Lending company manager shot dead in Dueñas; suspects flee

ILOILO – A 36-year-old manager of a lending company was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants in Barangay Punong Grande, Dueñas, Iloilo at around...
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5 arrested for illegal cockfighting in Barotac Viejo

ILOILO — Five individuals were arrested by local police after being caught engaging in illegal cockfighting in a mountainous area of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. Police...

Land dispute eyed in nighttime shooting of Capiz man

CAPIZ – Police are tracking down two suspects who fled following a shooting incident linked to a land dispute that left a 24-year-old man...

ILOILO CITY PRIORITIZES HEALTH, EDUCATION IN 2027 BUDGET; More access to healthcare and better...

ILOILO City – From making healthcare more accessible to opening more opportunities for students, the Iloilo City Government is putting greater focus on services...
Pavia National High School and Pavia Pilot Elementary School suspend face-to-face classes on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, due to a rising heat index. The suspensions followed Department of Education Memorandum No. 064, series of 2026, establishing a four-tier heat response framework for schools. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

113,022 students across WV hit by heat-triggered class suspensions

ILOILO City – A dangerous heat index reaching 43 degrees Celsius has disrupted the education of 113,022 students across 122 public schools in Western...
PNP personnel maintain security presence in key areas, including cemeteries, memorial parks, major thoroughfares, and transportation hubs across the Negros Island Region during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. The five-day Undas 2026 security operations concluded with zero major incidents regionwide, while Bacolod City recorded no crime incidents in its public and private cemeteries. PRO-NIR PHOTO

PNP records zero major incidents in Negros during Undas 2026

BACOLOD City – The observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day across the Negros Island Region (NIR) concluded peacefully, with police recording...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant linked to alleged crimes against humanity arising from the Duterte administration’s bloody anti-drug campaign.

PNP rejects shoot-to-kill calls against fugitive Bato

MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ruled out a shoot-to-kill policy against fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, ordering police operatives to...

NWPC OKs P40-P45 wage hike in WV despite bizmen’s concerns

ILOILO City – Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas are set to receive higher daily pay after the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)...
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44 new classrooms to rise in 14 Iloilo towns

ILOILO – At least 44 additional classrooms will be constructed in 15 public schools across 14 municipalities in Iloilo province to address classroom shortages...
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. Dr. Kenneth P. Macoy, Pag-IBIG Fund’s Business Development Department - Visayas Section chief for Countryside Housing Initiative and Acquired Assets Officer IV, explains the benefits of the Expanded 4PH Program during a press briefing in Iloilo City, highlighting the subsidized three-percent annual interest rate that allows qualified low-income earners and first-time homebuyers to secure housing loans with low monthly payments. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

WV low-income earners offered 3% housing loans

ILOILO City – Tricycle drivers, domestic helpers, security guards and other low-income workers in Western Visayas may now qualify for government-subsidized housing loans with...