House collapses; boy dies

ILOILO – A house in Barangay Poblacion Ilaya, Passi City collapsed.  A boy died while two others were injured. Christian Aguilar died at the Don...

Shoplifting suspect caught

ILOILO – A 30-year-old shoplifting suspect was arrested at a grocery store in Poblacion, Zarraga, Iloilo. Rose Ann De Ocampo of Barangay Capay-capay, Dueñas, Iloilo...

Family falls in buy-bust

ILOILO City – An elderly couple, their daughter and her live-in partner were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Monica Blumentritt, City...
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GIRD FOR FLOODS, LANDSLIDES – MGB; 363 WV barangays ‘susceptible’

ILOILO City – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Western Visayas warned of possible landslides and flooding in 363 barangays. The Regional Disaster Risk...
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2 Iloilo towns shift to Alert Level 1

By ADRIAN STEWART CO and IME SORNITO ILOILO – The municipalities of Batad and Zarraga in Iloilo province are shifting to Alert Level 1, the...
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We’re winning war vs illegal drugs – PRO-6

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has claimed to be winning the war against illegal drugs. “Our fight is successful. We have...
‘NEW NORMAL’ Public transportation in areas under Alert Level 1 such as Iloilo City shall be at full seating capacity. All establishments, persons or activities, are allowed to operate, work, or be undertaken at full on-site or venue/seating capacity provided it is consistent with minimum public health standards. Photo shows Iloilo City’s busy Iznart Street in the downtown area. PN PHOTO

Iloilo City has 34 active COVID-19 cases left

ILOILO City – Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this southern city continue to decline, with 34 active cases left as of Friday. From...
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112,675 WV learners pre-register for SY 2022-2023

ILOILO City – As of April 8, 112,675 learners across Region 6 have so far pre-registered in public schools for school year 2022-2023. The Department of...
While hand-foot-mouth-disease is contagious, it is self-limiting or can be cured in seven to 10 days. A case can only be considered serious if it has secondary infection which very rarely happens and Region 6 has not recorded any yet, according to the Department of Health.

DOH-6 RECORDS 475 HFMD CASES; Disease is contagious but self-limiting

ILOILO City – Western Visayas logged 475 cases of hand-foot-mouth-disease (HFMD) from January to March 26 this year. This is a sharp rise from...
Wearing facemask, a gasoline boy refills the fuel tank of a vehicle in a gasoline station in Pavia, Iloilo. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

‘Fuel subsidy exempted from poll spending ban’

ILOILO City â€“ Good news to drivers and operators of public utility jeepneys in Western Visayas. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced it has exempted the...