Iloilo City government veterinarian Dr. Tomas Forteza is hopeful there would be enough anti-rabies vaccines so they can finish vaccinating the target dog population by the end of 2022.

Iloilo City to vaccinate 70% of dog population

ILOILO City – The City Veterinary Office (CVO) is targeting to vaccinate 70 percent of the metro’s total dog population. According city veterinarian Dr. Tomas Forteza, the...
ROOTING FOR LOREN. The Senate comeback of Cong. Loren Legarda of Antique gets the support of Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry Treñas and Cong. Julienne Baronda (top photo), and Iloilo province’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. Legarda deserves to be back in the Senate, they say, citing the programs and laws she created for the welfare the Filipino people, especially in providing livelihood and job opportunities, affordable healthcare system, and quality education. Legarda is also a staunch advocate for the environment.

ILONGGOS BACK LOREN SENATE BID

ILOILO – Pointing out the consistent pro-Ilonggo and pro-people legislations and advocacies of three-term senator Loren Legarda through the years, top leaders of Iloilo...
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Majority of Iloilo voters young

ILOILO – Of the combined 1,628,752 registered voters in Iloilo city and province, 963,532 are aged between 18 to 44 years old, according to...
Job hunters check lists of vacancies during the Labor Day jobs fair on May 1 at a mall in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The Department of Trade and Industry underscores to job hunters and even to those already employed the importance of “upskilling”. This will open better job opportunities. PHOTO BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA/PN

Underemployment doubles in Region 6

ILOILO City – The regional director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Western Visayas underscored to job hunters and even to...

Leni, Bongbong to court Ilonggos one last time

BY GLENDA TAYONA and IME SORNITO ILOILO – Presidential frontrunners former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo are returning to Iloilo...

No more illegal drugs by end of 2022?

ILOILO City – The city government hopes to have cleared all its 180 barangays of illegal drugs by end of this year. According to Mayor...
PNP the country’s latest low ranking on the rule of law index. Police

4,119 West Visayas policemen participated in absentee voting

ILOILO City – A total of 4,119 police personnel across Western Visayas participated in the recent three-day local absentee voting (LAV). This was 96.76 percent of...
A senior citizen is assisted by relatives after getting her shot of the vaccine against coronavirus disease at a mall in Pavia, Iloilo. The provincial government of Iloilo has taken its vaccination drive to the malls to increase the province’s inoculation rate, especially among the elderly. ILOILO PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE PHOTO

‘NEW NORMAL’ DAWNS IN ILOILO; Shift to Alert Level 1 good for economy –...

By ADRIAN STEWART CO and IME SORNITO ILOILO – After months of being under Alert Level 2, this province is shifting to coronavirus disease 2019...
Claire Diergos was a 36-year-old single mother residing in Pavia, Iloilo. Originally from Barangay Dagsaan, Buenavista, Guimaras, she held multiple jobs to support her three-year-old daughter. She was an insurance agent, a part-time medical representative and math tutor.

Claire Diergos slay case: Murder complaint filed against Lopez family members junked

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Provincial Prosecutor’s Office dismissed the murder complaint filed against five members of the Lopez family of San Dionisio, Iloilo in...
In this undated photo, Ilonggo activist Reynaldo “Jory” Porquia joins a protest against the rising prices of basic goods in Iloilo City. FILE PHOTO

Still no justice for slain Iloilo activist Porquia

ILOILO City – It was exactly two years ago today when veteran activist Jose Reynaldo “Jory” Porquia was shot to death in his rented...