‘Debate me,’ city councilor tells capitol info chief as police-driver row spills into socmed

BY MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City – A dispute over a city government plan to provide drivers for the city police has erupted into a...
“Ideally, the President should sign the postponement law before the filing of certificates of candidacy,” says Atty. Dennis Ausan, Commission on Elections - Western Visayas director.

If no new law, barangay and SK elections push through; Comelec to accept COCs...

ILOILO City — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Western Visayas will begin accepting certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang...
An amphibious excavator is deployed by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Region 6 to carry out clearing and desilting operations along the Batiano River in Oton, Iloilo on April 28, 2026. The activity forms part of the agency’s “Oplan Kontra Baha” campaign aimed at unclogging waterways and reducing flood risks ahead of the rainy season. PHOTO FROM DPWH-6

32 flood-prone families to leave Oton’s Batiano River hazard zone

ILOILO – Thirty-two families repeatedly exposed to flooding near the Batiano River in Oton town will be relocated to safer ground under a P40-million...
Youth and student groups join a protest in Iloilo City, with one demonstrator carrying a placard reading “Badyet Para sa Edukasyon,” as they call attention to public education funding and government spending priorities. The mobilization comes amid concerns over a reported P33-billion funding gap between the proposed budgets of state universities and colleges in Western Visayas and the allocation under the proposed 2027 national budget. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

P33-B SUC FUNDING GAP: Region 6 state schools get only half of proposed 2027...

ILOILO City — State universities and colleges (SUCs) in Western Visayas face a P33-billion funding shortfall under the proposed 2027 national budget, triggering alarm...
Photo courtesy of Bola Bola Tribe

DINAGYANG GIANT RETURNS: 8-time champ Tribu Bola-Bola stages 2027 festival comeback

ILOILO City – One of Dinagyang Festival’s most decorated tribes is marching back into the spotlight. Eight-time champion and Hall of Famer Tribu Bola-Bola of...

Around 40 Iloilo City programs worth P303.8M caught in poll prohibition

ILOILO City – Nearly P304 million worth of social welfare programs for Iloilo City residents are facing delays under election spending restrictions, putting medical,...
Under a 2023 agreement between the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Department of Health, nursing students may be trained as “clinical care associates” and be hired in hospitals and other health-care centers, even if they have yet to take licensure exams. As added incentive, they will receive supplemental mentoring and may take review classes for free at CHEd-accredited centers. RICHARD A. REYES

6 Iloilo graduates crack nursing boards’ Top 10

ILOILO City – This city strengthened its reputation as a center of nursing education after six graduates from three of its universities landed in...
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease characterized by a high fever (40°C/104°F) accompanied by two of these symptoms: severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pains, nausea, vomiting, and swollen glands or rash. Symptoms usually last for two to seven days, after an incubation period of four to 10 days after the bite from an infected mosquito. FILE

Iloilo battles twin health threats; Dengue, leptospirosis kill 30

ILOILO – Dengue and leptospirosis have claimed 30 lives in Iloilo province this year, underscoring the continuing threat from the two potentially fatal diseases...
Photo courtesy of Allen Animas/PN

319 fresh recruits seen strengthening PRO-6 police manpower, operational readiness

ILOILO City — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has reinforced its ranks with 319 new police officers, a manpower boost expected to strengthen...
Residents of the Barangay Barangay Tabayon, Banga, Aklan joined the municipal-wide cleanup drive against dengue to eradicate mosquito breeding places. Among the mosquito breeding sites found at home are tires and flower pots. BARANGAY AND SK COUNCIL OF TABAYON PHOTO

Province-wide ‘Limpyo Iloilo’ cleanup targets mosquito breeding sites, clogged waterways

By IME SORNITO ILOILO — With persistent rains heightening the twin threats of dengue and flooding, the Iloilo provincial government is mobilizing communities across the...