From April 16 to 19, strategically positioned motorist assistance centers will operate round-the-clock along major highways to address the expected surge in traffic and reduce the risks posed by road accidents, stalled vehicles, and ongoing infrastructure projects. DPWH-6 DEOS PHOTO

Holy Week travel rush spurs DPWH emergency response

ILOILO City – With thousands expected to hit the roads this Holy Week, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has...

Death threat against PDEU operative linked to drug syndicates – police

ILOILO – A member of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) received a death threat on April 12, delivered in a package that included...
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Comelec secures WV power supply for May 12 elections

ILOILO City — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ensuring that no power disruptions will affect the upcoming May 12 electoral process in Western...

74,795 Western Visayas households leave 4Ps

ILOILO City – A total of 74,795 households in Western Visayas are now out of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid...
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ILED Foundation backs redev’t of Iloilo City public markets

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Local Economic Development (ILED) Foundation has expressed support for the ongoing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project aimed at redeveloping the...
Photo courtesy of DSWD Region VI

43,697 ‘food poor’ households in WV benefit from ‘Walang Gutom’ program

ILOILO City – As of March, a total of 43,697 households from “food poor families” in Western Visayas have benefited from the Department of...

Foodborne illnesses threaten fiesta celebrations

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) has sounded the alarm over the growing risk of foodborne illnesses this fiesta season, urging...
The St. Nicholas of Tolentino Parish in Cabatuan, Iloilo solemnly celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday, April 13. This church is one of the seven churches designated as pilgrimage sites for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO PARISH/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Jaro Archdiocese urges devotees to include Jubilee churches in Holy Week ‘Visita Iglesia’

ILOILO City – The Archdiocese of Jaro is urging the faithful to include in their Holy Week Visita Iglesia this year the seven churches...
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Comelec-6 declares full readiness for May 12 polls

ILOILO City – With the May 12 national and local elections just a month away, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 6 has...
Ime Sornito-Sorial (4th from left), senior reporter of Panay News, receives a plaque of recognition as a “Social Protection Champion” during the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Field Office 6’s “Media Pasasalamat” awarding in Iloilo City. Sornito was honored for her significant contribution to advancing DSWD’s social protection programs through passionate and dedicated information dissemination. DSWD also recognized Panay News as “Most Supportive Media for Print”. Leading the awarding ceremony is Regional Director Arwin O. Razo (3rd from left).

Panay News feted in DSWD’s ‘Media Pasasalamat’

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 has recognized Panay News as one of the “Most Supportive...