Learners flock to the Barotac Nuevo National Comprehensive High School in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo on Monday, June 1, for the first day of enrollment and Brigada Eskwela for School Year 2026-2027. The Department of Education Region 6 announced schools across the region are implementing contingency measures to accommodate an expected 972,113 learners for this school year amid persistent classroom and infrastructure constraints. SA KASIBULAN/FACEBOOK PHOTO

NEARLY 1M LEARNERS, NOT ENOUGH ROOMS; DepEd-6 readies shifting schedules, temporary learning spaces

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ILOILO City – Nearly one million learners are expected to return to school across Western Visayas on June 8, but many may have to...
Panay News' Daniel Fajardo II and Marketing Manager Leah Fajardo receive the publication’s awards for Best in Environmental Reporting and Best Edited Community Newspaper during the 2026 Philippine Press Institute Community Press Awards in Manila on Thursday, June 4. The recognition comes just months after Panay News celebrated its 45th anniversary, marking another milestone in its commitment to quality community journalism.do II, one of the Board of Directors of Panay News, and Marketing Manager Leah Fajardo receive the publication’s awards for Best in Environmental Reporting and Best Edited Community Newspaper during the 2026 Philippine Press Institute Community Press Awards in Manila on Thursday, June 4. The recognition comes just months after Panay News celebrated its 45th anniversary, marking another milestone in its commitment to quality community journalism.

Panay News wins top PPI honors; Named Best Edited Community Newspaper, tops environmental reporting

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MANILA — Panay News, Western Visayas’ leading daily, strengthened its standing as one of the country’s leading community newspapers by capturing two major awards...
DepEd Undersecretary Fatima Lipp D. Panontongan called for stronger collaboration among local governments, civil society organizations, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and community stakeholders during the Regional Brigada Eskwela 2026 kick-off program in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Panontongan said expanded partnerships are crucial in addressing the more than 2,000-classroom shortage in the Negros Island Region and improving education delivery ahead of the opening of classes. DEPED-NIR

DepEd expands partnerships to address classroom shortage in NIR

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BACOLOD City — The Department of Education (DepEd) is strengthening partnerships with local government units, civil society organizations, the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
“Get back to work. Get back to work because it’s important, ang dami nating kailangang gawin,” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. tells senators.

Senate gridlock draws Marcos rebuke as key measures face delay

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged senators to end legislative impasse and resume plenary work, warning that the prolonged disruption in the Senate...
The International Aids Vaccine Initiative says it would take seven to nine months to get a vaccine against Ebola ready for clinical trials - although they are trying to accelerate those timelines. BBC

3 vaccines in development amid Ebola outbreak fears

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LONDON – Three new vaccines are being developed to tackle the rare species of Ebola that has already killed nearly 250 people. The International Aids...
From left to right: Cong. James “Jojo” Ang, Iloilo City Lone District’s Cong. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda, Iloilo 1st District’s Cong. Janette Garin, and former Kabataan party-list representative Raoul Manuel

Iloilo solons named again in Senate probe on alleged cash-filled suitcase deliveries

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ILOILO City – Three incumbent lawmakers from Iloilo and a former party-list representative were again dragged into a controversy involving alleged deliveries of cash-filled...
Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan town participate in a coffee farming orientation conducted by the Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office. The training equipped 30 inmates with practical skills in coffee propagation, plantation management, harvesting, and post-harvest processing as part of the province’s rehabilitation and reintegration program aimed at preparing them for sustainable livelihood opportunities upon their return to the community. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ILOILO PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURE OFFICE

REHABILITATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE: 30 Iloilo jail inmates trained in coffee farming for post-release livelihood

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ILOILO — Thirty Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the male dormitory of the Iloilo District Jail in Pototan town have undergone specialized training...
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RAINY SEASON BEGINS: OCD prepositions aid, orders vigil on landslide-prone zones

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ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas has prepositioned emergency supplies across the region and ordered heightened monitoring of...
Jobseekers, most of them fresh college graduates, line up at a job fair organized by the Public Employment Service Office of Manila and the Department of Labor and Employment at a shopping mall in Ermita, Manila, during the 454th Manila Day on June 24, 2025. DANNY PATA PHOTO

THOUSANDS OF JOBS UP FOR GRABS: DOLE-6 urges fresh graduates to join Independence Day...

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ILOILO City — Thousands of employment opportunities will be made available to fresh graduates and jobseekers in Western Visayas. The Department of Labor and Employment...
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Unified 911 centers now accept calls in Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Waray, Ilocano

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ILOILO CITY – Emergency callers in Western Visayas can now seek immediate assistance in Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a through a newly launched Unified 911 Satellite...
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