The P42-million Mobile Soil Laboratory is a customized 10-wheeler truck that has state-of-the-art equipment that can conduct 44 chemical, physical, and microbiological soil tests. DA-6 PHOTO

Mobile soil lab to guide WV farmers in smarter, cost-saving practices

ILOILO City – For farmers in Western Visayas, guessing how much fertilizer to use or what crop fits best in their land may soon...

DOH-6 warns vs epilepsy stigma, pushes life-saving response steps

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 is stepping up its campaign against stigma and misinformation on epilepsy, urging the public...

Police: Mall holdup case ‘closed’ with suspect’s arrest, case filing

ILOILO City – Authorities declared as “case closed” a recent holdup at a mall parking are after the suspect was arrested and formally charged...
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ICPO: Iloilo City remains one of PH’s safest urban centers despite recent incidents

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has dismissed claims that the metropolis is unsafe, stressing that the city continues to rank...

Iloilo, Antique eye joint management of shared resources; Integrated approach to biodiversity, watersheds, and...

ILOILO – The provinces of Iloilo and Antique are moving toward a landmark partnership to jointly manage critical natural resources that transcend their borders,...

DPWH: City Council powerless to compel engineers, contractors in flood control probe

ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has dealt a blow to the Iloilo City Council’s planned investigation into flood...
Police Brigadier General Josefino Ligan, the Western Visayas police director, clarifies that the reliefs he ordered were for internal discipline and had nothing to do with the assumption of Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. as new Philippine National Police chief. AJ PALCULLO/PN

PRO-6 boots ‘weak’ police chiefs, upholds 5-minute response rule

ILOILO City – Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has begun cracking down on underperforming station commanders, booting chiefs of police in Iloilo Province who...

Prov’l Board probe pushes DPWH-6 to bare flood control contracts

ILOILO – Mounting doubts over the integrity of multimillion-peso flood control projects in northern Iloilo have prompted the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to press the Department...
Photo courtesy of the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development

DOH-6 brings free health services to Iloilo’s far-flung communities

ILOILO – Free check-ups, consultations, and medicines are now reaching remote barangays in Iloilo as the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 rolls out...
“While suportado ko gid ang aton mga kasimanwa nga nagapangabudlay sa pangabuhi, ginpahangop ko man sa ila nga kinahanglan sang balanse – pagpanikasog sang mga vendors para sa ila pamilya kag ang kaayuhan sang kadam-an, ilabi na sa trapiko kag kalinong sa karsada,” says Mayor Raisa Treñas of Iloilo City.

Resignation from ICDEO won’t spare Pacanan, says Treñas

ILOILO City – Mayor Raisa Treñas said the resignation of Iloilo City District Engineering Office (ICDEO) officer-in-charge Roy Pacanan should not spare him from...