Who will be the next Miss lloilo?

ILOILO City – Eight Ilongga beauties are vying for the Miss Iloilo 2022 crown. The Miss Iloilo organizer officially introduced the candidates through its official...
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INFECTIONS AT ‘ALL TIME HIGH’; Treñas locks down boardinghouse, 2 houses

ILOILO City – Moving fast to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-9) in three City Proper barangays, Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered a...
SHOW MUST GO ON. Dinagyang tribe dancers perform during the opening salvo of the annual festival in front of the Iloilo City Hall on Jan. 14, 2021. The pared-down opening of the world-famous festivity pushed through despite the city recording that day 183 fresh coronavirus infections. PN PHOTO

‘Ilonggos warriors with strong faith, values’

ILOILO City – Dinagyang Festival brings out the warrior in every Ilonggo, according to Dr. Ronald Sebastian, president of the Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc....
Comelec executive director Bartolome Sinocruz says contingency measures are being planned, including the possible holding of the polls for two days: “Holding of elections will be for two days para ma-regulate ‘yung boboto. Some precincts will vote on the first day, some will be on the second day.” ASSOCIATED PRESS VIA DHAKA TRIBUNE

Election officers in WV revamped

ILOILO City – To ensure fair and clean May 9, 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is reshuffling the election officers in Western...

‘No shabu lab, marijuana plantation in Region 6’

ILOILO City – There are no marijuana plantations and shabu laboratories in Western Visayas, according to the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6). “But our men...

Rebels, gov’t troops clash in Tapaz brgy

ILOILO City – Soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 82nd Infantry Battalion (82IB) encountered New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Taganghin, Tapaz, Capiz. There was...

NHA releases P20-M typhoon aid to Iloilo

ILOILO – Families whose houses were totally destroyed by super typhoon “Odette” last month would be getting P5,000 assistance each from the National Housing...
The Alliance Against Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination in Iloilo City holds a protest at Plaza Libertad. People who remain unvaccinated for whatever reason could be deprived of their sources of income and access to basic necessities because of the restrictions, according to the group. KARAPATAN PANAY PHOTO

WRONG SOLUTION? Restrictions bring more harm than good – group

ILOILO City – While the proposed city ordinance restricting the movement of people unvaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has good intentions, it may...
HALA BIRA! Today, Jan. 14, starts the pandemic-restrained celebration of the Dinagyang Festival, 2022. The opening salvo starts at 4 p.m. But there will be no tribes dancing on the streets due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Instead, a motorcade of drum-beating Dinagyang warriors on seven huge cargo trucks would be going around the city. Photo shows Dinagyang tribe rehearing. PHOTO FROM THE ILOILO DINAGYANG FACEBOOK PAGE

Subdued opening salvo for Dinagyang today

ILOILO City – Today starts the pandemic-restrained celebration of the Dinagyang Festival. The opening salvo starts at 4 p.m. But there will be no tribes dancing...

Municipality of Calinog ‘area of grave concern’

ILOILO – In this province, the municipality of Calinog is deemed an “area of grave concern” vis-à-vis the upcoming May 2022 elections. The Armed Forces...