A woman, with her back to the camera and carrying a drum on her head, is walking in a camp, with children seen not far from her. The conflict in Sudan has forced millions of people to flee their homes. REUTERS

Sexual violence used as ‘weapon of war’ in Sudan

World Panay News -
KHARTOUM – Sexual violence is increasingly being used as a "weapon of war" in Sudan to terrorize the civilian population, a United Nations (UN)...
Initial preparation of farms for hog sentinelling program in Western Visayas will be in April and May this year.

Illegal hog raising, unsafe pork trade targeted to keep Iloilo City ASF-free

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The Office of the City Veterinarian renewed its warning against illegal backyard hog raising, particularly along riverbanks, saying such activities significantly...
Distinct brown lesions mark rice leaves affected by brown spot, according to the Regional Crop Protection Center of the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas. DA-6 PHOTO

Brown spot remains biggest threat to Western Visayas rice crop in May

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City – Brown spot remained the leading rice disease in Western Visayas in May, while stem borer damage and worsening weed infestation continued...

42 of 43 Iloilo LGUs pass financial transparency test; 5 WV provinces, Iloilo City...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — Almost every local government unit (LGU) in Iloilo Province has earned the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) 2025 Good...

7 WV universities earn spots in global sustainability rankings

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – Seven higher education institutions in Western Visayas secured places in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Rankings 2026. Their inclusion in one...
Newly commissioned maritime officers take their oath during the Maritime Industry Authority – Region 6’s observance of the Day of the Filipino Seafarer at the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University in Arevalo, Iloilo City on June 25, 20026. The ceremony also honored outstanding seafarers and paid tribute to Filipino maritime professionals for their vital role in global trade and maritime safety. MARINA-6

Heroic rescue highlights ‘Day of the Pinoy Seafarer’ Celebration in WV

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – A seafarer who risked his own life to save a passenger from the perilous waters of the Guimaras-Iloilo Strait and 21...
Representative Photo. Photo by MChe Lee on Unsplash.

Bacolod SP pushes stronger school safety, child protection measures; calls for review of juvenile...

Region Mae Singuay and Merlina A. Pedrosa -
BACOLOD CITY — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod City has intensified its push for stronger child protection policies in schools while also calling...

Elderly woman killed, 3 others hurt in Bacolod motorcycle crash

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — An elderly woman was killed while three others, including her husband and two motorcycle riders, were injured in a road accident...
Photo courtesy of Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash

BCPO nets P4.59-M ‘shabu,’ 15 drug suspects in weeklong crackdown

Region Merlina A. Pedrosa -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) confiscated approximately P4.593 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested 15 drug suspects in a...
More than 1,000 native and fruit-bearing tree seedlings were planted in Barangay Manoling, President Roxas as the Provincial Government of Capiz celebrated National Arbor Day and Provincial Arbor Day on June 25, 2026. CAPIZ PROV’L GOV’T COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Capiz marks Arbor Day with massive tree-planting drive

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — The Provincial Government of Capiz marked National Arbor Day and Provincial Arbor Day with a large-scale tree-planting activity in Barangay Manoling, President...
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