The Iloilo City government’s molecular laboratory in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district can perform up to 800 coronavirus tests a day with a 24-hour turnaround time. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF ARNOLD ALMACEN/CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE

City eyes molecular lab upgrade for genome sequencing

ILOILO City – The city government is eyeing to expand the services of its molecular laboratory to already include the conduct of genome sequencing. Chiqui...
Policemen in Camp Delgado, Iloilo City stand at attention during a testimonial parade and review, in this undated photo. The Police Regional Office 6 is recruiting 200 new police officers for 2022. PN PHOTO

In recruiting new cops PRO-6 shuns padrino’ system

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is recruiting 200 new police officers this year. “No endorsement from government agencies. No padrino system. We...
“We should educate our people na there is no such policy na ‘no vaccine, no vote,’” says Atty. Wilfred Jay Balisado, director of the Commission on Elections in Western Visayas. Still, Comelec actually encourages registered voters to take the jab, he says. “We have to believe in science.”

‘VAXXED OR NOT, YOU CAN VOTE;’ Comelec: COVID jab not a requisite to cast...

ILOILO City – Vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not a prerequisite to vote in the May 9, 2022 synchronized national and local...
People are back in their usual beat and bustle in Iloilo City as more economic activities have been allowed under Alert Level 2. The city government hopes to jumpstart the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

City ordinance restricting the unvaxxed approved

ILOILO City – After just one public hearing last week, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved yesterday an ordinance imposing enhanced restrictions to regulate the...

136 cops relieved over partisan concerns

ILOILO City – In Western Visayas, 136 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have relatives in their areas of assignment running for local...

Cops seek valuable info from street-level pushers

ILOILO City – Street-level drug pushers could give valuable information to the police, according to the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU) of the Police...
Bacolod City and Negros Occidental are the sources of illegal drugs being peddled in Iloilo city and province and other areas of Panay Island, says Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 director Alex Tablate.

PDEA to seal seaports from smuggled narcotics

ILOILO City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 (PDEA-6) is inspecting seaports using dogs trained to detect illegal drugs. “What we are doing right...
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15 minors ‘rescued’ from computer shops

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and the Task Force on Morals and Values Formation of the city government prefer to...

Barangay fire razes 6 houses

ILOILO – Six houses were razed by fire on Sunday in Barangay Tolarucan, Mina town. The totally burned were owned by Rocel Ordoyo, Rose Acana,...

‘NO VAX, NO FLY;’ CAAP shuns unvaxxed from Iloilo Airport

ILOILO – A “no vaccination, no fly” policy is now being imposed on airline passengers at the Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan town. The Civil Aviation...