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DOH-6 campaigns for early detection of breast cancer

ILOILO City – This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 is championing the early detection of breast cancer in...
Commission on Election Region 6 director Atty. Dennis Ausan again reminded candidates and supporters of the rules and regulations on campaigning. PN PHOTO

Comelec junks complaints vs 14 BSKE bets in W. Visayas

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the premature campaign complaints against 14 candidates in Western Visayas for the Oct. 30...
The 2023 Dinagyang will be a bigger and livelier celebration of faith back on the streets of Iloilo City, says Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. Eight tribes will compete in the Dinagyang sa Barangay competition – the highlight of the festival – on Jan. 22, 2023. ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT PHOTO

Dinagyang Festival 2024 schedule unveiled; 8 tribes to vie for Dinagyang tribes competition

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – This city is all ready for the two-week celebration of yet another grand Dinagyang Festival and unveiled the...
In a survey, 71 percent of respondents claimed they still settle their bills in cash, which may be due to reservations about using online portals as cybersecurity threats have been rising amid the pandemic. PHOTO ©PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER 2022

P30 W. Visayas minimum wage hike begins Nov. 16

ILOILO City – Effective Nov. 16, 2023, private workers in Western Visayas will have a P30 increase in their daily minimum wage. The National Wages...

Nearly 7K vacancies up at PESO Job and Migrants fair

ILOILO – Today’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Job and Migrant Fair offers nearly 8,000 job vacancies. The provincial government, through PESO-Iloilo, encouraged jobseekers to...

Iloilo capitol proposes P5.132-B budget for 2024

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has proposed a P5,132,534,481 executive budget for 2024, higher by P19 million than this year’s budget. He submitted the...
“Duro-duro gid nga salamat sa inyo pangamuyo kag pagpalangga nga wara gid nag lubad,” says Gov. Rhodora Cadiao. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE FB PHOTO

Sandiganbayan junks Cadiao’s graft case; suspension order lifted, too

ANTIQUE – The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division has dismissed the graft complaint filed against Gov. Rhodora Cadiao, citing a lack of jurisdiction. Criminal Case No. SB-23-CRM-0060...

Hibao-an flyover to open Dec. 12

ILOILO City – The P591-million Hibao-an flyover in Barangay Hibao-an, Mandurriao district will be opened to traffic on Dec. 12. Its construction will be completed...
This is the first batch of children beneficiaries of the “Mingo Meals for Nutrition Program” launched in in Calinog, Iloilo by former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon. These children are members of the indigenous communities in the highlands of Calinog. They are underweight and suffering from stunting.

Drilon champions child nutrition

CALINOG, Iloilo – Alarmed by the growing malnutrition among Filipino children, former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon led the launching of the “Mingo Meals...
Two suspected members of the New People’s Army Northern Negros Front, Komiteng Rehiyon - Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor were killed in a clash with troops of the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Canlusong, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Photo shows the Scene of the Crime Operatives inspecting the body of one of the fatalities. 79TH INFANTRY BATTALION PHOTO

2 suspected rebels killed in E.B. Magalona clash

BACOLOD City – Two suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in a gun battle with the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion...