Photo courtesy of Jo Jan Paul J. PeƱola

Pavia councilor PeƱol secures PCL reg’l leadership

ILOILO City – Pavia municipal councilor and ex-officio Iloilo Provincial Board member Jo Jan Paul J. PeƱol has clinched the presidency of the Philippine...

Iloilo City’s P4.5-billion budget for 2026 OK’d; social services get biggest allocation boost

ILOILO City – Ilonggos will see one of the city’s most heavily social service-focused budgets in recent years after the Sangguniang Panlungsod approved the...

Iloilo capitol workforce to get P30,000 CNA bonus

ILOILO – More than 2,000 regular employees of the Iloilo provincial government are set to receive a P30,000 Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) Incentive after...
Western Visayas produced 818,569 metric tons of palay in the last quarter of 2024. Photo shows farmers harvesting palay in Bago City, Negros Occidental. PNA BACOLOD FILE PHOTO

Direct, on-site agricultural interventions for Western Visayas farmers pushed

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas will shift from traditional information caravans to direct, on-site agricultural interventions starting 2026...
Iloilo Provincial Administrator Raul Banias, Department of Social Welfare and Development – Region 6’s Project Development Officer Anthony Laruan, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office acting head Rani Melvi Cuarte, and Philippine Army representatives lead the turnover of cash assistance to five former rebels who surrendered to the government. PHOTO FROM DR. RAUL BANIAS

5 more rebels lay down arms, seek reintegration

ILOILO – The momentum of rebel surrender in Iloilo Province continues to accelerate, with five more former New People’s Army (NPA) members — two...
The country’s money supply increased by 7.7 percent to P18.8 trillion in December 2024 from P17.4 trillion in the same month in 2023, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. PNA FILE PHOTO

DSWD to file charges vs 13 barangay execs on Dec. 10 over AICS ā€˜irregularities’

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is preparing to file criminal and administrative complaints on December 10 against at...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel tow distressed fishing vessel FBCA Kim Syvil during a rescue operation southwest of Nogas Island in Anini-y, Antique, where nine fishermen from Puerto Princesa City, Palawan were safely recovered amid rough sea conditions. COAST GUARD DISTRICT WESTERN VISAYAS PHOTO

Coast Guard rescues 9 Palawan fishermen off Antique

ILOILO City – Nine fishermen from Palawan were plucked from danger in a high-risk maritime rescue off Anini-y, Antique, after their vessel went into...

Ilonggos warned vs high holiday health risks

ILOILO — With daily gatherings, office parties, school events, and reunions expected to surge this December, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has sounded...

WV Catholics mark feast of Immaculate Conception

ILOILO City – Work ground to a halt across Western Visayas today as millions of Filipino Catholics observe the Feast of the Immaculate Conception...
Local health officials and municipal leaders from Carles, Estancia, and Lemery in Iloilo receive thermal ablation devices during the two-day Microplanning Session for the Cervical Cancer Elimination Project on December 3 to 4, 2025. The devices will bolster local treatment capabilities as part of the province’s intensified efforts to eliminate cervical cancer. IPHO PHOTO

Cervical cancer elimination project launched in Iloilo towns: A groundbreaking initiative for women’s health

ILOILO — Marking a major leap forward in women’s healthcare, the Cervical Cancer Elimination Project under the SUCCESS FAP (Scale Up Cervical Cancer Elimination...