The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

Iloilo pours nearly P200M into family and youth centers, pushes stronger support system

ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Government has poured nearly P200 million into the establishment of Family and Youth Development Centers, making the facilities a...
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5 WV schools seek tuition hike higher than 2.4% inflation rate

ILOILO — Ten of 18 private higher education institutions in Western Visayas have backed away from proposed tuition and other school fee increases for...
Health workers administer a measles-rubella vaccine to a young child as part of the Department of Health’s Supplemental Immunization Activity in Western Visayas. As of Aug. 17, 2026, 149,021 children in the region had been vaccinated. Health authorities urge parents to have eligible children immunized before the campaign ends on Aug. 28, 2026. DOH-WESTERN VISAYAS PHOTO

VACCINE DRIVE RACES AGAINST CLOCK: Nearly 150K WV children get measles-rubella shots; coverage at...

ILOILO City — Western Visayas health authorities are racing to vaccinate more children against measles and rubella before the regional immunization campaign ends on...
Sustained enforcement is necessary to compel motorists and colorum operators to comply with traffic rules and legalize their operations, says Regional Director Gaudioso P. Geduspan II of the Land Transportation Office - Region 6. IME SORNITO/PN

55,506 traffic violations logged in 2025 – LTO-6

ILOILO City — Motorists across Western Visayas face intensified roadside enforcement in the coming months as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 moves...
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Iloilo remains open to AI, tech investments — Debuque

ILOILO — Iloilo Province remains open to major investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies despite the controversy that derailed a proposed...

Capiz posts lowest inflation rate in Western Visayas at 4.1%

CAPIZ — Capiz recorded the lowest inflation rate in Western Visayas at 4.1 percent in July 2026, despite an increase from the 3.9 percent...

BCPO arrests suspect in Bacolod motorcycle theft

BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested a suspect in connection with the reported theft of a motorcycle in the vicinity...
Five more business establishments in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, were served closure orders by the Business Permits and Licensing Office and the City Legal Enforcement Unit on August 18 for operating without the required permits. BCCO PHOTO

Bacolod shuts down 5 more biz establishments

BACOLOD City — Five more business establishments in Barangay Taculing here were ordered closed by the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) and the...
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PRO-NIR nets over P5-M worth of suspected ‘shabu’ in buy-bust ops

BACOLOD City — The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) intensified its campaign against illegal drugs after three separate buy-bust operations in Negros Occidental...
The Department of Justice filed a grave threats complaint on Aug. 11, 2026 over Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s remarks during an online press conference in November last year, when she said she had arranged for individuals to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and then-House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Quezon regional trial court to hear VP Sara bid to recall arrest warrant, dismiss...

MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s bid to recall her arrest warrant and dismiss the grave threats case against her will come before a...