A youngster gets his dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 at the Iloilo provincial capitol. Fearing a possible surge in infections after the elections, the provincial government is stepping up its vaccination drive. PN PHOTO

Iloilo ready to administer 2nd COVID booster shots

ILOILO – The provincial government is ready to administer second booster shots of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) once the national government...

IPPO nets 16 fugitives in a day

ILOILO – Sixteen persons with pending arrest warrants in this province were arrested on April 19, according to the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO). The...
CONTINUITY. Survey respondents say they want continuity to former Iloilo City mayor Atty. Jose “Joe III” Espinosa’s Pag-Ulikid Program that brought public services direct to the barangays. They also consider transparency a key issue, with 82% of them agreeing that “the Iloilo City congressional representative should be transparent in all his or her official initiatives”.

JOE III WIDENS SURVEY LEAD; Independent poll points to Espinosa landslide victory in Iloilo...

ILOILO City – Former city mayor Atty. Jose “Joe III” Espinosa is headed for a thumping victory in the May 2022 elections for the...
DEFENSOR

State of calamity declaration pushed as Iloilo agri losses balloon to P705M

ILOILO – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommended that Iloilo be declared under a state of calamity due to massive...

Iloilo City gov’t bans entry of live poultry

ILOILO City – This southern city is joining other local government units in Western Visayas in banning the entry of poultry and poultry products...

S-PaSS requirement in towns under Alert Level 1 scrapped

ILOILO – The provincial government scrapped the S-PaSS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage travel management system) requirement in towns under the less restrictive coronavirus...

32 cops sacked in 2021

ILOILO City – A total of 32 police officers under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) were dismissed from the service in 2021.  They were...
TREÑAS

Iloilo City mulls financial aid to flood-hit LGUs

ILOILO City – The city government plans to extend financial assistance to local government units (LGUs) hit by massive flooding due to Tropical Depression...
Tropical Depression “Agaton” wrecked a portion of Lipata Integrated School in the municipality of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. So many more schools in Western Visayas reported having been damaged, too. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPED WESTERN VISAYAS

‘Agaton’ aftermath: 600K learning materials, 185 classrooms damaged

ILOILO City – Schools affected by Tropical Depression “Agaton” in Western Visayas were advised to make use of whatever available resources they have to...
(A. Molo Plaza) Soon, the rehabilitation of Iloilo City’s district plazas of Molo (A) and Jaro (B), and Plaza Libertad (C) in the City Proper will be completed. The goal is to make them safe, accessible and relaxing environments for all.

‘PEOPLE’S PLAZA’; Treñas: Public plazas must be safe, accessible public spaces

ILOILO City – The city government is embarking on a massive rehabilitation of its district plazas to make them true people’s public spaces that...