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No handshakes, ‘beso beso’ during in-person campaign

ILOILO City – “It’s better to be cautious than sorry.” This was emphasized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) following the issuance of campaign guidelines...
Beginning tomorrow, the Land Transportation Office in Region 6 will start issuing drivers’ licenses with five- and 10-year validity, provided that the applicants pass the comprehensive driver’s education exam. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

LTO-6 to start issuing drivers’ licenses valid for 5, 10 years

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Western Visayas will start issuing drivers’ licenses valid for five to 10 years beginning tomorrow,...
Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur  Defensor Jr. gets his blood pressure checked prior to receiving a Sinovac booster jab at the West Visayas State University Cultural Center. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Iloilo guv ‘content’ with Day 1 of mass vaccination

ILOILO - Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. expressed contentment on the first day of the national vaccination drive or “Bayanihan Bakunahan” against coronavirus disease 2019...
Policemen secure the house of slain businesswoman Claire Diergos at Deca Homes Subdivision in Pavia, Iloilo. They are combing it for clues which they hope could help solve her killing. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

SIT to meet prosecutor on Diergos case

ILOILO – Members and lawyers of the special investigation team (SIT) will meet on Wednesday with the provincial prosecutor's office to present the case...
A healthcare worker receives the Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a booster jab at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City. Today marks the start of the nationwide inoculation drive. Western Visayas targets to vaccinate 1.2 million people in three days. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

‘BAYANIHAN BAKUNAHAN’ DOH, church campaign for mass vaccination

ILOILO City - Vaccination is an act of love, according to Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo of the Archdiocese of Jaro. He is appealing to the...

For ‘protocol breach,’ Smallville resto may face closure

ILOILO City - For allegedly breaching coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health protocols, a popular restobar at Smallville Complex in Mandurriao district could be closing...
The Online Trade Protection Ordinance of Iloilo province aims to protect consumers and merchants engaged in internet transactions. It penalizes scammers lurking in social media sites and online shopping platforms. IAMEXPAT

Post the price, online sellers told

ILOILO City - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is enjoining online sellers to include the price of their products being posted on various digital...
Officials visit Iloilo’s first animal shelter located in Barangay Pandan, Lambunao. JINGLE CANTERO/PROVINCIAL VETERINARY OFFICE

Iloilo gets first animal shelter

ILOILO - To protect stray dogs, the local government unit (LGU) of Lambunao has set up an animal shelter in Barangay Pandan, a first...

Iloilo cops net 1,036 fugitives

ILOILO - In about 11months of operations, 1,036 individuals with pending arrest warrants across this province were sent to jail . Data (between January and...
PEDAL ON! Ilonggos enjoy the night on Diversion Road in the country’s bike capital. Iloilo City just clinched two awards – gold for the Most Bike-Friendly City and another in this year’s Bike Lane Awards. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

BACK-TO-BACK GOLD: Iloilo City gets top citation in Bike Lane Awards

ILOILO City – A day after its triumph as the most Bicycle-Friendly City in the Philippines in the National Mobility Awards 2021, this southern city...