Ashley Nicole Silvor flashes No. 1 after shattering the Palarong Pambansa electronic record in the elementary girls’ 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.09, delivering glory for the Negros Island Region-The Vipers in Agusan del Sur. The La Castellana native clinched the gold medal in her first-ever Palaro appearance.

Negros girl runner shatters Palaro record in 400-meter dash

BACOLOD City – A young runner from La Castellana, Negros Occidental stunned the field and etched her name into Palarong Pambansa history after breaking...
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Drug crackdown yields P1.5-M shabu

ILOILO City — Police seized more than P1.4 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested four suspects in a series of anti-illegal drug operations...

Batchoy eyes global heritage protection; UPV, Iloilo City push GI registration for iconic Ilonggo...

ILOILO City — This city’s iconic La Paz Batchoy may soon gain legal and international heritage protection as the city government, the University of...
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PRO-6 chief orders fast, responsible release of crime info

ILOILO City – Newly installed Western Visayas police director Police Brigadier General Randolf Tuaño has ordered police chiefs and commanders across Western Visayas to...
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EASING RED TAPE: Iloilo, ARTA launch one-stop business hub to speed up permits, attract...

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) have launched a Provincial One-Stop Shop (POSS) aimed at drastically speeding up...
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Iloilo fire stations to vie for ‘most outstanding’ title

ILOILO — To strengthen fire prevention, protection, and emergency response efforts across this province, the Iloilo Provincial Government (IPG) has launched a provincewide search...
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Justice complex project pushes city to relocate over 200 informal settlers

ILOILO City — More than 200 informal settler families occupying a government property in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district here are set to be...
These security camera photos show robbery-slay suspect Jerry Monahan Lima at the house of victim Virginia Inayan Jacildo of Ledesco Village, Barangay Tabuc Suba, La Paz, Iloilo City on May 24, 2026. Lima remains at large as of this writing.

89-year-old widow robbed, killed in La Paz; ex-jail inmate tagged in daylight attack

ILOILO City — An 89-year-old widow was killed and robbed inside her home in La Paz district. A man dragged her back into the...
The Iloilo Provincial Health Office urges parents to make sure their children are fully immunized following the return of face-to-face classes. Photo shows the learners and teachers of Sohoton Elementary School in Barangay Sohoton, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo attending the first flag-raising ceremony for the school year 2025-2026, on June 16, 2025. SOHOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PHOTO

DepEd-6 braces for nearly 1 million learners as classes resume on June 8

ILOILO City — The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 is preparing for the return of nearly one million learners for School Year 2026-2027,...
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‘EVERY DROP COUNTS’; OCD: Isolated rain showers source of emergency water reserves

ILOILO City — With a potentially strong El Niño expected to hit the country in the coming months, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...