The remains of several homes gutted by fire in Zone 6, Barangay Santo NiƱo Norte, Arevalo, Iloilo City on Saturday. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

Blaze hits 14 Arevalo houses

ILOILO City – Seven houses were totally gutted and eight others were damaged by fire in Zone 6, Barangay Santo NiƱo Norte, Arevalo district...

65 drug suspects, 229 fugitives nabbed

ILOILO City – Policemen across Western Visayas arrested 65 suspected drug personalities and 229 wanted persons from May 24 to May 30. Also within that...
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RUNNING HOSPITALS NOT EASY – DEFENSOR; But guv says renationalization of health facilities not...

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has no plan of giving up the management of 12 district hospitals here, including the Iloilo Provincial Hospital. The...
An authorized person outside residence (APOR) presents her travel pass to a police officer at a checkpoint in Barangay Mohon, Arevalo, Iloilo City.

Day 1 of travel pass implementation ā€˜peaceful’

ILOILO – The first day of implementation of the travel pass for authorized persons outside residence (APORs) was generally peaceful, according to Gov. Arthur...
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3 million trees planted in Iloilo since 2019

ILOILO – About three million trees have so far been planted in this province’s 42 towns and one component city since July 2019 under...

STL back in Iloilo soon with 2 draws daily

ILOILO – Small Town Lottery (STL) will return to this province beginning July 1. It will have two draws daily but the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes...

WVMC to increase COVID bed capacity to 50%

ILOILO City – From 30 percent, Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Mandurriao district plans to increase its bed capacity for coronavirus disease 2019...

ā€˜NOT BEST TIME TO BE SELFISH’; Iloilo City’s 1,781 active cases highest in WV

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry TreƱas appealed for public understanding and cooperation amid the metro’s modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status. The city mayor ordered close...
A city hall casual employee was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Desamparados, Jaro, Iloilo City on June 3. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

City hall casual employee arrested in drug buy-bust

ILOILO City – A casual employee of the city government was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Desamparados, Jaro district yesterday morning. But...
This placard is strategically displayed at the entrance of Barangay Rizal Pala-Pala 2, Iloilo City. Barangay officials have started issuing quarantine passes to residents. Only one quarantine pass is given to each household. The city government has revived the household quarantine passes to regulate the movement of people. The ultimate goal is to curb coronavirus transmission. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

BORDER CURBS; Police, brgy officials ready at border control points

ILOILO – Checkpoints in strategic locations across this province are greeting travelers today, all set to scrutinize passes before letting them cross boundaries. Except for...