Bacolod urges inclusive fuel subsidy for marginalized sectors amid energy crisis

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — As livelihoods continue to be strained by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the Bacolod City government is urging national...
Gov. Paolo Javier (center) met with representatives from the Haribon Foundation and Germany-based Engagement Global during a courtesy visit on April 29 to discuss the implementation of the SWAN-Philippines project, which aims to empower Antiqueño women as leaders in protecting the Sibalom-Tipuluan River Watershed. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE PHOTO

Antique partners with global groups to empower women in environmental protection

Region Lyndie C. Defacto -
ANTIQUE — The provincial government of Antique has partnered with the Haribon Foundation and Germany-based agency Engagement Global to empower Antiqueño women to take...
The three-month fishing ban from November 2019 to February 2020 was lifted on Sunday, Feb. 16. PN FILE

Bacolod boosts fisherfolk resilience with training, biodiesel aid

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City government, in partnership with the Office of the Lone District Representative, is stepping up efforts to support the...
The current minimum daily wage rates in Western Visayas are P480 for non-agricultural sectors employing more than 10 workers, P450 for those employing 10 or fewer, and P440 for workers in agriculture. Photo shows porters unloading agricultural products at the Iloilo Terminal Market in Iloilo City. PN FILE PHOTO

Labor group calls for inclusion of minimum wage earners in ‘ayuda’

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A labor group in the Negros Island Region (NIR) has called on the national government to include private-sector minimum wage earners...

4Ps kids guaranteed college, skills training under Iloilo City program

Region Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Government has assured continued educational support for children of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, with Mayor Raisa...
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P744-million insurance payout reaches 190k WV farmers, fishers

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — More than 190,000 farmers and fisherfolk across Western Visayas received a combined P744 million in insurance indemnities in 2025, underscoring a major...
Photo courtesy of DILG Iloilo Province

Iloilo LGUs honored for women-centered programs, projects

Region Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — The Municipality of Oton emerged as the top performer in advancing women’s rights and protection in Iloilo Province, leading a roster of...
“I object to any peace talks with the New People’s Army. The Filipinos are at peace. They are the ones disturbing the peace. So, why should we talk to them,” says Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ, PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

Teodoro junks NPA peace talks, calls insurgency ‘terrorism’

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has rejected renewed calls for peace negotiations with the New People’s Army (NPA), declaring there is no...
To prevent future cases of material misrepresentation and disqualification of candidates over issues of citizenship and other electoral requirements, the Commission on Elections will now require election candidates to submit birth certificates along with their certificates of candidacy.

Comelec: Birth certificates now a must for election candidates

Nation Panay News -
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will now require candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) set to be held on...
Former broadcaster Jay Sonza submitted calmly to National Bureau of Investigation agents. SCREENGRAB FROM NBI

Sonza arrest signals escalated crackdown on fake news — PCO

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — The government has stepped up its campaign against misinformation, with the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) citing the arrest of former broadcaster Jay...
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