This former rebel avails herself of medicines during the “Akap Kapatid” program in Oton, Iloilo on Feb. 20. PIA-6 PHOTO

PRO-6 preps 82 ex-rebels for reintegration

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) held a seven-day seminar and training for 82 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. Of the...
“Manigurado gid kita. It would be useless if we do not make [COVID-19 vaccination] a requirement,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

NO JAB, NO JOB?; Treñas eyes mandatory vaccination of workers

ILOILO City – Employees of business establishments in this city may be required to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Those who wouldn’t...

Iloilo City on ‘blue alert’ due to ‘Auring’

ILOILO City – Authorities placed this southern city under “blue alert” status to heighten preparedness for Typhoon “Auring.” Over the weekend, the city government ordered...
FLOOD WATCH. As a precautionary measure, this personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection monitors the water level of this river in Balasan, Iloilo from a bridge. Typhoon “Auring” is expected to hit the northern tip of Iloilo province. BALASAN BFP

Balasan families flee homes ahead of ‘Auring’

ILOILO – Anticipating the onslaught of Typhoon “Auring” (international name: “Dujuan”), residents of flood-prone barangays in the municipality of Balasan left their homes yesterday. The...
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Drug-positive cop snubs retest; marked AWOL

ILOILO City – One of the two Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) personnel being investigated for alleged involvement in illegal drugs has been marked...

Carles, Miag-ao set 2-week ban vs LSIs

ILOILO – An uptick in the number of active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forced the towns of Carles and Miag-ao to suspend...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (left) of Iloilo province meets with the officials of the provincial engineer’s office on Feb. 18 for updates on various infrastructure projects in the province. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Iloilo eyes map overlay of all provincial roads

ILOILO – The provincial government is putting a map overlay that will make it easier to identify the status of provincial and barangays roads. Gov....

MOCK VACCINATION UNCOVERS LOOPHOLE; PHO: Inoculation process needs to speed up

ILOILO – “It was quite a little long,” said Dr. Ma. Socorro Quiñon, chief of the Provincial Health Office. She was referring to yesterday’s “time...
Wearing facemask, this barangay health worker hands a coronavirus vaccine consent form to a resident of Barangay San Nicolas, La Paz, Iloilo City on Feb. 19. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Vaccine info drive goes down to brgys

ILOILO City – Undaunted by a recent unfavorable survey result, the city government is taking the campaign on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination down...
Drug surrenderer Agustin Odicta lies dead along the road in Barangay Tabucan, Mandurriao, Iloilo City on Feb. 18. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Gunmen on wheels shot Odicta’s cousin

ILOILO City – Two motorcycle-riding assassins fatally shot a cousin of slain drug lord Melvin Odicta in Barangay Tabucan, Mandurriao district. Agustin Odicta, 52, of...