Iloilo capitol workers to get P25K windfall

ILOILO – Over 2,000 employees of the provincial government are set to receive P25,000 collective negotiation agreement (CNA) incentive either this week or next...
Christmas lanterns dazzle along the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (Diversion Road) in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. In this time of pandemic, the parols give hope to Ilonggos, according to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Iloilo. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Xmas in Region 6 peaceful – PRO-6

ILOILO City – Christmas celebrations across Western Visayas were generally peaceful, according to the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6). This was the result of the...

Motorcycle injures cop

ILOILO – A police officer got injured. While investigating a vehicular accident in Barangay Tiring, Cabatuan, Iloilo on Christmas Day, a motorcycle hit him. Police...

1 killed, 1 hurt in Jaro Christmas Eve rumble

ILOILO City – In Barangay Democracia, Jaro district a rumble between two groups on the eve of Christmas (Dec. 24) left a young man...

Suicide or accidental firing? Cop dies on Christmas Day

ILOILO City – Did a police officer deliberately shot himself in the head? Or did his gun accidentally go off? The police station of La...
In the municipality of Balete, Aklan residents in high-risk areas sought shelter at the town’s covered gym when super typhoon “Odette” struck. PHOTO BY PATRICK LACHICA

Duterte places WV under state of calamity

ILOILO City – President Rodrigo Duterte placed Western Visayas and five other typhoon-hit regions in the country under a state of calamity. “The declaration of...

Camp Crame reinstates Iloilo police officer sacked for ‘grave misconduct’

ILOILO – The Police Regional Office 6’s (PRO-6) multi-awarded police officer sacked from the service by the Office of the Ombudsman in 2017 for...

Iloilo province’s 2022 budget hits P4.3 billion

ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved the provincial government’s P4.3-billion budget for 2022. It was unanimous, said Vice Gov. Christine Garin, the SP presiding...
Police Colonel Leo Batiles, Iloilo City Police Office director.

ICPO targets loose guns after Mandurriao shooting

ILOILO City – Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) director Police Colonel Leo Batiles ordered all his police chiefs to run after loose guns. His order...

Army, PNP wary of attacks; Reds mark anniversary on Dec. 26

ILOILO City – The Philippine Army and the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) are on full alert status. The Communist Party of the Philippines...