Iloilo City’s Mayor Raisa Treñas and former mayor Jerry Treñas pose with signed copies of the Deed of Donation and Memorandum of Agreement alongside Justice Secretary Frederick Vida and Supreme Court (SC) Court Administrator Justice Ma. Theresa Dolores C. Gomez-Estoesta on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. The agreement officially hands over a city-owned property in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district to the SC and the Department of Justice for the construction of a new Hall of Justice and Prosecution Complex. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

JUSTICE UNDER ONE SAFE ROOF: Prosecutor surge, safety fears drive need for secure new...

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ILOILO City – A surge in prosecutors and long-running structural concerns at Iloilo’s decades-old Hall of Justice have given fresh urgency to the establishment...

Negros Power compliant with allowable system losses cap, ERC clarifies

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BACOLOD City – The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday, August 24, clarified that Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) was operating well within...
Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya met with the security guard, cashier and store owner Neil Conde at his office on August 24 after they were allegedly deceived by a caller impersonating the mayor and transferred P9,900 in two transactions. Gasataya condemned the scam and ordered the Bacolod City Police Office to investigate and pursue those behind the scheme. MAYOR GREG GASATAYA PHOTOS VIA WDJ FB

Bacolod mayor orders police hunt for impersonation scam

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BACOLOD City — Mayor Greg Gasataya has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to investigate and pursue a scammer who allegedly used his...
“Let us ensure that no Filipino is denied the care that they need only because of financial hardship,” says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. He says the cost of hospitalization remains a major concern for households, with families often forced to worry about medical bills while dealing with the illness of a loved one. PCO

Marcos presses private hospitals to embrace PhilHealth no-copay policy

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MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged more private hospitals to adopt state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) no-co-payment policy,...
Women shelter from the heat under a black umbrella at the Trocadero Fountain by the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France. Other people are seated next to the river. EPA

Heatwaves blamed for sharp rise in drownings

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PARIS – France has seen 301 drownings since June 19, a government minister has said, linking the sharp rise in deaths compared to last...
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BATAD GOES ‘SMART’ WITH DOST; Technology-driven overhaul targets faster services, disaster resilience, economic growth

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ILOILO — The municipality of Batad is moving to overhaul the way it delivers government services and responds to local challenges through science and...

BLOOD DONATION AS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MEASURE; Local gov’ts urged to build blood supply into...

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ILOILO City — Local governments across Western Visayas are being urged to make voluntary blood donation a regular part of disaster preparedness and public...
AID FOR ILONGGOS. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto leads the distribution of 10-kilogram bags of rice under the Bagong Pilipinas Rice Distribution and Bawat Barangay Makikinabang programs in Pavia, Iloilo on Aug. 25. Some 1,500 families in Pavia received rice assistance, part of the more than 83,000 families targeted across Iloilo Province. Also in photo are Mayor Luigi Gorriceta of Pavia, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Philip Lo, and Cong. Kathy Gorriceta of Iloilo’s 2nd District. IME SORNITO/PN

Iloilo gets P344.2-M barangay aid; 83,000 families covered by recurring rice assistance

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ILOILO City — The national government is pouring P344.2 million in direct assistance into Iloilo’s 1,721 barangays, while more than 83,000 Ilonggo families are...
“Our efforts are yielding results, but we must not become complacent,” says Brigadier General Randulf T. Tuaño, director of the Police Regional Office 6. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

Rape cases plunge 56% as focus crimes fall 23% but PRO-6 warns against complacency

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ILOILO City — Reported rape cases in Western Visayas plunged by more than half while overall focus crimes dropped nearly 23 percent over the...
DEFENSOR, DEBUQUE

Defensor floats Debuque as possible 2028 running mate

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ILOILO — Outgoing 3rd District Cong. Lorenz “Nonoy” Defensor has opened the door to a possible gubernatorial bid in 2028 — and signaled that...
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