Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan town participate in a coffee farming orientation conducted by the Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office. The training equipped 30 inmates with practical skills in coffee propagation, plantation management, harvesting, and post-harvest processing as part of the province’s rehabilitation and reintegration program aimed at preparing them for sustainable livelihood opportunities upon their return to the community. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ILOILO PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURE OFFICE

REHABILITATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE: 30 Iloilo jail inmates trained in coffee farming for post-release livelihood

ILOILO — Thirty Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the male dormitory of the Iloilo District Jail in Pototan town have undergone specialized training...
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RAINY SEASON BEGINS: OCD prepositions aid, orders vigil on landslide-prone zones

ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas has prepositioned emergency supplies across the region and ordered heightened monitoring of...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

Iloilo City Gov’t restores five-day workweek

ILOILO City – The city government will resume its regular five-day workweek starting June 8 after weeks of austerity measures succeeded in cutting energy...
A licensed online lender projected that there will be an accelerated pace in the expansion of digital lending in the Philippines this year. PNA FILE PHOTO BY NEF LUCZON

DICT to bridge WV digital divide thru digital skills training, free wi-fi

ILOILO City – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) seeks to close the digital divide in Western Visayas by combining expanded free...

Pavia police needs top-tier crime investigator – IPPO

ILOILO — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has justified the swift replacement of the officer temporarily assigned to the Pavia Municipal Police Station...
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Region’s top fugitive captured after 38 years on the run

ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ most wanted fugitive who evaded arrest for nearly four decades while facing charges of arson, multiple murder, and frustrated...

Job hire nabbed in P1.6-M drug bust fired; Iloilo City gov’t tightens hiring rules

ILOILO City — The Iloilo City Government has dismissed a job hire worker arrested in a P1.632-million drug bust and imposed stricter hiring requirements,...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 6 will distribute fuel cash assistance to an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 public utility vehicle drivers and operators today, April 24, and April 25 at the LTFRB regional office in Barangay Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloilo City. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Nearly 66,000 public utility vehicle drivers in Western Visayas receive P329.9M aid

ILOILO City — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released nearly P330 million in emergency cash assistance to almost 66,000 public...
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Habagat to keep Western Visayas under cloudy, rainy conditions this week

ILOILO City — Residents across Western Visayas should expect continued cloudy skies, rain showers, and thunderstorms over the next several days as the southwest...
University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas - Miagao campus. YELP

UPV reclaims No. 1 spot in Chemical Engineering board exam

ILOILO — The University of the Philippines Visayas School of Technology (UPV SOTECH) based in Miag-ao, Iloilo regained its position as one of the...