This is the Ungka II flyover at the junction of the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue and the Felix Gorriceta Jr. Avenue in the municipality of Pavia, Iloilo. PHOTO COURTESY OF DPWH REGION 6

Major infra projects Duterte legacy in Iloilo

ILOILO City – The Ungka II flyover and Iloilo Sunset Boulevard, two big-ticket projects being constructed here, will remind Ilonggos of the administration of...
Commuters form two lines as they wait for city-bound jeepneys at the transport terminal in Barangay Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

LPTRP UNDER 6-MONTH TRIAL; No scrapping of traffic route plan – Treñas

ILOILO City – The city government has been given six months to fine-tune the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP). Within this trial period,...
Business tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. is deepening his investments in renewable energy. He plans to build the world’s largest solar facility in the Philippines. Photovoltaic panels will capture energy from the sun. PHOTO CREDIT: FORBES.COM/GETTY

Ilonggos to benefit from Razon’s planned solar power facility

ILOILO City – Consumers of MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) are expected to benefit from business tycoon Enrique Razon Jr.’s plan to...
This fountain at the newly restored Molo public plaza in Iloilo City is an added attraction to the district. The plaza never had a fountain. CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

Molo plaza fountain off-limits to bathers

ILOILO City – Taking a bath at the newly-installed water fountain in the newly-restored Molo public plaza is prohibited. Over the weekend, a day after...

Medical students contract coronavirus

ILOILO City – The recent surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases here were mostly students from a medical school who were required to...

Reds, soldiers clash in Leon

ILOILO – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) clashed on Sunday in Barangay Danao, Leon town. Personnel of...
“Need gid naton maghalong kag mag-observe sang 3Ms: Magmaskara. Manghinaw. Magdistansya. Indi kita mag-complacent. Ara pa ang COVID-19,” said PHO head Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon.

Iloilo records threefold rise in COVID-19 cases

ILOILO – From May 22 to June 4, this province recorded 21 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data from the Provincial Health...
This is the fish section of the Iloilo Central Market. Its proposed redevelopment will include the proper zoning of stalls for the comfort of shoppers. The city government has assured legitimate vendors they would not be displaced. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

SM PROPOSAL ON MARKET VIABLE; Central market redev’t to spur progress in peripheral areas

ILOILO City – The proposal of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. to redevelop the Iloilo Central Market is viable and beneficial to this southern city...
These people from northern Iloilo province queue to board a Tagbak – City Proper traditional jeepney at the transport terminal in Barangay Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

Militant group demands LPTRP cancellation

ILOILO City – Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay is calling for the cancellation of the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) of the city...

PRO-6 prepares for possible reshuffling

ILOILO City – A reshuffling of police officers is expected two weeks from now as a result of change in the administration, according to...