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LAST-DAY REGISTRATION SURGE: Around 200 Iloilo City voters fail to register after Comelec imposes...

ILOILO City — Around 200 would-be voters in this city failed to register on the final day of voter registration after the Commission on...
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LTO rolls out pioneering scholarship program; free path to professional driver’s license

ILOILO City — Thousands of aspiring drivers in Western Visayas may soon gain access to free driver education and professional licensing. The Land Transportation Office...

892 LOOSE FIREARMS SURRENDERED: IPPO shifts from persuasion to ‘iron hand’ operations vs guns

ILOILO — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has recovered 892 unlicensed and homemade firearms across the province in more than a year of...
Vaccinators from the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet), together with pet owners, conduct house-to-house anti-rabies vaccination activities for dogs in Iloilo Province as part of the provincial government’s intensified campaign to achieve a rabies-free Iloilo by 2030. OPVet said more than 120,000 dogs and cats across the province have already been vaccinated. PHOTO FROM OPVET

Iloilo races to vaccinate 70% of dogs as province pushes for rabies-free status by...

ILOILO – This province is scrambling to vaccinate at least 70 percent of its nearly 338,000 dogs amid an intensified anti-rabies campaign that has...

3ID warns against student involvement with rebels

ILOILO City — The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) has raised alarm over the alleged involvement of students and former students in armed...
According to Dr. Jhoanne Talion, Medical Officer III of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office, cervical cancer develops slowly over a period of 10 to 15 years, making early screening critical before the disease progresses into a full-blown malignancy. IME SORNITO/PN

Cervical cancer silently threatens Ilonggas; Iloilo pushes free screening campaign

ILOILO — Alarmed by the threat of cervical cancer among women in their reproductive years, the Iloilo Provincial Government has intensified its campaign for...
The Bacolod Gugma Foundation, Inc. has been tapped as the organizer of the MassKara Festival. Photo shows a group of MassKara Festival dancers of Bacolod City. PNA BACOLOD FILE PHOTO

Bacolod sets schedule for MassKara Festival 2026

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Government and the Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. (BGFI) have officially begun preparations for the MassKara Festival 2026, with...
A newborn baby girl, who was delivered outside a school in Barangay 4, Bacolod City, was reportedly in good condition after being rescued by social welfare personnel and emergency responders on May 18. SCREENGRAB FROM MARK GABRIEL SALANGA FB

Newborn baby girl rescued in Bacolod

BACOLOD City — A newborn baby girl was rescued by the Bacolod City Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) after she was delivered...
Gov. Paolo Javier personally handed over financial assistance to Typhoon “Crising” survivors during the distribution of aid in Antique. The provincial government released over P1.8 million to support affected families in rebuilding their homes and restoring their livelihoods. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE PHOTO

Antique gov’t distributes P1.8-M aid to Typhoon ‘Crising’ victims

ANTIQUE — Gov. Paolo Javier led the distribution of financial assistance to families affected by Typhoon “Crising,” which struck the country in July 2025,...

DOH-6 promotes road safety awareness in Capiz town

CAPIZ — The Department of Health–Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV-CHD), in partnership with the Capiz Provincial Health Office, the Provincial Department...