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WV fire incidents down but property damage in 2021 reaches P1B

ILOILO City – Fire incidents in Western Visayas reached 1,320 in 2021 – 3.79 percent down from 1,372 fire cases recorded in 2020. According to the...
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ILOILO LOGS 1ST OMICRON CASE

ILOILO City – This city recorded its first case of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) –...
Claire Diergos was a 36-year-old single mother residing in Pavia, Iloilo. Originally from Barangay Dagsaan, Buenavista, Guimaras, she held multiple jobs to support her three-year-old daughter. She was an insurance agent, a part-time medical representative and math tutor.

8 charged for Claire Diergos’ slay

ILOILO City – A criminal complaint for murder was filed late afternoon yesterday at the Iloilo Provincial Prosecutor’s Office against eight persons for the...
A security guard at the entrance of the Iloilo Fastcraft Terminal reminds a traveles about the area’s pandemic policy – no vaccine, no entry. PN PHOTO

Iloilo City revives stricter pandemic travel protocols

ILOILO City – This city is again enforcing stricter health protocols following the detection of the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019...
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Around 70K in WV get booster shots vs COVID

ILOILO City – Almost 70, 000 individuals in Western Visayas already received booster shots against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Data from the Department of Health...
Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero (center), director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), talks to lias “Banban” / “Tatang” (right), a resident of Tubungan, Iloilo who surrendered to the police on Jan. 4, 2022.

NPA leader yields due to hardships, trauma

ILOILO – A squad leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) operating in the southern part of Panay Island surrendered to the police due...

Man hangs self; theft suspect caught

ILOILO – A 55-year-old man reportedly hanged himself in Barangay San Nicolas, Oton town on Jan. 2.  He was found dangling from a Talisay tree...

Boy, 4, hurt in motorcycle crash

ILOILO – A four-year-old boy crossing the road in Barangay Mapili, San Enrique town got injured.  A motorcycle hit him. Steve Palabrica was taken to...

Fire guts house in Oton brgy

ILOILO City – Fire gutted a house in Barangay Poblacion East, Oton, Iloilo. The house was owned by Bessie Retaña. She was not around when...
Clients apply for renewal of business permits at the Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) of the Iloilo City government in Mandurriao district. Four offsite BOSS branches in malls will accept renewal applications without penalties until Jan. 20, 2022. PHOTO FROM PNA, LEDIP

12K business permits up for renewal in Iloilo

ILOILO City – The city government is expecting more than 12,000 businesses to renew their permits this year. Renewal applications can be submitted until Jan....