Agriculture secretary William Dar graces the inauguration of new multi-species hatcheries and broodstock tanks at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center in Barangay Buyuan, Tigbauan, Iloilo. PANAY NEWS PHOTOS

New SEAFDEC facilities in Iloilo to boost aquaculture

ILOILO – The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department (AQD) in Barangay Buyuan, Tigbauan town recently inaugurated new multi-species hatcheries and broodstock tanks. These tanks are...

HOSPITALS NIX PHILHEALTH: ‘It can’t comply with obligations’

ILOILO City – Seven private hospitals in this city are not renewing their accreditation with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PHIC or PhilHealth) beginning Jan....
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Passi scholars required to join Marcos caravan?

ILOILO – Social media exploded with claims that scholars of the city government of Passi were being required to participate in today’s caravan for...

Region 6 has over 5 million voters

ILOILO City – More than five million are eligible to vote in Western Visayas in the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Based on...
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Army ‘ready’ for CHR probe on Miag-ao airstrike

ILOILO – The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippines Army is open to being investigated for the Dec. 1 airstrike in Barangay Alimodias, Miag-ao...
Sacks of rice are being repacked for distribution to identified beneficiaries – indigent families, senior citizens and persons with disabilities – of the Iloilo City government's yearly gift-giving. MAYOR JERRY TREÑAS FB PAGE

Poor, PWDs, elderly get gift packs from city gov’t

ILOILO City – A total of 40,000 residents of this southern city will receive early Christmas gifts from the city government. On Dec. 9, the...
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LGUS PIN HOPE ON COVID PILL

BY IME SORNITO AND GLENDA TAYONA ILOILO – Local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas wary of the Omicron variant of the virus causing coronavirus...

Jail visitations may resume soon

ILOILO City – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is preparing for the gradual resumption of visitations for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs)...

Traffic alert: Aganan road closed starting Dec. 15

ILOILO – To give way to the installation of girders on the flyover being constructed in Pavia town, a portion of the national highway...
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Women’s group: Will Claire Diergos ever get justice?

ILOILO City – A local women’s group decried what it called as “justice long overdue” for businesswoman Claire Diergos who was murdered and abandoned in...