Where could Ilonggos buy, sell fireworks?

ILOILO City – This southern city has identified areas where the selling and buying of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices are allowed. Mayor Jerry Treñas on...
The Department of Trade and Industry warns that retailers caught selling Christmas lights without the PS mark or ICC stickers will face violations of the Product Standard Law and the Deceptive Sales Act.

DTI reminds consumers: Buy safe Christmas lights

ILOILO City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is reminding Ilonggo consumers to mark the holidays safely by buying only certified Christmas...
A jeepney driver collects fare from passengers at the transport terminal in Barangay Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City. PANAY NEWS

‘Fuel subsidy for jeepney drivers, not for operators’

ILOILO City – Jeepney transport groups are urging operators to release to their drivers the fuel subsidy extended by the national government through the...

Guimaras teen’s death a case of suicide – police

ILOILO City – Investigators of the Jordan police station in Guimaras Island concluded: The 13-year-old boy found hanging in Barangay San Miguel last month committed...
People transact at a bank’s automated teller machine terminal on Solis Street, Iloilo City. Beginning April 7, inter-bank ATM fees could go as high as P18. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Be cautious in ATM transactions – BSP

ILOILO – As Ilonggos usher in the Christmas season, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is reminding the public to be cautious when transacting...

55% of Iloilo’s target kids vaxxed

ILOILO – About 55 percent of this province’s target pediatric population were vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Data (as of Dec. 3) from the...
Soldiers line up during their send-off ceremony in front of the Iloilo City Hall yesterday. They will be deployed to seven barangays. JERRY TREÑAS/FB

REDS DECRY MILITARY ‘EXCESSIVE’ FORCE; But Army insists no collateral damage

BY GLENDA TAYONA AND RUBY SILUBRICO ILOILO – Excessive, unnecessary and disproportionate. This was how the Regional Operational Command of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Panay...

Families blame NPA for kin’s tragic fate

ILOILO – The families of two suspected rebel leaders killed in a military operation on Dec. 1 in Barangay Alimodias, Miag-ao town held the...

Comelec warns campaigns possible ‘super spreaders’

By GLENDA TAYONA AND RUBY SILUBRICO ILOILO – From handshakes to fist bumps. From traditional debates or face-to-face meetings to virtual conferences. From overcrowding to...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. and department heads of the Iloilo provincial government hold plaques recognizing Iloilo’s outstanding performance in various categories of the annual Search for Excellence in Local Governance Awards: Rising Above the Challenge. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo best performing province in Region 6

ILOILO – This province was adjudged the best performing in Western Visayas in this year’s Search for Excellence in Local Governance (Excell) Awards: Rising...