Text on kidnap group ‘fake news’ – PRO-6

ILOILO City – There are no organized kidnapping group in Western Visayas, according to the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6). It issued the statement in...
BACK IN BUSINESS. Iloilo City’s downtown is alive once again with shoppers as pandemic restrictions are gradually being eased. Businesses have started to resume operations. Cognizant of their plight, the city government is exploring ways to make the business climate more conducive for enterprises to rejuvenate and flourish. PN PHOTO

NO HIKE IN RPT, BUSINESS TAX; Why Iloilo City is attractive to investors

ILOILO City – Despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, this southern city keeps on attracting investors that bring in more job opportunities to...
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AFP dangles P5.3-million reward for Concha’s arrest

ILOILO City – With P5.3 million being offered as reward, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is hopeful of catching its prized rebel...
Iloilo City librarian Marion Aguirre says the city public library will have satellites in the city’s districts to make library services more accessible. PH PHOTO

Library per district eyed

ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Public Library (ICPL) is branching out to every district to make its services accessible to everyone. According to City...
Dengue is caused by Aedis eegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes – these are day-biting mosquitoes that live and breed in clean, stagnant water.

WV records 473 dengue cases with 12 deaths

ILOILO City – From Jan. 1 to March 26 of this year, 473 dengue cases with 12 deaths were recorded in Western Visayas. This is...
The Regional Incident Management Team led by the Office of Civil Defense checks the readiness of schools for face-to-face classes.

13 schools in Iloilo City eye limited F2F classes

ILOILO City – Thirteen schools here have been validated for the progressive expansion of limited face-to-face classes. They were close to 100 percent compliant...
The 100-cubic meter wood currently in Barangay Alibunan, Calinog, Iloilo are being sliced into various wood measurements for housing materials for families displaced by typhoon “Odette”. The materials will be transported to Negros Occidental. PHOTO BY THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE WESTERN VISAYAS

Trees become shelter materials for ‘Odette’ victims

ILOILO – Trees knocked down to give way to the national government’s dam project in Calinog town would be converted into shelter materials then...

Violence against women, children: 98 cases recorded on Nat’l Women’s Month

ILOILO City – Ninety-eight cases of violence against women and children (VAWC) were record in March which was ironically the National Women’s Month. Data from...
A voter places her ballot in a PCOS machine after voting at precinct 169 of San Antonio High School in Makati City. According to Comelec, registered voters who are positive for COVID-19 can vote in the coming 2022 elections. INQUIRER/ARNOLD ALMACEN

‘Fewer’ candidates for elective posts in Iloilo City this 2022 polls

ILOILO City – From a total of 59 candidates here for various local elective posts in the 2019 midterm elections, this city only has...
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Parents urged to pre-register children for next school year

ILOILO City – Parents in Western Visayas with incoming Kindergarten and Grades 1, 7, and 11 children for school year 2022-2023 are being urged...