Brgy, SK officials now allowed to campaign, But they’re barred from using gov’t resources...

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has confirmed that elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials can openly campaign for their preferred...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (third from right) hands over a P5-million check to San Dionisio, Iloilo’s Mayor Darwin Bajada for the construction of a Family and Youth Development Center (FYDC). With him during the turnover are Provincial Population Office head Atty. Ruel Von D. Superio and Provincial Engineer Romeo C. Andig. Photo from Balita Halin sa Kapitolyo Facebook Page

Youth and family empowerment pushed; San Dionisio, Passi City to build family and youth...

ILOILO – In a step toward empowering families and the youth, the municipality San Dionisio and Passi City are set to construct their own...

Blind community in Bacolod to have health cards

BACOLOD City – The city government will issue health cards to the blind community operating at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). Members of the...

Legal actions boost WV anti-terror drive, Set benchmark for future prosecutions

ILOILO City – Western Visayas is fast emerging as a model in the country’s intensified crackdown on terrorism financing, thanks to a string of...
“Yes, I feel the pressure. This is my first international competition, and the Philippines is known for our pageantry excellence. But as they say, pressure is a privilege. I’m excited and ready to give my best,” says Alexie Mae Brooks, Miss Iloilo 2024 and the Philippines’ representative to the Miss Eco International 2025 in Egypt next month. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Iloilo’s Alexie Mae Brooks gears up for Miss Eco International 2025

ILOILO City — Ilongga beauty queen Alexie Mae Brooks is set to raise the Philippine flag on the international stage as she represents the...
Last-day voter registration applicants wait for their town to be accommodated by Commission on Elections – Iloilo City personnel at a mall. The poll body corded around a 500-percent increase in turnout during the last day of the registration on Sept. 30 in Iloilo City, with the youth sector having the highest registrants. AJ PALCULLO/PN

9 barangays to pioneer mall voting in WV

ILOILO City – For the first time, voters from nine barangays in Western Visayas will be able to cast their ballots in shopping malls...

3 siblings arrested in P1-M drug buy-bust operation

ILOILO City – A buy-bust operation conducted by the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) in Barangay Lanit, Jaro district on March 19 resulted in...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte appears via video link before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC currently has custody of Duterte after he was arrested and sent to The Hague for crimes against humanity he allegedly committed during his administration’s bloody war against drugs which left at least 6,000 people dead. SCREEN GRAB FROM ICC

Iloilo City Gov’t denies role in pro-Duterte candle lighting event

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Government has refuted claims circulating on social media that it was involved in organizing a candle lighting ceremony...
Photo shows a resident casting his vote at a polling precinct in Dumangas, Iloilo during the 2018 BSKE. PN FILE PHOTO

No more ‘red category’ areas in Western Visayas; Comelec downgrades Calinog to ‘green’ status

ILOILO City – Western Visayas no longer has any areas classified under the “red category” for the May 12, 2025, midterm elections. The Commission on...

PRO-6 prepares security measures for local campaign period

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is set to implement security measures for the start of the local campaign period on...