In Iloilo City, Christmas is in the air despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Trade and Industry urges manufacturers and retailers of Christmas decors to maintain current prices. According to DTI Consumer Protection Group undersecretary Ruth Castelo, keeping the prices offers some relief to Filipinos who will be celebrating the holiday season in a pandemic for the second year in a row. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

‘CONSUMERS NOT AT FAULT’ Iloilo solons want DPWH held accountable for damaged power cable

ILOILO City – Electricity consumers are being unfairly burdened by the damage caused by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on a...

PhilHealth-6 execs face raps over hospitals’ unpaid claims

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has filed a complaint against Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) officials in Western Visayas over the unpaid claims...
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Former IPC president Rommel Ynion passes away

ILOILO City – Journalist and former Iloilo Press Club (IPC) president Rommel Ynion  died on Friday, two days after he posted on his social...
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Defensor considers incentivizing vaccines but…

ILOILO – Incentivizing residents to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could boost the public’s willingness to get the jab. Some local government...

Voters’ registration in Iloilo, Aklan resumes Sept. 6

ILOILO City – Heads up for those who have yet to register for the upcoming May 2022 elections: Voters’ registration in this city and...
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Sept. 9, 2020. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

7% of Iloilo’s AstraZeneca orders delivered

ILOILO – Only seven percent or 18,900 out of the 270,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine ordered by the provincial government have so far...
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‘EXPLAIN POWER RATE’ Defensor tells ILECO 1: Consumers need to know

ILOILO – As calls for affordable electricity grow louder, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. urged the Iloilo Electric Cooperative 1 (ILECO 1) to explain to...
An elderly receives a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 in Barangay San Isidro, Jaro, Iloilo City. A total of 424 residents availed themselves of the free anti-coronavirus jabs yesterday. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Iloilo province taking vaccines to brgys, too

ILOILO – Towns with considerably high cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) would be provided with more vaccines to be rolled out down to...

Boracay IATF not opposing casino ops

ILOILO City – With President Rodrigo Duterte giving the green light for casinos to operate in Boracay Island, the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF)...
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PGC Visayas gets ready for genome sequencing

ILOILO City – The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Visayas received P92.6 million from the Department of Budget and Management to enhance its biosurveillance through...