TICKET TO GO OUT. A councilman of Barangay San Nicolas in Iloilo City’s La Paz district is doing house visits to distribute quarantine passes (one pass for each household). Without the pass no one in the village would be allowed to leave. The city is under an enhanced community quarantine to stop the coronavirus disease 2019 from spreading. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘Where’s your quarantine pass?’

ILOILO City – Starting today, residents here can go out of their houses only for essential purposes, and to do so they must have...
These children may not have been informed that the Iloilo River is still not safe for swimming. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

Iloilo River still not ‘swimmable’

ILOILO City – Is it safe now to swim or take a bath in the Iloilo River? The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)...
Devotees attend a mass in Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo City. Churchgoers observe physical distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. In “NCR plus” churches are allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease to conduct a “once-a-day” religious gathering during Holy Week. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Church gatherings in Iloilo City suspended

ILOILO City – The Archdiocese of Jaro will temporarily suspend public liturgical celebrations in all city parishes starting June 3 until June 15. Archbishop Jose...
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At 654, WV logs highest COVID cases in a day

ILOILO City – Western Visayas recorded 654 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) yesterday, its highest number of new infections in a single...

‘Coronavirus kills; don’t take it lightly’ Iloilo logs all-time single-day high in COVID cases,...

ILOILO – On June 2, this province recorded 168 new infections and eight deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was record-breaking, said Dr....

IPPO enforces liquor ban

ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is strictly enforcing the ban on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages here. In fact, according...
Responders rescue children from rising floodwaters in President Roxas, Capiz on Wednesday morning. OPFM CAPIZ BFP

‘DANTE’ HITS WV; 4 missing; 197 families evacuate

BY IME SORNITO AND DOMINIQUE GABRIELE BAÑAGA ILOILO City – Heavy rains from Tuesday night up to yesterday morning generated by Tropical Storm “Dante” pounded parts of Western...
TICKET TO GO OUT. A councilman of Barangay San Nicolas in Iloilo City’s La Paz district is doing house visits to distribute quarantine passes (one pass for each household). Without the pass no one in the village would be allowed to leave. The city is under an enhanced community quarantine to stop the coronavirus disease 2019 from spreading. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo City revives quarantine pass

ILOILO City – The city government is reviving household quarantine passes to regulate the movement of people. Its goal is to stem the transmission...

PUVs, emergencies don’t need travel pass

ILOILO – A travel pass will not be required for emergency cases, drivers and crew of public utility vehicle (PUVs). Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. addressed...
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IPPO nets 3,593 facemask rule violators

ILOILO – Between May 8 and June 1, facemask health protocol violators in this province reached 3,593. This was a 23.37-percent increase from the 2,799...