Pumping stations are a big help to reduce flooding in the metro. The Department of Public Works and Highways proposes putting up four more of such stations. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

More pump stations up for Iloilo City to ease flooding

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has proposed putting up four more pumping stations here to mitigate flooding. “Gahulat lang...
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Iloilo guv bares P23-B 2022 investment plan

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ILOILO – An estimated P23 billion is needed to fund the programs, projects and activities of the provincial government for 2022. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr....
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COVID hits La Paz monastery: 25 nuns, 9 staff infected

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A total of 34 residents at the Carmelite Monastery and Convent on Jereos Street, Barangay Lopez Jaena Norte, La Paz district...
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New police chief wants Pavia’s ‘drug-free’ status maintained

Iloilo
ILOILO – Police Major Rolando Araño, new police chief of Pavia town, has three main thrusts: keep illegal drugs at bay, maintain peace and...
Volunteer groups and personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection help residents trapped in their homes in Zone 3, Barangay Boulevard, Molo, Iloilo City on July 23, 2021. Torrential rains and a storm surge inundated houses. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

‘BE ON THE LOOKOUT’ MGB-6 alerts flood, landslide-prone areas

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ILOILO City – With heavy monsoon rains made worse by Typhoon “Fabian” pounding several areas of Western Visayas, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)...
This house in Oton, Iloilo was damaged by strong winds and heavy rains yesterday. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office advised residents especially those residing in coastal areas to be alert as the southwest monsoon (habagat) may last until September. MDRRMO OTON

Storm surge ravages over 100 Iloilo houses

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Several areas in this southern city and the province of Iloilo were confronted by flooding due to intense southwest monsoon (habagat)...
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WV records more local cases of COVID variants

Iloilo
ILOILO City – There are now four variants of the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas – the Alpha, Beta, Delta,...
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San Joaquin cop’s death: Probers focus on murder, suicide, accidental firing

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Police investigators are exploring three possible angles in the death of a police officer whose body was found on July 20 in...
In a recent hearing by the House Committee on Transportation, it was decided that two House Bills (HBs) that seek to protect law-abiding drivers from unfair rulings during road incidents will be consolidated. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo logs 1,030 traffic accidents in 6 months

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ILOILO – Between Jan. 15 and July 15, this province recorded 1,030 vehicular accidents, data from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) showed.   The...
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3ID backs ATC classification of NDF as terror org

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) based in Jamindan, Capiz expressed support to the Anti-Terrorism Council’s (ATC) classification of the...
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