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Motorcyclist dies in Kabankalan road crash

Metro Panay News -
NEGROS Occidental – A 27-year-old motorcycle rider lost his life after crashing into the back of a parked wing van truck along the national...
Emergency personnel from the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the Bureau of Fire Protection-Iloilo City render medical assistance to simulated motorcycle crash victims along McArthur Highway in Barangay Buhang, Jaro district during the city's first full-scale simulation exercise on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

COORDINATION GAP: Iloilo City emergency drill flags inter-agency communication hitches

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – A coordination bottleneck that could delay the simultaneous deployment of emergency agencies was exposed during Iloilo City’s first full-scale simulation exercise...
Vehicles traverse the intersection along Gorriceta Avenue in Barangay Aganan, Pavia, Iloilo. To facilitate the installation of concrete girders for the Aganan Flyover, Department of Public Works and Highways Region 6 has proposed a six-day temporary road closure from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. across three weekends. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

Aganan Flyover girder works to disrupt traffic on three weekends

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Motorists traveling between Iloilo City, Pavia and Sta. Barbara towns face major traffic adjustments on three weekends as the Department of Public...
Five Capiz Provincial Capitol officials named in a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman–Visayas are being asked to submit their counter-affidavits concerning alleged irregularities in the hiring and compensation of contractual lawyers. PHOTO COURTESY OF ESPACIO VERDE

Ombudsman orders Capiz officials to answer hiring complaint

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — The Office of the Ombudsman–Visayas has ordered Capiz Gov. Fredenil H. Castro, Vice Gov. Jaime “Mitang” Magbanua and three other provincial officials...
From left: Retired Supreme Court chief justices Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, former Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna, and former chief justice Hilario Davide Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS

3 ex-Chief Justices: Vote base in Sara impeachment trial flexible

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Three former Supreme Court chief justices offered similar interpretations Wednesday on how many senator-judges should be counted in determining the two-thirds vote...
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ZERO BILL, PRIVATE CARE: 5 private hospitals in Western Visayas open 64 beds to...

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Philippine Health Insurnace Corp. (PhilHealth) members in Western Visayas can now receive covered hospital services in five private hospitals without paying...
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

Iloilo Provincial SK federation bags PH’s top honor for 2nd straight year

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — Iloilo’s young leaders strengthened the province’s standing in youth governance after the Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan (PPSK)-Iloilo Province captured the...

Crime drops despite brownouts, PRO-6: Theft down 33%, robbery falls 25%

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Recurring rotational brownouts have failed to trigger a feared surge in crimes across Western Visayas, with theft and robbery incidents instead...
Youth activists take their campaign to the streets of Iloilo City, carrying placards calling for a higher education budget, an end t campus militarization, and no increase in tuition and other school fees. FORUM DIMENSIONS - WVSU

PANAY-WIDE SEPT. 21 PROTEST SET; Youth coalition flags classroom shortage, SUCs’ funding deficit

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — Funding shortfalls confronting state universities, public schools and teachers have become the centerpiece of a renewed youth campaign in Panay Island,...
A fishing vessel allegedly engaged in illegal Danish seine fishing, locally known as “hulbot-hulbot”, was intercepted by authorities during a seaborne patrol off Barangay Asluman in Carles, Iloilo. The boat captain and two crewmen were apprehended after the vessel allegedly attempted to flee, while 20 other crew members were later released. ILOILO PROVINCIAL BANTAY DAGAT TASK FORCE  VIA PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATOR RAUL BANIAS

Illegal fishing vessel tries to flee Bantay Dagat; Captain, 2 crewmen held in ‘hulbot-hulbot’...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – A fishing vessel allegedly engaged in the destructive Danish seine fishing method tried to escape after being caught in the act by...
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