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PAGASA suspends heat index bulletins as rainy season begins but El Niño still looms

ILOILO City — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has temporarily stopped issuing heat index forecasts following the official onset of...
Trade and Industry Development Specialist Glen Fernando monitors the prices of school supplies in a store in San Jose, Antique. PHOTO COURTESY OF DTI-ANTIQUE

75,000 Iloilo City public school learners to get free school supplies

ILOILO City – Around 75,000 public school learners in Iloilo City will receive free school supplies from the city government for School Year 2026-2027,...
Reports indicate that many political candidates in the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections use the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programs, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation or AICS program, and other national government aid projects to entice constituents to vote for them. INQUIRER FILES

P178-M DISASTER WAR CHEST READY: DSWD-6 prepositions massive relief stockpiles and response assets across...

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 has readied P178.27 million worth of standby funds, food packs, relief...
Volunteers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Region 6, local government units, and community groups scour the shoreline of Oton, Iloilo during a coastal cleanup in celebration of World Oceans Day. They collected 72 sacks of garbage weighing 524.9 kilograms, highlighting the continuing fight against plastic pollution. DENR-6

Coastal cleanup hauls nearly 525 kilos of trash, exposes plastic pollution scale

ILOILO – A coastal cleanup led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 removed nearly 525 kilograms of waste from...

Iloilo police arrest 99 fugitives in month-long crackdown

ILOILO — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) arrested 99 wanted persons in a month-long provincewide crackdown, underscoring an intensified campaign to track down...

Iloilo sweeps top spots in WV governance survey; Treñas, Baronda, Defensor highest-rated leaders

ILOILO City – Iloilo cemented its dominance in Western Visayas governance rankings by producing the region’s top-performing city mayor, congressional representative, and provincial governor,...
A traffic enforcer directs the flow of vehicles and pedestrians in Molo, Iloilo City. The city will now fully compensate traffic auxiliaries for their 26 days of duty every month. However, some of them will be retrenched. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

AMID RISING VEHICLE VOLUME: MMDA backs plan to give Iloilo barangay officials power to...

ILOILO City — Barangay officials in Iloilo City may soon be authorized to issue traffic citations as part of a proposed community-based enforcement strategy...
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Gov’t center project to relocate 71 families

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government has begun preparations to relocate 71 families who will be displaced by the construction of an access road...
Pedestrians rush across the street in front of the historic Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City, as scorching heat gripped the city on Monday, May 18. The heat index soared to a blistering 48 degrees Celsius at noon, prompting growing concern from authorities over worsening urban heat conditions and the escalating risks posed by climate change. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Iloilo City Council seeks repainting of faded crossings near schools before June 8

ILOILO City — With thousands of students set to return to classrooms on June 8, the Iloilo City Council is pushing for the immediate...
Volunteers participate in the mangrove planting activity at Barangay Alacaygan, Banate, Iloilo, on Earth Day, April 22, 2025. The initiative, led by the Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office, saw around 600 mangroves planted as part of ongoing efforts to protect the coastal ecosystem and mitigate the impacts of storm surges and coastal erosion. PHOTO FROM PENRO-LGU ILOILO IPG FACEBOOK PAGE

DENR rallies Western Visayas communities for month-long environmental action drive

ILOILO City — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 has launched a month-long environmental campaign aimed at mobilizing communities across...