Assistant Prosecutor Flosemer Chris Gonzales to Vice President Leni Robredo: “Anytime po Madam presidential candidate, magdialogue po tayo anywhere sa Region 6. We will present to you the accomplishments of RTF6-ELCAC.”

WV taskforce: No dev’t fund for CTG-cleared brgys if NTF-ELCAC junked

ILOILO City – The abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will deprive barangays cleared of communist terrorist groups...
It is important to continue observing the minimum public health standards after vaccination against coronavirus, according to the Department of Health, referring to the wearing of facemask and face shield, observing physical distancing, and proper hand washing / disinfection. Photo shows masked people in downtown Iloilo City. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

DON’T GET LAX – DOH; Looser curbs draw crowds in malls, plazas

ILOILO City – Despite the gradual easing of pandemic restrictions, the Department of Health (DOH) reminds Western Visayans not to deviate from the minimum...
Arson investigators cordon the fire-hit house of the Padios family in Dumangas, Iloilo. A mother and her three kids died. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Teacher, 3 kids die in Dumangas house fire

ILOILO – A house fire early Wednesday morning killed a 38-year-old teacher and her three children in Barangay Pagdugue, Dumangas town. Rhea Padios and her...

DSWD-6: Low vaxx turnout among 4Ps

ILOILO City – A total 62,252 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Western Visayas have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019...
“Uunahin natin muna ang kasong ito (Claire Diergos case) at gagawin natin lahat para mahuli ang gumawa nito,” says Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo.

Top cop’s first task: Solve Diergos slay, other cases

ILOILO City – Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, the new regional police director, revealed his first seatwork: solving pending criminal cases in Region 6,...

11 die of ‘leptos’ in Iloilo

ILOILO – Eleven people died of leptospirosis in this province between Jan. 1 and Oct. 30 this year. They were from the towns of Janiuay,...
A tricycle passes by a barricaded headquarters of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Oton, Iloilo. Six of the agency’s personnel contracted coronavirus. PANAY NEWS

SP eyes amendment to ‘trike’ fare ordinance

ILOILO City – The city council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance seeking to amend the 21-year-old fare rate ordinance of this city. Councilor...
Motorists traverse the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue, or the Diversion Road, in Iloilo City. Soon, drivers will have to pass a medical exam should they be granted a five- or 10-year license validity, according to the Land and Transportation Office. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

DRIVE ‘HEALTHY’ Medical exams a must for 5, 10-year license holders – LTO

ILOILO – The “no exam, no license renewal” policy has not yet begun, but there is another exam that motorists must comply with: they...
People wear face shields and facemasks inside a mall in Iloilo City on Friday. The national government yesterday made the wearing of these protective gears mandatory for those entering enclosed places like shopping malls to curtail the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19. IAN PAUL CORDERO / PN

On or off? Treñas firm on noncompulsory face shields rule

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has yet to amend this city’s ordinance on the optional use of face shields. The national government...
Police Brigadier General Rolando Miranda (left) is confident Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo would perform well. The latter replaces him as regional police director beginning today.

Dongbo is new Region 6 top cop

ILOILO City – Western Visayas is welcoming a new regional police director today. Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo replaces Police Brigadier General Rolando Miranda, who...