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Iloilo City looks to heritage as growth engine; Treñas seeks lessons from ‘world cities’

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ILOILO City — Mayor Raisa Treñas takes Iloilo City’s bid for greater global recognition to the international stage as she joins a series of...

Negros Trench triggers Antique quake swarm

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ILOILO City – The series of earthquakes that rattled Antique and were felt across Panay Island from late Sunday night to early Monday were...
The drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon has affected 1,139 animal raisers in Negros Occidental. MARK ALVIC ESPLANA/INQUIRER.NET PHOTO

El Niño threatens farm animals; DA-6 urges farmers to protect carabaos, livestock as dry...

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ILOILO City — With El Niño conditions now present in the tropical Pacific and expected to persist into early 2027, the Department of Agriculture...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. leads the unveiling of the marker of the newly inaugurated College of Law building of West Visayas State University (WVSU) in La Paz, Iloilo City on June 5, 2026. Looking on are First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon. The state-of-the-art facility is expected to strengthen legal education in Western Visayas and support the training of future lawyers in the state university’s law program. NELJOY GALIGAO/PN

New WVSU law bldg to expand access to legal education

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ILOILO City — The newly inaugurated College of Law building at West Visayas State University (WVSU) is expected to strengthen legal education in Western...
JOBS WITHIN REACH. Hundreds of job seekers flock to the Kalayaan “Trabaho Agad” Job Fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment at Robinsons Place Iloilo on Independence Day, where employers offered more than 5,200 local and overseas vacancies. The employment fair resulted in 160 on-the-spot hires, while hundreds more qualified for available positions, underscoring continuing efforts to connect Ilonggos and other Western Visayas residents with livelihood and career opportunities. AJ PALCULLO/PN

DOLE job fair: 160 secure on-the-spot employment

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ILOILO City — Hundreds more job seekers could soon join the ranks of newly employed workers in Western Visayas. The Department of Labor and Employment...

DICT launches digital push for Iloilo Province’s MSMEs

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ILOILO – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has begun equipping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Iloilo Province with digital...
Congressman and Deputy Speaker Alfredo Abelardo Benitez led government officials, technical experts, community leaders, and stakeholders during the Third and Culminating Bacolod Flood Mitigation Summit on June 9 in Bacolod City. The event featured the unveiling of a digital flood management platform and the presentation of a comprehensive flood resiliency roadmap aimed at strengthening flood mitigation efforts and advancing long-term solutions to the city's flooding challenges.  SCREENGRAB FROM JOHN DALE SALAZAR VIDEO

Bacolod unveils flood resiliency roadmap, launches digital platform to strengthen mitigation efforts

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BACOLOD City — Bacolod City's Lone Congressional District took a major step toward addressing its long-standing flooding problems with the launch of a digital...
The newly inaugurated Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 6 (RACU-6) Satellite Office in Sigma, Capiz that will provide residents of Capiz and Aklan easier access to cybercrime reporting, investigative support, digital forensics coordination, and online safety awareness programs. CAPIZ TIMES PHOTO

PNP opens cybercrime satellite office in Sigma to combat digital crimes

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CAPIZ — The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) inaugurated the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 6 (RACU-6) Satellite Office in Sigma town on June 9, marking...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa , whose whereabouts are currently unknown, is facing an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in connection with a crimes against humanity case linked to the Duterte administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign.

Bato Dela Rosa camp surrenders 20 firearms to PNP

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MANILA – The camp of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has surrendered 20 firearms registered under his name to the Philippine National Police (PNP),...
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Palace: No constitutional crisis, Gatchalian is sole Senate leader

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MANILA — Malacañang shut down concerns of a constitutional crisis amid Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s repeated insistence of still being Senate president, saying the...
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