“Indi gid ako ya magtigbaliw,” says Mayor Geefre “Calay” Alonsabe, the openly gay chief executive of Alimodian, Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Alimodian’s plan to buy heavy equipment questioned

ILOILO – A former municipal councilor and administrator of Alimodian is questioning the town’s multi-million loan to procure heavy equipment in this time of...
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Dumangas mayor vs political ally in 2022?

ILOILO – Will 4th District’s Cong. Braeden John Biron challenge his ally Mayor Ronaldo Golez in the 2022 election? Is their political partnership over? Some residents...

House panels approve Iloilo ‘ecozone’

ILOILO City — The bill to create Iloilo’s special economic and free port was approved by the House Committee on Economic Affairs and the...

45 households in Concepcion, Iloilo quarantined

ILOILO – Forty-five household Sitio 2, Barangay Agnaga, Concepcion, in Iloilo were put on lockdown on Saturday, April 1. A 72-year-old male resident was found...
“Protektahan mo ang nagaguwa kay sila man ang nagalaton sang senior citizens and persons with comorbidities kon magpauli sa balay,”says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.

‘PROTECT ONE TO PROTECT ALL;’ Iloilo guv to prioritize vaccination of ‘working’ age group

ILOILO – To curb coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission, this province must prioritize the vaccination of people aged 20 to 35 years old, according...
A traffic enforcer directs the flow of vehicles and pedestrians in Molo, Iloilo City. The city will now fully compensate traffic auxiliaries for their 26 days of duty every month. However, some of them will be retrenched. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

Treñas to ICPO: Do your job

ILOILO City – With all the support the city police is getting from the city government, they must do their job well. This was stressed...
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Coronavirus infects 16 PRO-6 cops

ILOILO City – Sixteen personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) in Camp Delgado here tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to...

City gov’t to pay traffic aides full 26-day compensation but…

ILOILO City – Job hire traffic auxiliaries here will be fully compensated for their 26 days of duty, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas. However, the...

CHR-6 ‘won’t tolerate’ red-tagging; launches probe

ILOILO City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) slammed anew the red-tagging of members of progressive groups here. Last week, posters accusing activists of...
Deputy Administrator Esther Margaux “Mocha” Uson (third from left) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration leads the distribution of “reintegration assistance” to Iloilo’s overseas Filipino workers. JAP FAJARDO/PN

Mocha Uson leads distribution of assistance to Ilonggo OFWs

ILOILO City – Eighty-four Ilonggo beneficiaries received assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) yesterday. OWWA Regional Welfare Office 6, in partnership with the...