Suspect in sex worker’s killing found dead, too

ILOILO City – A drug surrenderee and suspect in the killing of a commercial sex worker on Monday night, June 6, was found dead on...
Councilor Candice Magdalane Tupas of Iloilo City takes her oath of office before Barangay Captain Sergio Causing of Mandurriao district. With Tupas is her husband, former councilor Nielex Tupas. PHOTO FROM THE FB PAGE OF COUNCILOR CANDICE MAGDALANE TUPAS

Tupas honors village folks, takes oath before barangay captain

ILOILO City – Reelected Councilor Candice Magdalane Tupas took her oath of office on June 7 before a barangay captain. This was symbolic of her...

Theft, robbery cases in Iloilo down – IPPO

ILOILO – From Jan. 1 to June 6 this year, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) recorded 42 incidents of theft – 64 percent...

Get vaccinated against chickenpox, people told

ILOILO City – Get yourself vaccinated against chickenpox, the City Health Office (CHO) urged residents. Chickenpox is also effective against monkeypox, it stressed. Cases of monkeypox...
Regional Finance Service Office 6 personnel plant tree seedlings in Barangay Anilao, Pavia, Iloilo. Arnel John Palcullo/PN

RFSO6 plants trees and feeds children

ILOILO – To mark the Philippine National Police (PNP) Finance Service’s 82nd Founding Anniversary, tree planting and a feeding program were held by the...
Passengers queue to board an Iloilo City-bound jeepney at the Ceres bus terminal in Barangay Buhang, Jaro district. The minimum jeepney fare could rise by P6 if the petition of drivers and operators for such is approved. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

JEEPNEY DRIVERS SEEK P6 FARE HIKE; Taxis, too, mull P10 flag down adjustment

ILOILO City – Jeepney drivers and operators in Iloilo are set to file a petition with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...
This is what’s left of a stall – one of 20 – that fire razed in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Firefighters conduct a mop-up operation. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

Fire leaves P18.8-M damage in Tigbauan

ILOILO – Fire struck a commercial building in Barangay Poblacion, Tigbauan town at around 11 a.m. yesterday, gutting 20 tenant stalls. Damage was estimated...
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P120K reward for arrest of pawnshop mgr’s ‘killer’

ILOILO City – The family of slain pawnshop manager Bonna Hercia Ambay is offering a P120,000 reward to whoever could give information that would...
A policeman is securing this robbed gasoline station in Jaro district with a yellow tape. The area is considered a crime scene. PHOTOS FROM ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

Gas station loses P1.6M to robbers

ILOILO – Jetti gasoline station in Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro district was burglarized before dawn on Tuesday. It lost P1.6 million to robbers. The station’s...
"I feel very humbled. Grabe ang suporta kag pagsalig sang aton mga pumuluyod. Nakahibalo man sila nga sang tiempo sang pandemya, gintinguhaan ko gid ang tanan nga maobra ko para makabulig," says Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City.

Economic revival of Metro Iloilo, Guimaras pushed

ILOILO City – “Exhaust all possible ways for economic bounce-back. For businesses to recuperate. For us to cope with the work set-up in the...