A biologist works on samples from test tubes to check if any of them tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the laboratory of Medicana International Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, Apr. 14, 2020. REUTERS

20 Alimodian cops test positive for COVID

ILOILO – The police station in Alimodian town was temporarily closed. Twenty police officers tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Twenty-two cops were initially...

DSWD ‘fully downloads’ P2.6-B cash aid to LGUs

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas has downloaded P2,662,244,000 cash aid to local government units (LGUs)...

Cop in rape case faces dismissal from service

ILOILO City – Aside from a criminal complaint for rape, the head of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental may be...
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COVID hits DENR: 2 dead; 8 infected

ILOILO City – Two employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 died due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
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June 21 to 27 Iloilo’s Climate Resiliency Week

ILOILO – For people to be more aware of the impacts of climate change, this province has declared June 21 to 27 of every...
Passengers arrive at the Guimaras-Iloilo Ferry Terminal in Iloilo City. Health authorities continue to remind everyone to be vigilant as the more transmissible Delta coronavirus variant has breached the metro. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

‘DELTA’ BREACHES ILOILO; City, province log 1st cases

ILOILO City – This southern city and the province of Iloilo recorded their first cases of the more transmissible Delta variant of the virus...
Donnabel Tidor cradles “Bambie Grace”, an abandoned newborn baby found near a bamboo grove in Barangay Napnapan Norte, Tigbauan, Iloilo on Thursday. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

Newborn baby abandoned at bamboo grove

ILOILO City – A crying newborn baby girl was found near a bamboo grove in Barangay Napnapan Norte, Tigbauan town early Thursday morning. According to...
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Cargo express loses P1.7M to robbers

ILOILO – Employees of a delivery company lost P1.7 million to holdup men in Barangay Rumbang, Pototan yesterday. Police identified the victims as Mila Mhar...

Ombudsman suspends Calumpang ‘kap’ for simple misconduct

ILOILO City – The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas suspended punong barangay Roberto Niño Jr. of Calumpang, Molo district for one month for simple misconduct. Niño’s suspension...
Iloilo City’s Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, also called Diversion Road, will soon be equipped with security cameras that could boost the city’s campaign against road violations and even crimes. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

Non-residents still off-limits to Iloilo until August 7

ILOILO – This province’s borders are still closed to non-residents. Its enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been extended up to Aug. 7 by the Inter-Agency...