Photo shows during the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situations-educational assistance payout in San Jose, Antique on Sept. 17. DSWD WESTERN VISAYAS/FB

Issuance of guarantee letters under AICS temporarily suspended – DSWD

ILOILO – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 6 (DSWD-6) temporarily suspended the issuance of Guarantee Letters (GL) under the Assistance to...
A warning banner declaring “Private Property – No Trespassing” is displayed beneath the Aganan Flyover in Pavia, Iloilo as the Jamotillo family escalates its right-of-way dispute with the Department of Public Works and Highways and the contractor, threatening to block the road if payment delays persist. AJ PALCULLO/PN

ROW dispute threatens to block Aganan Flyover; Lot owners warn of ‘baral’ if DPWH...

ILOILO – A right-of-way (ROW) dispute under the Aganan Flyover in Barangay Aganan, Pavia town could escalate into a full-blown standoff, with the landowning...
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City dad: ‘E-bike, e-trike violations on highways should follow national laws, not ‘obstruction’

ILOILO City — Electric bicycles (e-bikes, electric tricycles (e-trikes) and other light electric vehicles (LEVs) traveling on national highways should not be issued “obstruction”...

DTI finds ‘full compliance’ in region-wide sweep of Christmas lights

ILOILO — In a major boost to consumer safety this holiday season, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that all Christmas lights...
Iloilo City Hall. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

347 holiday sidewalk vendors hit the streets

ILOILO City – The city government has launched its month-long holiday vending program under heightened regulation, deploying tighter enforcement teams as 347 sidewalk vendors...
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Possible low-pressure system to form near Visayas – PAGASA

ILOILO City - The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is monitoring a possible weather disturbance that could develop near the Visayas...
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DOLE-6 rolls out region-wide employment push with 4,000+ jobs, cash aid releases

ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 is set to mount one of its biggest year-end employment drives, combining...
Police Colonel Bayani Razalan, director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office, says they are enhancing visibility and patrols near campuses and urged students to immediately report suspicious individuals or activities. Photo shows authorities responding to Guimbal National High School in Guimbal town after it received a bomb threat on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Police zero in on bomb hoax senders as cyber warrants tighten the noose

ILOILO City – Authorities in Western Visayas are closing in on the individuals behind the surge of bomb threats that have disrupted schools and...

348,117 WV seniors in receive 4th quarter pension

ILOILO — Nearly 350,000 indigent senior citizens in Western Visayas have already received their social pension for the fourth quarter of 2025, the Department...
‘TRILLION PESO MARCH 2.0’. Around 1,800 Ilonggos joined the “Trillion Peso March” in Iloilo City on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) estimated that about 1,500 participants marched from Jaro Plaza to the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and 300 more joined the anti-corruption rally from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Iloilo City campus area. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Nearly 2,000 Ilonggos stage Bonifacio Day rally vs corruption

ILOILO City – Nearly 2,000 Ilonggos marched on Bonifacio Day to denounce what activists called the worsening “impunity” in corruption and political dynasties. Civil society...