Students and teachers of Iloilo Central Elementary School return to their classrooms as School Year 2026-2027 opens on June 8, with the Department of Education – Region 6 pledging to strengthen education quality, expand partnerships, and ensure the successful implementation of the new three-term school calendar.

DepEd-6 vows smooth rollout of three-term school calendar

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ILOILO City — The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 vowed a smooth implementation of the new three-term school calendar, intensify efforts to improve...
Blood donation remains one of the most meaningful ways to help save lives, says Dr. Carlo Nolan Carado, blood center manager of the Philippine Red Cross - Iloilo Chapter. IME SORNITO/PN

WANTED: MORE BLOOD DONORS; Red Cross sees blood demand surging in Iloilo during dengue...

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ILOILO City — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Iloilo Chapter has begun preparing for an expected increase in blood demand in the coming months as...
Reports indicate that many political candidates in the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections use the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programs, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation or AICS program, and other national government aid projects to entice constituents to vote for them. INQUIRER FILES

P178-M DISASTER WAR CHEST READY: DSWD-6 prepositions massive relief stockpiles and response assets across...

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ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 has readied P178.27 million worth of standby funds, food packs, relief...
Volunteers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Region 6, local government units, and community groups scour the shoreline of Oton, Iloilo during a coastal cleanup in celebration of World Oceans Day. They collected 72 sacks of garbage weighing 524.9 kilograms, highlighting the continuing fight against plastic pollution. DENR-6

Coastal cleanup hauls nearly 525 kilos of trash, exposes plastic pollution scale

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ILOILO – A coastal cleanup led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 removed nearly 525 kilograms of waste from...
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Ilonggo tops national physical therapist board examination

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ILOILO City – An Ilonggo graduate of Saint Paul University Iloilo emerged as the country’s top performer in the June 2026 Physical Therapist Licensure...
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Class opening across WV is incident-free

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ILOILO City — Thousands of students across Western Visayas returned to school Monday, June 8, without any major security incident as police intensified campus...
Beginning June 15, 2026, all offices under the Provincial Government of Antique will resume the regular five-day workweek from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, following the issuance of Executive Order No. 49, which lifts the compressed four-day work schedule previously implemented by the provincial government. BYAHE NI BALBON FB PHOTO

Antique gov’t restores regular five-day workweek starting June 15

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ANTIQUE — The Provincial Government of Antique will revert to its regular five-day workweek beginning June 15, following the issuance of Executive Order No....
DOLE Regional Office 6–Capiz Field Office Head Atty. Ma. Ailyne P. Valaquio-Pueblo led the ribbon-cutting and turnover ceremony of a P500,000 Commodities Store Project for 19 persons with disabilities in Pilar, Capiz. The initiative under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program aims to promote inclusive growth and sustainable livelihood opportunities for vulnerable sectors. DOLE-6 PHOTO

DOLE-6 turns over P500K livelihood project to 19 PWDs in Capiz

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CAPIZ — Nineteen persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Municipality of Pilar, Capiz received a P500,000 livelihood assistance through the Department of Labor and...
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Sagay leads climate-smart aquaculture initiative in Negros, benefiting 6,000 fisherfolk

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BACOLOD City – More than 6,000 fisherfolk and aquaculture producers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental are expected to benefit from a climate-smart aquaculture initiative...
“Ayon sa NBI intelligence merong banta na pwedeng mangyari sa Senado at kailangan po kami mag-adjust ng security efforts,” says Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian. PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMOR

Senate tightens security; NBI flags possible threats

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MANILA — The Senate has ordered heightened security measures after intelligence information from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) indicated possible threats against the...
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