DTI-Iloilo gives tips on buying kiddie car seats

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ILOILO – Think thrice before buying car seats. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in this province gave tips and advice for consumers rushing...
‘LADY AND THE CANDLES’ A seller throws a hopeful look at a passerby while holding candles at the entrance of the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City. According to most vendors, their candle and flower sales plummeted ahead of the feast of Our Lady of Candles. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘FEW MELTED CANDLES’: Candelaria vendors lament slow sales, pray for end of COVID

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ILOILO City – Today is the popular feast of Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles) but the once crowded perimeter of the...

Candelaria devotees told: No kissing, touching ‘miraculous’ image

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ILOILO City – Devotees seeking miracles, special favors or simply expressing gratitude are expected to gather at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral today. The center of...
BARGAIN-HUNTING On Iloilo City’s De Leon Street, ukay-ukay flourishes even in the time of pandemic. Buyers gouge on piles of rundown items. With rock-bottom prices, who’s not interested to at least check them out? IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Weeklong ban set vs mass gathering

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Gatherings and community celebrations contributed to the increase in new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city, which registered 331...
“We will implement containment measures and go back to the basics sa pag-implement sang guidelines sang National Task Force on zoning and containment strategies,” says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘TARGETED CONTAINMENT’; For virus surge, area-specific actions will do for now

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ILOILO – Stricter province-wide quarantine rules may not be necessary for now, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. even as he acknowledged that certain...
The Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (Diversion Road) in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district is a bustling 14-kilometer stretch of crisscrossing vehicles. The Land Transportation Office is pushing for a private motor vehicle inspection center system to assess motor vehicles’ roadworthiness. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEW DIS

Not enough vehicle inspection centers

Iloilo
ILOILO City – At the moment, there are only two private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVIC) operating in this southern city. “These are not enough...

Quarantine curbs tweaked

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ILOILO – Due to the sharp increase in coronavirus disease 2019 cases (COVID-19), the provincial government adjusted some community quarantine measures. The holding of fiesta...
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Passi public market reopens but…

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ILOILO – After three days of stringent lockdown, Passi City’s public market is now operational. Mayor Stephen Palmares over the weekend announced the reopening that...

Coronavirus infects 14 Iloilo cops

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Fourteen policemen in Iloilo province got infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in January, data from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office...
Devotees of Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles) light candles at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City. Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo of Jaro has permitted Candlemas celebrations in churches to reduce the number of devotees expected to gather on the actual day of Jaro fiesta, Feb. 2. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

FAITH IN COVID ERA; Parishes holding ‘Candlemas’ to avoid mammoth crowd

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ILOILO City – Churches under the Archdiocese of Jaro are encouraged to schedule Candlemas celebrations this Sunday, a day before the feast of Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria (Our...
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