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TAXIS SEEK P10 FARE INCREASE

ILOILO City – The Association of Taxi Operators in Panay (ATOP) is seeking a P10 provisional increase in the taxi flag down rate. A petition...
Scene of the Crime Operatives gather around a sack found in Barangay Pasil, New Lucena, Iloilo. When they opened it, they were confronted with a dead body. Who killed the woman, and why? PN PHOTO

Woman shot to death then stuffed in sack

ILOILO – A woman was stripped almost naked, shot twice in the head, stuffed in a sack, then dumped on the side of the...

Cops’ mobile phones up for inspection

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) will be inspecting the cellular phones of policemen. On Monday, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General...
Drivers of public utility jeepneys welcome the Department of Transportation’s suspension of the “no inspection, no registration” policy. The Land Transportation Office in Region 6 says vehicle inspection in private motor vehicle inspection centers is now optional. Photo shows jeepneys on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Jeepney drivers to get 6,500 fuel subsidy

ILOILO City – Drivers of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will each be receiving P6,500 fuel subsidy from the national government. “Nag-meeting kita upod kay Regional Director Ritchie Osmeña...
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Sept. 9, 2020. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

Isabela asks for vaccines from Iloilo City

ILOILO City – The governor of Isabela province asked Mayor Jerry Treñas for vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In his letter dated March 1,...
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Are there Ilonggos caught in Ukraine-Russia conflict?

ILOILO – Families here with relatives working or living in Ukraine may seek help from the provincial government. “Bukas ang aton helpdesk sa pagbaton sang...
The Bureau of Fire Protection has 2,335 personnel in Western Visayas but these are not enough. It is recruiting more firefighters. At the moment, what it lacks in manpower it tries to make up by responding to fire calls as quickly as possible. PN FILE PHOTO

WANTED: MORE FIREFIGHTERS; 5 towns have no fire stations – BFP

ILOILO City – Ideally, every fire truck should be manned by 15 firefighters, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). In Western Visayas,...
With Iloilo City downgrading to the least strict community quarantine, religious gatherings have been allowed by the city government up to 50 percent of venue capacity. Photo shows devotees at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Ash Wednesday: Churches keep health protocols

ILOILO City – Today is Ash Wednesday – the start of Lent in the Christian church. The Archdiocese of Jaro has allowed the marking of...

Another taxi driver foils robbery attempt

ILOILO City – A knife-wielding passenger tried to rob a taxi driver yesterday in Barangay Buntatala, Jaro district. But cabbie Harold Bryan Loredo, 43, of...

2 girls accuse father of rape

ILOILO – Two underaged girls in Tigbauan town claimed their father raped them every time he was drunk. The police of Tigbauan learned about the...