Health workers conduct nutrition assessment and other primary healthcare services for children while indigenous families and residents participate in the PuroKalusugan health caravan in Barangay Buntatala, Jaro, Iloilo City. Organized by the Department of Health in partnership with the Iloilo City Health Office and local stakeholders, the initiative brought free medical consultations, immunization, oral healthcare, health education, and other essential services closer to indigenous peoples and underserved communities. DOH-6

Underserved indigenous peoples and villages get access to free medical services

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ILOILO City – Hundreds of indigenous peoples (IPs) and residents in underserved villages of Jaro district gained access to free essential healthcare services with...
The MSME Development Program is in line with the Medium Enterprise Development Plan 2017-2022, which aims to provide greater opportunities to help entrepreneurs start up, sustain, expand, and internationalize their businesses. JIRO SHEEN EMILIO/PN

Gov’t services, financing and markets made more accessible now to local entrepreneurs

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ILOILO City – Thousands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Western Visayas are set to gain easier access to government services, financing...
NATIONAL HONOR. Ajuy, Iloilo’a Mayor Loida Espinosa (6th from right), together with officials of the Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and members of the Ajuy Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council, pose with the council’s P450,000 cash prize and trophy after being named the Outstanding Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council during the 51st Gawad Saka Awards at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on June 29. The recognition highlights Ajuy’s excellence in participatory fisheries governance and sustainable coastal resource management. BFAR-6

Ajuy fisherfolk council named PH’s best, wins P450,000 national award

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ILOILO — The Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC) of Ajuy, Iloilo has earned national recognition as the Outstanding Municipal Fisheries and...
Participants from local government units, disaster response agencies, uniformed services, and the academe are expected to participate in the 2026 World Drowning Prevention Learning Conference in Antique today, July 7, where authorities will launch strengthened water safety initiatives and welcome Australian volunteer David Field to help enhance the province's drowning prevention program amid rising water-related fatalities. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE PHOTO

Antique ramps up drowning prevention drive amid rising fatalities

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ANTIQUE — The Provincial Government of Antique is stepping up its drowning prevention program by convening a learning conference, strengthening local water safety initiatives,...
Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Government via bacolod.gov.ph

Bacolod starts public hearings on proposed 2027-2038 land use plan

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BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Government will kick off a series of public hearings today, July 7, for the proposed Comprehensive Land Use...
Police operatives seized the alleged high-value drug suspect, identified only by the alias "Wayway," alongside approximately 2,075 grams of suspected shabu valued at P14.1 million, which were confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Purok Kamunsil, Barangay 3, Bacolod City, on July 5. PRO-NIR PHOTO

Bacolod cops seize P14.1-M ‘shabu,’ arrest alleged HVI

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized approximately P14.1 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested an alleged high-value...
Photo courtesy of Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash

1 dead, 2 hurt in separate drinking-related attacks in NegOcc

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BACOLOD City — A drinking spree turned deadly in Murcia, while two other alcohol-fueled altercations left two men injured in separate incidents in Kabankalan...
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President Marcos secures $2.5 billion Canadian investments

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MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. returned to the Philippines on Monday after securing US$2.5 billion in investment commitments from Canadian partners and...
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Ombudsman alone to decide on Bonoan state witness bid

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MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday stressed that only the Office of the Ombudsman has the authority to decide whether former...
One of the five fishing boats intercepted for alleged violation of Section 86 of Republic Act No. 10654 during a seaborne patrol operation at around 3:30 a.m. on July 5, 2026 off Sitio Baligiuan, Barangay Malangabang in Concepcion, Iloilo. Authorities said all boat captains are residents of Victorias City, Negros Occidental. PHOTO COURTESY OF 2ND IPMFC

Five fishing boats intercepted for illegal trawling in Concepcion

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ILOILO — Authorities have apprehended five commercial fishing boats for allegedly engaging in illegal trawl fishing within the municipal waters of Concepcion, Iloilo, yielding...
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