RESETTLEMENT SITE. Construction is ongoing for housing units intended for Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the government’s over P11-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II in Calinog, Iloilo. As of end of March 2022, the IP housing project in Sitio Agburi, Barangay Cahigon is 55.33 percent complete. PNA PHOTO

IPs affected by mega dam await resettlement

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ILOILO – The resettlement project intended for 32 families of Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II (JRMP II)...
Uswag Ilonggo party-list trains hablon weavers in Badiangan, Iloilo. The major thrust of the party-list include the well-being of every Ilonggo family; proper healthcare for the poor; consistent programs on infrastructure and tourism; agriculture and fisheries; and education, especially more scholarships for the youth.

‘USWAG’ IS WINNING; Surveys shows Uswag Ilonggo among top party-lists

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ILOILO City – The victory of Uswag Ilonggo party-list is looming, as shown in the latest nationwide Pulse Asia Research, Inc.’s Pulso ng Bayan...
“Sana po ihirit pa natin ‘yung kaya nating ihirit. Konting tumbling na lang. Pag hinusayan natin, ang susunod kong pagbalik dito, magpapahatid na ko sa Malacañang,” Vice President Leni Robredo tells supporters in Iloilo City during a visit on May 3, 2022.

Grateful Robredo returns to Iloilo

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ILOILO City – Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday returned to this city for the third time since filing her candidacy for President.  Her decision...
An independent survey shows 84.6% would vote for Atty. Joe III Espinosa for Iloilo City congressman while only six percent would re-elect incumbent Cong. Julienne Baronda.

Joe III survey lead re-affirmed; Independent pollsters confirm Espinosa’s commanding edge in Iloilo City...

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – The scholars behind a series of independent surveys have verified their findings and vouched for Atty. Joe III Espinosa’s imminent victory...
Photo for representation only. These teachers perform their functions as electoral board in one of the polling precincts at Iloilo Central Elementary School on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. (Photo dated May 25, 2019)

Final testing, sealing of VCMs on May 7

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ILOILO City – Here, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the final testing and sealing (FTS) of vote-counting machines (VCMs) on May 7. Atty....

Liquor ban starts Sunday

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ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) election-related liquor ban will start on May 8 until the polls end on May 9. Under Comelec...
“The public will benefit from ongoing high-impact projects which aim to promote better connectivity and road safety in towns, cities, and provinces,” says former Public Works secretary Mark Villar, now a senatorial aspirant.

HIGH-IMPACT INFRAS; Villar: Build, Build, Build boosts WV economy

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ILOILO City – Amid the uncertainties due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the accomplishments of the Duterte administration in the regional hub of Western...
“Voters inside the polling precincts should be mindful na mayroong mga botante na naghihintay sa labas exposed to the elements. Mainit. Or baka may ulan. Dapat conscious tayo na may nag-aantay sa labas,” says Atty. Wilfred Jay Balisado, Commission on Elections director for Western Visayas.

Comelec bats for quick voting: Do it in 5 minutes or even less

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ILOILO City – Finish voting in five minutes or even less on May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged registered voters. The longer voters...
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28 towns, Passi City record HFMD cases

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ILOILO – Twenty-eight towns here and the component city of Passi recorded cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), a mild but contagious viral infection common...
Job hunters undergo interview during the May 1 Labor Day job fair at a mall in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. During the job fair, the Department of Trade and Industry in Western Visayas underscored to job hunters and even to those already employed the importance of “upskilling”. PN PHOTO

Only 14 jobseekers hired on the spot at DOLE job fair

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ILOILO – Out of over 800 job hunters who flocked the May 1 Labor Day job fair of the Department of Labor and Employment...
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