Peace not merely the absence of armed conflict
WESTERN Visayas is charting a path toward peace and security, demonstrating significant progress yet facing ongoing challenges. This is highlighted by the declaration of...
Road Improvements and their paradoxical effect on safety
THE STREETS of Iloilo City and the broader Western Visayas certainly benefit from the government’s commitment to infrastructural improvement. The transformation of national roads...
Energizing Visayas’ progress
TOWARD alleviating the long-standing power supply issues in the Visayas, particularly on Panay Island, the energization of the Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) sub-grids is most welcome....
When healthcare is treated as a commodity
ON World Health Day on April 7, an international assembly spotlighted a critical, ongoing crisis: the inaccessibility of healthcare that disproportionately affects women, such...
Shaping stories and society
SINCE its inception in 1981, Panay News has grown from a humble weekly to become the most widely-circulated and read regional daily newspaper in Western...
Who should decide on suspension or continuation of classes?
IN THE FACE of extreme heat and its impacts on the safety and well-being of students, the question of who should decide on the...
Vaccine hesitancy
THE RESURGENCE of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Western Visayas threatens to unravel decades of progress in disease prevention. The Department of Health (DOH)...
A mindset of conservation and efficiency
ILOILO City, like many other areas globally, faces a water shortage challenge exacerbated by the ongoing drought and the El Niño phenomenon. The situation...
Extreme weather no longer a distant threat
THE ESCALATION of temperatures in Western Visayas, attributed to the El Niño phenomenon and the onset of the dry season, led to the two-day...
Protect the most vulnerable
THE DECISION of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) to focus on localized outbreaks of pertussis (whooping cough) at the barangay level, rather than...