SAFE DISTANCE. Passengers inside a public utility jeepey keep a seat apart from each other to avert the spread of coronavirus. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Oops… don’t get rid of plastic dividers yet – Iloilo guv

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ILOILO – Several public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying active routes in Iloilo City were spotted free of plastic dividers separating passengers. But Gov. Arthur...
‘HALA BIRA’ Wearing facemasks, Tribu Bariohanon “warriors” hit Iloilo City’s Mapa and Rizal streets during the shooting of their “pre-filmed” performance for Digital Dinagyang Festival 2021. This year’s virtual staging of Dinagyang kicks off today at 5 p.m. Much of the activities will be transformed to a virtual spectacle due to the threat of coronavirus.

‘Face-to-face’ Dinagyang 2022?

Iloilo
ILOILO City – With cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this city declining, the prospect of holding the famed Dinagyang Festival “face-to-face” once...

Beware of fake money

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is monitoring the possible circulation of counterfeit money in Western Visayas. Personnel of CIDG Region...
Passengers wearing face shields and masks for protection against coronavirus ride a jeepney with plastic barriers inside to maintain social distancing. Starting Aug. 15, passengers using any mode of public transportation are required to wear face shields. With this new policy, residents as early as Wednesday rushed to buy face shields. It could block potential transmission of by up to 98 percent, according to health authorities. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN FACE SHIELD VS COVID

Iloilo City drops face shield requirement

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Effective today, people in this southern city can ditch face shields, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas. Treñas said he would send a...

Iloilo kicks off kids’ vaxx today

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ILOILO – The provincial government would be inoculating minors against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) beginning today at the Aleosan District Hospital in Alimodian town. Target...

Motorist crashes vehicle

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A vehicular accident in Barangay Libot, Calinog, Iloilo claimed the life of a homebound motorist on Wednesday night. Policemen identified the fatality...
People are coming out and volunteering information, says Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero, Iloilo police director. “Bisan wala pa prime suspects, we are optimistic na ma-identify gid sila,” he says, referring to the killing of businesswoman Claire Diergos. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

NO PRIME SUSPECTS YET | 3 persons volunteer info on Diergos slay case

Iloilo
ILOILO – Nine days since 36-year-old businesswoman Claire Diergos was found dead in Santa Barbara town on Oct. 26, “Wala pa prime suspects,” admitted Police Colonel...

Show cause order issued vs PhilHealth-6; execs told to explain unpaid hospital claims

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Region 6 executives were ordered to explain why they should not be charged administratively for the...
NO PAIN, NO GAIN A teenager gets his first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease at the University of San Agustin gymnasium in Iloilo City. Over 3,000 minors aged 12 to 17 years old in the metro have so far been vaccinated against the viral disease. The city government’s pediatric vaccination roll-out started on Nov. 2, 2021. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Over 3T minors vaxxed vs COVID-19 in Iloilo City

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ILOILO City – A total of 3,538 youngsters from 12 to 17 years old here received their first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus...

LTO may need to ‘sell hard’ exam for driver’s license

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ILOILO City – An added burden. Unnecessary. A waste of time. This was how drivers described the new mandatory examination for driver’s license renewal even...
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