DIERGOS SLAY CASE; WITNESSES FACE PERJURY RAPS

ILOILO City – Six of the 10 persons who executed affidavits which the Iloilo Police Provincial Office’s special investigation team used to file a...
EXTRA PROTECTION. Fully vaccinated persons deprived of liberty at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo avail themselves of booster shots. There is no vaccine hesitancy among the inmates, according to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. DOH REGION 6 PHOTO

1K Iloilo inmates ‘boosted’

ILOILO City – A total of 1,164 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo and...
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Precincts for voters with flu-like symptoms mulled

ILOILO City – In each voting center for the May 9, 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here plan to set up an...
Photo for representation only. These teachers perform their functions as electoral board in one of the polling precincts at Iloilo Central Elementary School on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. (Photo dated May 25, 2019)

Polling precincts in Iloilo City rise to 505

ILOILO City – The number of polling precincts here for the May 9, 2022 elections rose to 505 from the previous 407. The increase aims...
“You’re training has ended, but this marks the start of another challenging journey as law enforcers,” Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, regional police director, tells 566 police patrolmen and patrolwomen who graduated from their Basic Internal Security Operations Course early this week. They will be deployed anywhere in the region. They will be performing different tasks such as anti-insurgency, public safety and special law enforcement operations, including monitoring private armed groups. PRO-6 PHOTO

PRO-6: No private armed groups in WV

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) said it has not monitored private armed groups (PAGs) in Western Visayas – at this...
“Within 48 hours, we will issue an order placing the entire province of Iloilo under Alert Level 5 kontra dengue,” says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. The provincial government wants to start preparing early for a possible dengue outbreak which could further strain hospitals already teeming with coronavirus disease patients.

Iloilo province not scrapping swabs for inbound travelers

ILOILO – The provincial government is not scrapping the negative swab test result required of inbound travelers from outside Western Visayas. The swabbing must also...
From left: Public Works and Highways regional director Tiburcio Canlas; Mayor Serafin Villa of Badiangan, Iloilo; Cong. Lorenz Defensor of Iloilo’s 3rd District; and Mayor Rey Grabato of Mina, Iloilo lead the groundbreaking for a P341-million Mina-Badiangan Diversion Road project in Badiangan town/PN PHOTO

Diversion road to hasten travel between Mina and Badiangan

ILOILO – A diversion road connecting the municipalities of Mina and Badiangan will be constructed to shorten the travel time between the two. This concrete...
DISCIPLINE ZONE. The 14-kilometer Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (Diversion Road) in Mandurriao district is the pilot area for the Iloilo City government’s Traffic Discipline Zone, a scheme that aims to restore order on the city’s streets by enforcing national and local traffic rules and regulations without fear or favor. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

FOR FULLY VAXXED TRAVELERS; ILOILO CITY SCRAPS SWAB, QUARANTINE

ILOILO City – Inbound travelers fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are no longer required to undergo and submit negative RT-PCR (reverse transcription...
Flower vendors pray for brisk sales this Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, even if prices are quite stiff. Heart’s Day comes only once in a year and they believe people are willing to spend quite handsomely to make their loved ones feel special on that day.

Flower prices rising ahead of Valentine’s Day

ILOILO City – The rush is on to get that special someone something special, with Valentine’s Day just days away. But prepare yourself to...
Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City signs a manifesto for clean and honest 2022 elections during an interfaith prayer for peace and unity, and caravan. ILOILO CITY GOV’T PHOTO

Iloilo City bets commit to peaceful, clean polls

ILOILO City – Candidates for the May 9, 2022 elections here signed a covenant for peaceful, fair and honest elections. According to City Election Assistant...