Pavia is a second-class municipality in the province of Iloilo.

Contractors ask: Why is it hard to join biddings in Pavia LGU?

ILOILO City – Around 10 contractors were up in arms against the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the municipal government of Pavia, Iloilo....
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Private schools not seeking tuition fee hike yet

ILOILO City – Private schools in Western Visayas are yet to seek an increase in their respective tuition fees for school year 2021-2022, according...
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‘Developing’ robbery groups? WV cops told to tighten watch

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) directed all city and provincial police directors down to municipal police chiefs to harden their monitoring against...
If minimum health standards are not observed, nothing good will happen whatever the level of community quarantine is. There must be consistent implementation, says Dr. Jessie Glen Alonsabe, epidemiologist of the Department of Health in Region 6. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘CAN’T REST IN PEACE’: COVID-19 casualties spook authorities with burial woes

ILOILO City – The burial of persons who died of infectious diseases like coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) must be done within 24 hours in...
WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE? Shops and non-essential business establishments along Calle Real in Iloilo City are closed due to a “hard lockdown” aimed at curtailing the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. Employees of these establishments are reeling from the lockdown’s adverse effects. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Is there pandemic hazard pay for private sector workers?

ILOILO City – It’s not mandatory for employers or owners of business establishments in Western Visayas to give hazard pay to their employees during this...
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Iloilo to fete Olympian Irish Magno

ILOILO – For giving pride to this province, Ilongga boxer Irish Magno of Janiuay town is set to receive incentives. Magno competed in the women’s...
A police officer checks a motorist’s credentials along Muelle Loney Street, Iloilo City. Only essential travel is allowed at this time in the metro which is under an enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

17 vax site cops positive for COVID

ILOILO City – Seventeen police personnel assigned at the Central Philippine University (CPU) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination center of the city government tested positive for the...
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Proposed city hospital boosts hope for human milk bank

ILOILO City – Hopes are high for the establishment of a human milk bank here with the soon-to-rise Iloilo City Hospital.   “Since subong natagaan...
Observing physical distancing, residents of Molo, Iloilo City wait for their turn to receive “Special Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation” from the Department of Social Welfare and Development at the gymnasium of the district’s Barangay Katilingban. Each family is entitled to P4,000 financial aid. Iloilo City is under an enhanced community quarantine due to coronavirus disease. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

P86M cash aid released to 27,756 Iloilo families

ILOILO City – A total of 27,756 families in Iloilo province have so far received financial aid from the national government implemented by the...
A traveler presents his identification card at a checkpoint in Barangay Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City. Police are tightening their monitoring of public mobility as the metro goes into a “hard lockdown”. Only essential travelers are allowed to enter the city. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

GRAVE CONCERN; ‘COVID cadavers’ overwhelm crematory; Iloilo looking for safe burial grounds

ILOILO City – This southern city and the province of Iloilo are scouting for safe spaces to bury coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) casualties. Overwhelmed...