Micro rice retailers in Iloilo City affected by the rice price cap received the P15,000 livelihood aid yesterday, Sept. 13. DSWD-6

Rice retailers in Iloilo City get P15K aid

BY JENNY ROSE TOLEDO ILOILO City – Fourteen micro rice retailers in this city affected by the government-imposed price cap received their P15,000 one-time subsidy...

SRA sees decline in sugar production

BACOLOD City – Even as the 2023-2024 milling season begins, a decline in local sugar production is projected due to the El Niño phenomenon. The...

Red tide-hit shellfish growers get aid

ROXAS City – Shellfish growers in this city affected by paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or toxic red tide received aid from the provincial government...

Trike drivers get fuel subsidy

BACOLOD City – Tricycle drivers in this city each received a P1,000 fuel subsidy yesterday, Sept. 13. The one-time financial assistance for all tricycles-for-hire with...
A drug suspect who was also allegedly involved in carnapping was arrested in Dumangas, Iloilo on Tuesday, Sept. 12. PRO-6 PHOTO

24-year-old man falls in Dumangas drug bust

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – A 24-year-old man was arrested in an anti-drug buy-bust operation in Sitio Lanag, Barangay PD Monfort North, Dumangas around...
The Iloilo City Anti-Smoking Task Force and Iloilo City Police Office caught 868 vape and 6,410 cigarette smokers from Jan. 1 to Aug. 15, 2023. IÑIGO GARINGALAO PHOTO

Over 7K smokers in Iloilo City fined

ILOILO City – Over 7,000 violators of the city’s anti-smoking ordinance were fined. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 15 this year, the Iloilo City Anti-Smoking...

Army, Reds clash anew in Leon

ILOILO City – Philippine Army troops exchanged fire with the New People's Army (NPA) in Barangay Camandag, Leon, Iloilo yesterday. Personnel of the 61st Infant...

PRO-6: No reported ERIs in WV

ILOILO City – No election-related incidents (ERIs) have been reported in Western Visayas two weeks after the filing of certificates of candidacy for the...
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1,500 more cops needed for BSKE

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) needs 1,500 additional personnel for deployment in the October 30 barangay and Sangguniang...

Antique BSKE bets warned vs early campaigning

ILOILO – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the province of Antique warned barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election candidates against premature campaigning. Atty. Salud...