastal cleanup led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 removed nearly 525 kilograms of waste from...
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Ilonggo tops national physical therapist board examination

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ILOILO City – An Ilonggo graduate of Saint Paul University Iloilo emerged as the country’s top performer in the June 2026 Physical Therapist Licensure...
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Class opening across WV is incident-free

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ILOILO City — Thousands of students across Western Visayas returned to school Monday, June 8, without any major security incident as police intensified campus...
Thousands of learners pack the open grounds of Iloilo National High School on Luna St., La Paz, Iloilo City during the opening of School Year 2026-2027 on Monday, June 8. Following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao, the Department of Education Region 6 assured the public that comprehensive structural safety assessments were conducted by engineers and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management coordinators across the region's 2,841 public schools prior to the opening of classes. It added that learners and teachers are equipped with knowledge on what to do during earthquakes through regular participation in the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill. AJ PALCULLO/PN

WV SCHOOLS READY FOR STRONG QUAKES? DepEd: Safety assessments done before classes resumed

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ILOILO City – Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao during the opening of classes yesterday and raised concerns over school safety nationwide,...
“PRO-6 condemns any form of illegal activity involving any of our personnel, including illegal quarrying. Our position is to strengthen the evidence related to reports and cases we have received that indicate possible police involvement,” says Police Regional Office 6 director Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño. DYRP LIFE RADIO ILOILO PHOTO

PRO-6: 9 police officers admit owning legal quarry businesses; 2 cops face probe

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ILOILO – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has disclosed that nine police personnel in Western Visayas are engaged in legitimate quarry businesses. Of...
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