The H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in a brown skua, a migratory seabird that landed in remote Western Australia. GETTY IMAGES

Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu

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CANBERRA – The H5N1 strain of bird flu has for the first time been found in Australia, the country's agriculture ministry confirmed. It means...
“A stroke is a medical emergency that requires urgent treatment. The sooner a person arrives at the hospital, is assessed by a doctor, and receives a brain scan, the less damage is likely to happen,” says Dr. Ryndell Alava, chairperson of the Department of Neuroscience and head of the Brain and Spine Center of WVMC.

Younger adults hit as stroke cases surge; WVMC records 4-5 cases daily – doctors

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – Stroke cases brought to the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) have sharply increased, with the region’s largest government hospital now handling...
Photo courtesy of RMN Iloilo

SWAT officer survives gunfire as police nab shooting suspect in Mandurriao

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ILOILO City – A police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) officer narrowly escaped death after his Kevlar helmet was struck by a bullet when...
Photo courtesy of AJ Palcullo/PN

Quake drills must go beyond quarterly exercises, Western Visayas hospitals told

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ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas is urging hospitals and other establishments across the region to conduct regular...
Photo shows bolanteros at the Iloilo Terminal Market.

Western Visayas men urged to seek early care

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ILOILO — Health officials have launched a campaign in Iloilo aimed at encouraging men to seek medical attention early and consistently, addressing what authorities...
Photo courtesy of Miagao InfoCen

BEYOND WAR GAMES: Defense drill examines food, water, power, healthcare resilience during emergencies

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ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. and the commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division pushed back against accusations that the two-day defense...
SHIELDING THE SHORELINE. A shoreline protection structure in Barangay Baybay Norte, Miag-ao, Iloilo is one of the municipality’s key defenses against storm surges, tidal flooding and overflowing river waters. Local officials credit the project with helping prevent mass evacuations that once regularly affected the coastal community during severe weather disturbances. MAI LADIAO/PN

Years of flooding ease as Miag-ao’s river, coastal defenses prove effective at start of...

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ILOILO — Flood control and river protection projects in Miag-ao town have dramatically reduced flooding risks and prevented the mass evacuations that once displaced...
“Atubangon ya ang kaso nga ipasaka sa iya. Batunon ya ina,” says Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr., referring to a capitol driver arrested in a recent police drug buy-bust operation.

No special treatment for capitol employee in drug bust — Defensor

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ILOILO — Government employment will not shield anyone from criminal liability, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said after a Capitol employee was arrested in a...
This is the newly completed road project in Barangay Timawa, Molo, Iloilo City. This project encountered several challenges during construction, including obstructions from existing Metro Pacific Iloilo Water lines, traffic congestion, and the process of securing road closure permits. PNA

P19.78-M road and drainage restores key Molo corridor, boosts flood control capacity

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ILOILO City – A major infrastructure bottleneck that had burdened residents, motorists, students and businesses in Molo district for nearly two years finally came...
Mayor Greg Gasataya leads the distribution of P1.782 million in cash incentives to Bacolod City's athletes, coaches, trainers, and chaperones who represented the Negros Island Region in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa during a ceremony at the Bacolod City Government Center on June 18. BCCO-PIO PHOTO

Bacolod rolls out P1.782-M cash incentives for city’s Palaro delegation

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BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Government has distributed a total of P1.782 million in cash incentives to members of the city's delegation who...
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