MORE Electric and Power Corporation president and chief executive officer Roel Castro with Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2016 Vanessa Caro pose for posterity during the “Save a Life. Share Yours” Blood Donation Drive of MORE Power and the Philippine Red Cross.

Beauty queen donates blood thru MORE Power

ILOILO City – Ilongga beauty queen Vanessa Caro joined MORE Electric and Power Corporation’s (MORE Power) bloodletting activity. The Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2016 title holder,...
Paraw Regatta is a race of wind-propelled native boats called paraw. It is considered the oldest sailing event in Asia and the largest in the country. The paraw is a small boat with two stabilizers and was widely used for travel and trade during ancient times. Up to this day, it is still being used as a means of transport as well a source of livelihood. PN FILE PHOTO

Paraw Regatta scrapped due to budget, pandemic

ILOILO City – There will be no Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival this year. According to Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival, Inc. chairman Vincent Tajanlangit, there are...

PRO-6 lawyers to help ‘harassed’ cops

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is ready to provide legal assistance to the police who are victims of harassment in relation...

Rape cases in Iloilo province drop 20%

ILOILO City – Data from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) showed a 20-percent drop in cases of rape this January (16 incidents recorded)...

Tips from public keep PRO-6 antidrug unit busy

ILOILO City – Just two months into 2022, the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU) of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) already seized over...

Fully-vaxxed free to enter Iloilo Province; NO MORE SWABBING

ILOILO – Good news to fully-vaccinated travelers from outside Western Visayas seeking to enter this province – they are no longer required to undergo...

Remains of dead rebel unearthed

ILOILO – With the help of a rebel returnee, the Philippine Army traced the unmarked grave of a long-dead leader of the New People’s...
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Miag-ao mayoral candidate plays down estafa case

ILOILO – A mayoral candidate in the municipality of Miag-ao, Iloilo was arrested on Tuesday in Barangay Baybay Norte of the town for six...
Iloilo City’s Cong. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda poses for posterity with Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III, Agriculture secretary William Dar, and Public Works secretary Roger Mercado at the Philippine Pavilion during the Philippine National Day on Feb. 11, 2022 at the Expo 2020 Dubai.

BARONDA WOOS FOREIGN INVESTORS; ‘Tungod sa Gugma, mas maga-Uswag kita’

ILOILO City – Returning from the Philippine National Day events at the Expo 2020 Dubai, Cong. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda expressed stronger optimism that Iloilo...
According to the Department of Health – Region 6, 260,264 vaccine doses have been delivered to the island province of Guimaras since 2021.

Pediatricians on COVID jabs: Benefits outweigh the risks

ILOILO City – Pediatricians in Region 6 urged parents to have their children vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The benefits outweigh the risks, according...