Photo courtesy of DSWD Western Visayas

P77-M food aid reaches WV families; Iloilo accounts for bulk of beneficiaries

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – Nearly 26,000 food-poor households across Western Visayas received government assistance worth up to P77.3 million for August under the Walang Gutom...
If the minimum wage hike is done in two or three installments and in tandem with increases in nontaxable rice subsidies from the government, will employers agree? INQUIRER.net PHOTO

Wage hike before Nov. 19 possible, DOLE: Extraordinary price surge can trigger early Western...

News Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas may not necessarily have to wait until November 19 for another pay adjustment if soaring...
A health worker administers a measles-rubella vaccine to a young child in Roxas City, as part of the 2026 Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity. The Department of Health has lauded healthcare workers, local government units, parents and other partners for supporting the region-wide campaign while urging continued efforts to reach children who remain unprotected. DOH-6

Health dep’t pushes catch-up vaccination after MR drive

News Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — The fight against measles and rubella in Western Visayas is far from over as health authorities move to catch-up and routine...
“There is a Supreme Court decision stating that if we are going to conduct an inspection of civilian gun owners, there must be a search warrant,” says Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director Police Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño. “We have to make sure that whatever inspection we conduct is within the bounds of the law,” he adds.

PRO-6 tightens detainee security after Iloilo escapes

News Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City - Police authorities are tightening detainee security across Western Visayas after two rape suspects managed to escape police custody in separate incidents...
Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya and city officials inspected the P3.7-million footbridge connecting Barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport on September 14, 2026. The project’s cost has drawn public attention online. BCCO PHOTO

Mayor challenges engineers to inspect P3.7-M Bacolod footbridge

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Mayor Greg Gasataya has challenged engineers to personally inspect and assess the city’s P3.7-million footbridge connecting Barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport, following...

Two arrested for theft at telco cell site in EB Magalona

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Two men were arrested after they were allegedly caught stealing from a telecommunications cell site in Purok Pasayan, Barangay Tabigue, E.B....
Cloud-seeding operations are underway in the Negros Island Region as sugar producers seek to ease the effects of prolonged dry conditions on sugarcane plantations and help curb the spread of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI). UNIFED PHOTO

SRA conducts cloud seeding as Negros braces for dry spell

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has started cloud-seeding operations in the Negros Island Region (NIR) and Panay Island as Negros Occidental...
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14-year-old killed, another hurt in Ilog motorcycle crash

Region Mae Singuay -
BY MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City — A 14-year-old boy was killed while another 14-year-old was injured after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a...

LTO-NIR cracks down on colorum operations

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) intensified its campaign against colorum vehicles and unauthorized public transport operations following the apprehension...
Lawyer Karen Batu, Officer-in-Charge of the Records Division of the Office of the Ombudsman, takes her oath as witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Sara’s net worth rises by P91M in 18 years

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s declared net worth surged by more than P91 million over 18 years, reaching P98.6 million in 2025 from...
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