From left to right: Cong. James “Jojo” Ang, Iloilo City Lone District’s Cong. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda, Iloilo 1st District’s Cong. Janette Garin, and former Kabataan party-list representative Raoul Manuel

Iloilo solons named again in Senate probe on alleged cash-filled suitcase deliveries

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ILOILO City – Three incumbent lawmakers from Iloilo and a former party-list representative were again dragged into a controversy involving alleged deliveries of cash-filled...
Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan town participate in a coffee farming orientation conducted by the Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office. The training equipped 30 inmates with practical skills in coffee propagation, plantation management, harvesting, and post-harvest processing as part of the province’s rehabilitation and reintegration program aimed at preparing them for sustainable livelihood opportunities upon their return to the community. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ILOILO PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURE OFFICE

REHABILITATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE: 30 Iloilo jail inmates trained in coffee farming for post-release livelihood

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ILOILO — Thirty Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the male dormitory of the Iloilo District Jail in Pototan town have undergone specialized training...
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RAINY SEASON BEGINS: OCD prepositions aid, orders vigil on landslide-prone zones

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ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas has prepositioned emergency supplies across the region and ordered heightened monitoring of...
Jobseekers, most of them fresh college graduates, line up at a job fair organized by the Public Employment Service Office of Manila and the Department of Labor and Employment at a shopping mall in Ermita, Manila, during the 454th Manila Day on June 24, 2025. DANNY PATA PHOTO

THOUSANDS OF JOBS UP FOR GRABS: DOLE-6 urges fresh graduates to join Independence Day...

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ILOILO City — Thousands of employment opportunities will be made available to fresh graduates and jobseekers in Western Visayas. The Department of Labor and Employment...
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Unified 911 centers now accept calls in Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Waray, Ilocano

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ILOILO CITY – Emergency callers in Western Visayas can now seek immediate assistance in Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a through a newly launched Unified 911 Satellite...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Iloilo Legal Counsel Atty. Joel Lenaming (third from left) reminds borrowers to verify whether lending companies are registered with the SEC and possess a valid Certificate of Authority before entering into any loan agreement. “It is critically important that individuals check our registry before committing to any lending agreement. A few moments spent verifying can ultimately save you from falling victim to scams,” he says. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS VS ONLINE LOAN APPS SURGE; SEC warns public vs unregistered lenders

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ILOILO City — Harassment complaints linked to unregistered online lending applications in Iloilo have nearly reached last year’s total in just the first six...
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SENATE POWER SHAKE-UP: Escudero breaks impasse, triggers leadership overhaul; Gatchalian elected Pro Tempore

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MANILA — A dramatic intervention by former Senate President Francis Escudero broke a legislative deadlock on Wednesday, allowing the Senate to reconvene after days...
Iloilo City Lone District’s Rep. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda files cyber libel complaints against 18 former Marines and Atty. Levito Baligod before Prosecutor Hazel Mascariñas of the National Prosecution Service at the Department of Justice on Wednesday, June 3.

Baronda files cyber libel rap vs 18 ex-Marines, lawyer

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ILOILO City — Rep. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda of this city yesterday filed cyber libel complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against 18 former...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

Iloilo City Gov’t restores five-day workweek

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ILOILO City – The city government will resume its regular five-day workweek starting June 8 after weeks of austerity measures succeeded in cutting energy...
A licensed online lender projected that there will be an accelerated pace in the expansion of digital lending in the Philippines this year. PNA FILE PHOTO BY NEF LUCZON

DICT to bridge WV digital divide thru digital skills training, free wi-fi

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ILOILO City – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) seeks to close the digital divide in Western Visayas by combining expanded free...
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