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104K WV OFWs repatriated

ILOILO City – A total of 104,100 Western Visayan overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) – land- and sea-based – have returned home since the onset...
Residents of Barangay Malipayon, Iloilo City wait their turn to avail themselves of the cash aid under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Individuals in Crisis Situation program. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Over 1.9M Ilonggos get AICS aid

ILOILO City – As of yesterday, 71.52 percent of the target beneficiaries in this city and province of Iloilo already received cash aid under...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province says keeping the accord between the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense would ensure academic freedom in the university. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo guv ‘confident’ no mass resignation of health workers

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. expressed confidence that healthcare workers in capitol-run hospitals were not considering a “medical lockdown” or mass resignation.    He...
Janiuay, Iloilo’s Irish Magno, the first Filipina boxer to qualify for the Olympics, is the newest addition to the Philippine Navy. She took her oath on Aug. 19. IRISH MAGNO

Olympian Irish Magno excited to return to Iloilo

ILOILO – Boxer Irish Magno said she’s excited to go back home in Janiuay town after competing in the women’s flyweight category at the...
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Pandemic delays Defensor SOPA

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. will deliver a State of the Province Address (SOPA) this year. However, he has yet to set a...
The city government of Iloilo has opened its coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination program to all its residents and those from the province of Iloilo. The “walk-ins” are required a valid proof of identification only. Photo shows people in the city’s downtown area. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

‘DON’T BE PICKY’ Iloilo City gov’t allows vaccination ‘walk-ins’

ILOILO City – The city government has dedicated every Thursday of the week to people – pre-registered or not – intending to get vaccinated...
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Pandemic slows down Iloilo City voters’ registration

ILOILO City – The community quarantine meant to curb coronavirus disease is keeping people from registering for the May 2022 elections. According to Jonathan Sayno,...
Residents secure quarantine passes at the barangay hall of Poblacion West, Oton, Iloilo. Travel is restricted to essentials amid surging coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the town. Oton had 300 active COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 17. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Barangay quarantine passes now a must

ILOILO – In all 1,721 barangays here, quarantine passes are now required when going out of the house. These will be checked at barangay...

7,604 WV frontliners contract COVID

ILOILO City – A total of 7,604 Western Visayan medical and non-medical frontliners were infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data (as of Aug....

At knifepoint, laborer ‘rapes’ lad

ILOILO – A 33-year-old construction worker was arrested yesterday in Barangay Bagacay, San Rafael town. Rey Lagura, a resident of Barotac Viejo town, was accused...