BURDEN OF THE HARVEST. Farm workers brave muddy trails while transporting sacks of palay harvested from rice paddies in Barangay Tigum, Pavia, Iloilo, on Friday, September 18, 2026. Local farmers noted that shifting and unpredictable weather patterns impacted their palay production during this year's first cropping season. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

REG’L ECONOMY AT RISK: Power outages, rising rates threaten jobs, investments

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ILOILO City – Iloilo’s business community has sounded the alarm over recurring power interruptions, manual load dropping (MLD) and rising electricity costs, warning that...
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319 fresh recruits seen strengthening PRO-6 police manpower, operational readiness

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ILOILO City — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has reinforced its ranks with 319 new police officers, a manpower boost expected to strengthen...
Members of Kahublagan Kontra Korapsyon and Pamatan-on Kontra Korapsyon hold protest placards opposing the proposed postponement of the November 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. The watchdogs warned that extending incumbent village officials’ terms to 2028 denies voters their rights and risks building political machinery for the next presidential election. NELJOY N. GALIGAO/PN

HIDDEN AGENDA | Watchdogs: BSKE delay aim to build 2028 election grassroots political machinery

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ILOILO City — Anti-corruption and youth groups in Iloilo are sounding the alarm over the proposed postponement of the November 2 Barangay and Sangguniang...
Residents of the Barangay Barangay Tabayon, Banga, Aklan joined the municipal-wide cleanup drive against dengue to eradicate mosquito breeding places. Among the mosquito breeding sites found at home are tires and flower pots. BARANGAY AND SK COUNCIL OF TABAYON PHOTO

Province-wide ‘Limpyo Iloilo’ cleanup targets mosquito breeding sites, clogged waterways

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By IME SORNITO ILOILO — With persistent rains heightening the twin threats of dengue and flooding, the Iloilo provincial government is mobilizing communities across the...

Iloilo City youth smoking violations rocket to 195%; 130 students caught in just 3...

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ILOILO City – Student smoking violations in Iloilo City nearly tripled in just three months, surging by 195 percent from June to August 2026...
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 among PH’s 5 most business-friendly LGUs

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ILOILO City – This city has strengthened its standing as a competitive destination for business and investment after breaking into the Top Five finalists...
A farmer surveys his flooded rice field devastated by torrential monsoon rains – a heavy toll that extreme weather can take on agricultural livelihoods. In Western Visayas, 690 farmers and fisherfolk recently received more than P4 million in insurance payments for losses caused by typhoons, drought, pests, African Swine Fever and other threats. PN

P4-million aid reaches 690 WV farmers, fishers hit by typhoons, drought, ASF, pests

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ILOILO City – At least 690 farmers and fisherfolk across Western Visayas received more than P4 million in insurance payments after their crops, livestock...

178 barangays get P200K each for grassroots projects

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ILOILO – A total of 178 barangays in nine Iloilo localities received a combined P35.6 million in direct financial assistance from the Office of...
Cracked soil and dried rice stalks cover a farmland affected by a prolonged dry spell. The Department of Agriculture is seeking to strengthen irrigation, adjusting planting schedules, securing inputs, monitoring inventories, and preparing import and market interventions where necessary as part of its preparation for El Niño. GMA NEWS FILE PHOTO

‘VERY STRONG’ EL NIÑO: PAGASA warns of severe dry spell, urges early water conservation

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ILOILO City – Ilonggos are being urged to conserve water and prepare farms for potentially severe dry conditions as a “very strong” El Niño...

NGCP upgrade triggers up to 14-hour power outage in Iloilo City on Sept. 19

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ILOILO City – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will execute 12 hours of scheduled power interruption across large portions of Iloilo...
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