Drivers of public utility jeepneys welcome the Department of Transportation’s suspension of the “no inspection, no registration” policy. The Land Transportation Office in Region 6 says vehicle inspection in private motor vehicle inspection centers is now optional. Photo shows jeepneys on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Fare hike unlikely – LTFRB-6

ILOILO City – Calls for a hike in public transport fare will like not gain traction, according to Director Richard Osmeña of the Land...
Christmas lanterns dazzle along the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (Diversion Road) in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. In this time of pandemic, the parols give hope to Ilonggos, according to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Iloilo. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Iloilo City gives off early Christmas glow

ILOILO City – It’s a colorful puff of Christmas in this southern city. Mayor Jerry Treñas on Friday officially switched on the Giant Christmas Tree...
A voter places her ballot in a PCOS machine after voting at precinct 169 of San Antonio High School in Makati City. According to Comelec, registered voters who are positive for COVID-19 can vote in the coming 2022 elections. INQUIRER/ARNOLD ALMACEN

‘Accept money but vote responsibly’

ILOILO City – The May 2022 elections are fast approaching. Would you accept the money being offered by candidates? For a former village councilman of...
FACE SHIELDS NO MORE. Commercial establishments in Iloilo City no longer require the wearing of face shields. However, facemasks remain mandatory, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas. The city dropped its face shield rule citing the continued decline in coronavirus disease 2019 cases. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

What do Ilonggos say about COVID vaccine booster shots?

BY GLENDA TAYONA, IME SORNITO AND RUBY SILUBRICO ILOILO City – Are Ilonggos willing to get coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots? Aware that the vaccine...
Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Government

Low-rise housing for city hall employees

ILOILO City – A P217-million low-rise housing project for city hall employees will soon rise on a city government-owned 16.2-hectare Uswag Subdivision in Barangay San...

WV crime rate down on ‘Undas’

ILOILO City – Crime volume in Western Visayas dropped by 43.32 percent during the five-day closure of cemeteries from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2...
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WV logs 630 cases of COVID variants

ILOILO City – Cases of various variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in Western Visayas reached 630. Data (as of...
A youngster receives his first dose of Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 at the Aleosan District Hospital in Alimodian, Iloilo. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOL

60 Ilonggo kids get anti-COVID jabs

ILOILO – A total of 60 minors received their first dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine yesterday (Nov. 5) during the provincial...
Mayor Jerry Treñas expresses full support to senatorial candidate JV Ejercito, the “father of the Universal Healthcare Law”, for the latter’s health and housing advocacies. Rep. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda joins them in a meeting regarding the Uswag Iloilo City Hospital, pandemic recovery plans and other programs for the Ilonggos.

COMPLETE, GENUINE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL | ‘Mr. Healthcare’ visits WVMC specialty center construction

ILOILO City – Former senator JV “Mr. Healthcare” Ejercito checked on Thursday, along with Iloilo City’s Rep. Julienne “Jam-jam” Baronda, the ongoing construction of...

COVID-19 more fatal for Iloilo’s elderly

ILOILO – The elderly made up 66 percent of this province’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) casualties, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). Of the...