Photo shows the Maasin Dam (watershed) in Barangay Daja in Maasin, Iloilo. The dam is one of the primary parts of the Tigum River – the main source of Iloilo City’s water supply for domestic, commercial, and industrial needs. LIZA PAVADORA FACEBOOK PHOTO

OCD-6 launches month-long resilience campaign with watershed protection, preparedness activities

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — Western Visayas has officially launched its observance of the 38th National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) with a renewed call for year-round...
Many tourists have fallen in love with the sunrise or sunset while hanging out at the ivory white beachfront in Barangay San Fernando, Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo. But there are other alternative beaches in northern and southern Iloilo that tourists can visit, according to the Provincial Tourism Office. PN FILE PHOTO

Focus shifts to other Iloilo tourist hubs after closure of Sicogon resort estate

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ILOILO – The provincial government is urging tourists to explore the province’s many other attractions following the permanent closure of the Sicogon Island tourism...

City orders 100-meter coastal buffer to fight climate threats

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – To prevent coastal erosion, reduce disaster risks, and preserve mangrove ecosystems, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved an ordinance establishing and protecting...
Senior Labor and Employment Officer Danny Espinosa of the Department of Labor and Employment - Region 6, together with officials of the Cabatuan, Iloilo municipal government, inspects the spare parts, equipment and other livelihood inputs turned over under DOLE’s P1.5-million Spare Parts Retailing and Vulcanizing Shop Project for members of the Cabatuan Federation of Transport Association (CAFTA) and the Local Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA). The livelihood initiative aims to provide transport workers with a sustainable source of income through community-based enterprise. DOLE-6

Jeepney drivers, operators seen to gain added income thru entrepreneurship

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Fifty-two transport workers in the municipality of Cabatuan, Iloilo are expected to benefit from a P1.5-million livelihood project of the Department of...
The Office of the City Veterinarian of Iloilo City conducts castration or neutering of male pets and spaying of female pets to control their population or prevent overpopulation. ILOILO CITY PIO PHOTO

Iloilo to provide free spaying and castration for 1.6K pet dogs, cats

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ILOILO — The government is set to launch the “Biyayanihan 2026 Neutering Caravan” in eight municipalities this September, bringing free spay and castration services...
A school personnel manually inspected the bags of students before they entered the campus of a public school in Roxas City, Capiz, as part of heightened security measures amid the lack of metal detectors in several schools across the province. The Department of Education–Capiz has called for increased funding and stronger community support to improve campus safety and strengthen security infrastructure.

Capiz public schools seek funds to boost campus security

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — Several public schools in Capiz continue to face challenges in strengthening campus security due to limited funding, preventing them from installing essential...

PRO-NIR seizes P195-M in illegal cigarettes, 52 arrested in first half of 2026

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BACOLOD City — The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) intensified its anti-smuggling campaign in the first half of 2026, conducting 283 operations that...
Crime scene investigators examined the body of a 26-year-old Bacolod resident, identified only by the alias “Mickey,” after it was found wrapped in plastic and packaging tape in a sugarcane field in Barangay Pacol, Bago City, Negros Occidental, on July 2. Police have launched a full-scale investigation to identify the perpetrators and determine the motive behind the killing. PRO-NIR PHOTO

Body of missing Bacolod man found wrapped in plastic in Bago cane field

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BACOLOD City — Police have launched a full-scale investigation into the killing of a 26-year-old Bacolod resident whose body was found wrapped in plastic...
A worker loads a sack of rice in Manila as the Department of Agriculture announces a reduction in the maximum suggested retail price for imported rice to P43 per kilogram starting July 16, 2025. INQUIRER PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA

Bacolod SP pushes tighter enforcement of P50 rice price cap

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BACOLOD City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution urging stricter monitoring and enforcement of Executive Order No. 118, which imposes a P50-per-kilogram...
BONOAN, ROMUALDEZ

Romualdez camp challenges Bonoan’s credibility, denies flood control scam link

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MANILA — The camp of Leyte 1st District congressman and former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has challenged the credibility of former Department of...
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