The recipients of the 2026 The Outstanding Students of Iloilo Awards (TOSIA) during the awarding ceremony at Robinsons Place Pavia on May 30, 2026. Organized by CI Regatta in partnership with the Department of Education, the annual awards honor outstanding Ilonggo students who have demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership, social responsibility, and faith.

24 Iloilo students honored for community impact, not just academic excellence

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ILOILO City – Twenty-four of Iloilo’s most accomplished students were honored not only for their academic achievements but also for their commitment to community...
Personnel from the Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) served notices to stall owners at the Asenso Market Trade Fair in Barangay Alijis, directing them to remove permanent structures allegedly occupying public roads and sidewalks. The CLO also required barangay officials to explain the operation of the trade fair, citing the absence of the necessary special permits and clearances. WATCHMEN DAILY JOURNAL PHOTO

Bacolod CLO orders removal of trade fair market structures, seeks explanation from village chief

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BACOLOD City — The City Legal Office (CLO) has issued notices to the barangay captain of Barangay Alijis and 27 stall owners operating at...
Beneficiaries from Barangay Panobolon, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras receive livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) under a P2-million program aimed at strengthening income-generating activities for fisherfolk, livestock raisers, and small business owners. The initiative forms part of DOLE’s continuing effort to promote sustainable livelihoods and economic resilience in island communities. DOLE-6 PHOTO

P2-M DOLE livelihood aid empowers 62 marginalized workers in Guimaras

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GUIMARAS — Sixty-two marginalized workers in Barangay Panobolon, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras have received livelihood assistance worth P2 million from the Department of Labor and...
“PRO-6 condemns any form of illegal activity involving any of our personnel, including illegal quarrying. Our position is to strengthen the evidence related to reports and cases we have received that indicate possible police involvement,” says Police Regional Office 6 director Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño. DYRP LIFE RADIO ILOILO PHOTO

QUARRY PROBE WIDENS; PRO-6 moves to build cases against cops tied to illegal extraction...

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ILOILO City — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has begun validating reports linking police personnel to alleged illegal quarrying operations in Iloilo Province,...
MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) president and chief executive officer Roel Z. Castro and MORE Power chairman Stephen George A. Paradies unveil the company’s coffee table book “Illuminating Iloilo: MORE Power’s Grounding Milestones” (left photo) on Tuesday, June 2. Castro and Paradies also lead the ceremonial groundbreaking of the future MORE Power Tower alongside Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., Iloilo City’s Mayor Raisa Treñas and Iloilo City Lone District Rep. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda, Uswag Ilonggo ‘arty-list’s Rep. James “Jojo” Ang, and Iloilo 2nd District’s Rep. Kathy Gorriceta. MAI LADIAO/PN

MORE Power launches coffee table book of milestones, breaks ground for corporate tower

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ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) launched its first coffee table book on Tuesday, “Illuminating Iloilo: MORE Power’s Grounding Milestones”,...
Delegates, athletes, coaches, and tournament officials participating in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Qualifiers attended a welcome dinner hosted by the Bacolod City Government on June 1, 2026, at the lobby of the Bacolod City Government Center. The gathering served as a prelude to the five-day international tournament featuring teams from the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. BCCO-PIO PHOTO

FIBA U18 Women’s SEABA Qualifiers tip off in Bacolod

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BACOLOD City — Southeast Asia’s brightest young basketball talents take center stage in Bacolod City as the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup Southeast Asia...
Parents of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries join the kick-off of “Brigada Eskwela” (School Brigade) at General Licerio Geronimo Integrated High School in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City on June 1, 2026. The program helps prepare schools for the opening of classes on June 8. PNA

Marcos orders schools ready for June 8 opening of classes

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MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday directed the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure all schools are fully prepared for the opening...
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Rains to still drench Western Visayas despite looming El Niño – PAGASA

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ILOILO City – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is dispelling misconceptions that the looming El Niño phenomenon will prevent rainfall. It...

Pavia police needs top-tier crime investigator – IPPO

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ILOILO — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has justified the swift replacement of the officer temporarily assigned to the Pavia Municipal Police Station...
Photo courtesy of Paul Hanaoka/Unsplash

2,020 free wi-fi sites go live in WV; remote communities get internet

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ILOILO City – Thousands of residents in Western Visayas, including those in some of the region’s most isolated and underserved communities, now have access...
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