Photo courtesy of PAGASA

WV under minimal heavy rain impact – PAGASA

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City – Western Visayas may see a reduced threat from heavy rainfall in the coming days, although residents are still being urged to...

Bacolod SP urges CHO, CDRRMO to step up rainy season disease prevention

Region Panay News -
BACOLOD City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has urged the City Health Office (CHO) and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) to...
ROMUALDEZ, REMULLA

Ex-Speaker blasts Ombudsman ‘bias’; Romualdez denies hand in ‘maleta boys’ recantations

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez accused Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla of being “extremely prejudiced” against him as he strongly denied allegations...
PROTECTION FROM HEPA B. A health worker administers a vaccine to a child as her mother holds her during an immunization activity. The Department of Health is targeting 85,622 individuals, primarily children, for hepatitis B vaccination across Western Visayas. DOH-6

Hepatitis B case rate rises in Western Visayas: DOH-6 targets 85,622 children for vaccination...

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — The hepatitis B positivity rate in Western Visayas climbed to 2.90 percent in the first half of 2026 with fewer people...

Iloilo Province’s 1,721 villages surpass Metro Manila, all other provinces

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Iloilo Province has emerged as the province with the most barangays in the Philippines, with its 1,721 villages even exceeding Metro Manila’s...
The price of live-weight pork in Negros Occidental currently ranges from P160 to P180 per kilogram, according to the Provincial Veterinary Office.

Iloilo hog raisers seek gov’t lifeline; Farmgate rates fall below production costs as feeds,...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Hog raisers across Iloilo are being squeezed by farmgate prices that have fallen below production costs, prompting the Leon municipal council to...
HYBRID RICE MODEL FARM. Lush rice fields in Barangay Pagsangaan, Pavia, Iloilo form part of the Department of Agriculture’s Scalable Hybrid Rice Model Farm Establishment Project. The agency targets a harvest of 6.5 to eight metric tons per hectare from model farms established across 10 municipalities in Iloilo and Antique. DA-6

WV EYES 4K MT HARVEST: DA sets 500 hectares of model hybrid rice farms...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting a combined harvest of 3,250 to 4,000 metric tons of palay from 500 hectares...
Photo courtesy of the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

Rainfall overwhelms aging drainage system; Underground catchment basins mulled

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The city government here is considering turning spaces beneath public plazas into underground catchment basins to temporarily store floodwater as extreme...
City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Police Master Sergeant Fernando P. Marfa after he was recovered from a river in Sitio Bisang, Barangay Luna, Cadiz City, on August 7. Marfa, a member of the Cadiz City Police Station, died after attempting to rescue two companions who were swept away by a strong current during a seaborne patrol. PRO-NIR PHOTOS

Negros cop dies in rescue attempt

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A police officer died after attempting to rescue two companions who were swept away by a strong river current during a...
San Sebastian Cathedral

Road closures set in Bacolod for installation of 7th bishop

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Several major roads near the San Sebastian Cathedral will be temporarily closed on August 10 and 11 to accommodate activities for...
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