39 HOSPITALIZED FOR DENGUE

ILOILO – Thirty-nine individuals were confined in various hospitals here due to dengue. They were part of the 373 dengue cases that the Provincial...
According to Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., he used personal funds for his campaign in the recent elections and he mostly spent for the “fundamentals” such as the salaries of people who worked for his campaign. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

Defensor ‘shocked’ he’s Iloilo’s top poll spender

ILOILO – “Ako ang highest spender? Really? Ha?” News that he spent the most in the recent elections among the candidates in Iloilo province and...

German nat’l shot dead in San Enrique

ILOILO – A German national with a money lending business was shot to death by two armed men in his house in Barangay Camiri,...
AMBAY (left), TORREFIEL (right)

Suspect in death of Kalibo pawnshop manager falls

ILOILO City – The pawnshop security guard suspected of killing his manager in Kalibo, Aklan on June 5 was arrested yesterday, June 9, in...
A teenager gets his shot of the vaccine against coronavirus disease at a vaccination center in Iloilo City. For children between 12 to 17 years old in the metro, the vaccination is high at 94.88 percent of the 51,580 target population. PN PHOTO

School-based COVID vaccination mulled but parents’ consent is needed

ILOILO City – The city government plans to conduct coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in schools where face-to-face classes have resumed. Mayor Jerry Treñas said...

Actor Ian Veneracion to sing for Panay Bukidnon kids

ILOILO – For the benefit of the children of Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples in Calinog town, actor Ian Veneracion will hold a “concert-for-a-cause” at...
TREÑAS (left), BARONDA (right)a

TREÑAS, BARONDA TOP CAMPAIGN SPENDERS; Big spenders win huge, too, SOCEs show

ILOILO City – Both reelected Mayor Jerry Treñas and Cong. Julienne Baronda were the biggest campaign spenders in the recent elections here, their Statement of...
Will the Local Public Transport Route Plan of Iloilo City result to commuters getting to their destinations quickly, safely and comfortably beginning June 12, 2022? The only way to find out is to implement the plan, not suspend it, according to the city government. Photo shows downtown-bound passengers in Jaro Plaza checking a traditional jeepney if it still has sufficient seats for them. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

‘Give metro’s transport route plan a chance’

ILOILO City – “We will never know until we implement it.” This is Mayor Jerry Treñas’ message to transport groups calling for the suspension of...
Photo for representation only. PN PHOTO

Iloilo City has 24 rationalized, new routes

ILOILO City – This southern city has 24 new and rationalized routes set by its Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPRTP) approved by the...
These guns displayed in Camp Delgado, Iloilo City were confiscated by policemen from violators of the election gun ban.

238 gun ban violators apprehended in WV

ILOILO City – Across Western Visayas, 238 persons were apprehended for violating the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) gun ban from Jan. 9 to yesterday,...