Six houses were totally destroyed while 14 others were partially damaged along the coast of Barangay Baguingin in Tigbauan, Iloilo following a storm surge caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat) and made worse by Typhoon “Fabian”. Some 26 pump boats were also damaged. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

‘Habagat’ hits 436 WV houses

ILOILO City – Last week’s southwest monsoon (habagat) made worse by Typhoon “Fabian” damaged 436 houses in Western Visayas, according to the Office of...
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Experts warn vs hepatitis ‘Observe proper hygiene, healthy lifestyle’

ILOILO City – Health authorities are enjoining the public to continue observing proper hygiene and healthy lifestyle to avoid acquiring hepatitis viruses. Today is World...
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his final State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 26, 2021. Looking on are Senate President Vicente Sotto III (left) and House Spealer Lord Allan Velasco.

Groups: SONA ‘failed’ to tackle real woes of Filipinos

BY GLENDA TAYONA AND DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA ILOILO City – Just reiterations and lies. This was how a militant group described the last State of...
Pavia is a second-class municipality in the province of Iloilo.

Pavia ‘drug-free’ town

ILOILO – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 6 declared all of Pavia town’s 18 barangays as drug-free. Mali-ao and Balabag were the...

Progressive group says, Duterte’s SONA is just reiterations, lies

ILOILO City – Just reiterations and lies, these were how the militant group based here described the last State of the Nation Address (SONA)...

Pandemic keeps protesters off the streets

ILOILO City – Rallies of militant groups across Region 6 were held peacefully as President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his final State of the Nation...
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his final State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 26, 2021. Looking on are Senate President Vicente Sotto III (left) and House Spealer Lord Allan Velasco.

Panay solons, LCEs give Duterte’s final SONA a passing grade

ILOILO – Local chief executives (LCEs) and lawmakers in Panay Island gave a passing grade to President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and final State of...
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PRO-6: DU30 final SONA peaceful

ILOILO City – Rallies of militant groups across Region 6 were held peacefully as President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his final State of the Nation...
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DU30 SONA TODAY; What do Iloilo lawmakers expect to hear?

ILOILO City – Lawmakers in Iloilo will physically attend, or else monitor online, President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address...
Electric meters (Photo by Nanette Guadalquiver)

Iloilo City power rates down 36%

ILOILO City – Residential power consumers in this southern city enjoy a P3.5588 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) adjustment – a 36-percent drop in electricity rates...