MABILOG

‘NO FACTUAL BASIS’ CA clears Mabilog in unexplained wealth rap

ILOILO City – The Court of Appeals (CA) overturned the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision that found then mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog guilty of...
Arrival of 25 boxes of Johnson and Johnson’s Jassen Vaccine and 2 boxes of Astrazeneca vaccines at the Iloilo International Aiport, July 19,2021. Photo credits: CAAP Iloilo International Airport

Priority groups getting Janssen jabs

ILOILO – With this province receiving the biggest chunk of the Janssen vaccines allocated to Western Visayas, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said the anti-coronavirus...

City to require APORs, ROFs, LSIs negative RT-PCR test result

ILOILO City – Starting July 24, authorized persons outside residence (APORs), returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from the National Capital...
Concepcion, Iloilo’s Mayor Raul Banias (rightmost) receives a Safety Seal Award from local government operations officer Janwen Gaspar (second from right) on Monday. Joining them were Concepcion police station chief, Police Major Ronnie Brillo (second from left) and acting Fire Marshall Senior Fire Officer 4 Eulogio Poral Jr. MAYOR RAUL BANIAS/FB

Concepcion first town in Iloilo to earn ‘Safety Seal’

ILOILO – The municipality of Concepcion became the first town in this province to get a Safety Seal Award from the Department of Interior...
Border checkpoin at Ungka, Jaro. Japhet Fajardo/PN

Iloilo restricts travel of non-residents

ILOILO – This province has restricted the inbound travel of non-residents. Yesterday, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. issued Executive Order No. 263, Series of 2021...

San Joaquin cop’s death baffles colleagues

ILOILO – At a forested area in Barangay Damilisan, Miag-ao town, a 27-year-old police officer was found dead yesterday. The body of Patrolman Marvin Del...
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3 WV guvs back DU30 bid for VP

ILOILO City – Three governors in Western Visayas expressed support to the resolution of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) urging President Rodrigo...
Photo courtesy of Japhet Fajardo/PN

Iloilo, Bacolod seal borders

ILOILO City – Non-essential travelers are off-limits to this southern city, province of Iloilo and Bacolod City. Border restrictions are up to limit public...
The first tranche of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 arrives at the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Negros Occidental. According to the Department of Health, 289,900 doses were allocated to Western Visayas. CAAP-BACOLOD PHOTOS

WV gets one-shot anti-COVID vaccine

ILOILO City – Some 289,900 doses of the Janssen vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were allocated to Western Visayas, according to Dr. Jocelyn...
Photo courtesy of Manish Swarup/AP Photo

Muslim community marks Eid’l Adha

ILOILO City – The Muslim community marks the Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) today, albeit without any activities. Today is also a regular holiday...