A total of 300 residents of Leon, Iloilo avail themselves of anti-coronavirus disease 2019 jabs through the “Bulig Bakuna” of the provincial government. PHO

Brgy-based vaxx: 26,500 Ilonggos get jabs

ILOILO – This province administered anti-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shots to 26,500 residents in its “Bulig Bakuna,” a village-based vaccination campaign.     Between Sept. 7...

MAY 2022 POLLS; Comelec-6 receives 647,586 applications

ILOILO – Between Sept. 1, 2020 and Oct. 30, 2021, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 6 processed 647,586 applications for voters’ registration,...

Iloilo’s hospital occupancy down to 36%

ILOILO – This province’s health care utilization rate (HCUR) has been classified as “low risk”. Only 36 percent of the 667 beds dedicated to...
Mayor Jerry Treñas, Labor secretary Silvestre “Bebot” Bello II and Cong. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda share a light moment during the turnover of Negokarts and other livelihood projects to Ilonggo beneficiaries earlier this year.

‘SHOWERS OF BLESSING’ Bello, Tugade to roll out more help for Ilonggos

ILOILO City – Labor secretary Silvestre “Bebot” Bello III and Transportation secretary Arthur Tugade are coming over today to roll out another batch of...
With Iloilo City’s being under Alert Level 4, the Department of Health advised the local government unit to impose granular lockdowns and expand hospital bed capacity, among other action points. Photo shows people in the city’s downtown area. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Pandemic improves Iloilo City’s air quality

ILOILO City – Lockdowns due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have one unexpected but welcome effect here – an improved air quality. With...
Guided by her grandfather, Claire Diergos’ three-year-old daughter offers a flower to her dear mother during the latter’s interment on Sunday. Friends and family cry justice on her death. DYRI 774

Slain bizwoman laid to rest; Family, friends cry for justice

ILOILO City – “Justice for Claire.” So blared the words on the white shirts worn by the family, relatives and friends of slain businesswoman...
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UP Law Alumni Association, Panay News partner for election debate

ILOILO City – The University of the Philippines (UP) Law Alumni Association-Negros Occidental Chapter is partnering with Panay News for the May 2022 election debates in Bacolod City and...

Iloilo City has new police director

ILOILO City – Beginning today, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has a new director: Police Colonel Leo Batiles, then chief of the Regional Headquarters Support...

PSA ‘hopeful’ to reach national ID target registrants

ILOILO City – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is optimistic of reaching its target registrants for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) before the year...
There is progress in the gathering, vetting and piecing together of the evidences in the murder of businesswoman Claire Diergos, says Police Staff Master Sergeant Francis Lindero, spokesperson of the Special Investigation Team formed to get to the bottom of this slay case.

CLOSER TO JUSTICE; Diergos slay probers look forward to filing charges soon

ILOILO – The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is confident of soon filing charges against certain personalities for...