Public utility jeepney operators and drivers in Panay Island are calling for a P2.50 increase in fare due to the high cost of diesel fuel. There are around 5,000 jeepneys in Panay Island.

Labor programs fuel jeepney drivers to get by

ILOILO City – More than the cash assistance, the thought that they were not left behind also mattered to the recipients of COVID-19 (coronavirus...
A health worker administers a dose of a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to this Iloilo City resident at the SM City Iloilo inoculation site. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Iloilo City’s high vaxx accomplishment lauded

ILOILO City – The inoculation of the young population is another milestone in the vaccination campaign of this southern city, according to Director Adriano...

Iloilo province to inoculate 227,000 minors

ILOILO – The provincial government would be administering coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) jabs to more than 227,000 children here.    Here’s the projected breakdown, based...

KIDS’ VAXX STARTS TODAY

BY GLENDA TAYONA AND DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA ILOILO City – The pediatric vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this southern city is finally kicking off...
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‘Claire knew her killers’ – police

ILOILO – More than one person was likely involved in the killing of 36-year-old businesswoman Claire Diergos and abandoned her in Barangay Inangayan, Santa...
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Drug peddlers bankrolling local candidates?

ILOILO City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is on the lookout for drug peddlers financing local candidates in the May 2022 elections....
These residents of Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz, Iloilo City benefitted from the Department of Labor and Employment’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers program. PHOTO FROM BRGY KGD. JOHN JESNER PERCE PUNSARAN

Pandemic-sidelined workers find hope in TUPAD

 ILOILO City – “Ang nabaton ko nga sweldo ginpakay-o namon sang amon balay. Daku gid nga bulig sa amon daily needs.” Jenniezel Gamuyao of Barangay Nabitasan, La...

‘Last chance’ to register for May 2022 polls

ILOILO City – Two days are left for Western Visayans to register for the May 9, 2022 elections. “This is your last chance,” Atty. Wilfred...

Iloilo guv supports Leni-Kiko

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. supports the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo in the May 2022 elections. He and Robredo were colleagues...

199 fugitives, 161 gamblers caught in a week

ILOILO City – In one week of operations, policemen in Western Visayas arrested 199 wanted persons and 161 illegal gamblers. Between Oct. 18 and Oct....