Iloilo ports now equipped with disinfection zones vs ASF

ILOILO – Two major ports in this province are now equipped with disinfection facilities to ward off the dreaded African swine fever (ASF) upon...
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BFP-6 willing to help in COVID vaccination

ILOILO City – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Western Visayas is willing to lend a helping hand in the coronavirus disease 2019...
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Cop in Britanico slay axed for misconduct in 2019 yet but…

ILOILO City – A policeman recently tagged in the killing of businessman Delfin Britanico was ordered dismissed from the service by the National Police Commission (Napolcom)...
CENTER OF DEVOTION Commonly known as the Jaro Cathedral, the National Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles) in Jaro, Iloilo City has been standing formidable since 1874. Safety health protocols are expected to be tight when devotees converge on Feb. 2, the feast of Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN CENTER OF DEVOTION

As pandemic rage; NO GRAND JARO FIESTA

ILOILO City – No festive carnival. No grand coronation for the fiesta queen. The famous patronal fiesta of Jaro district will still push through this Feb. 2 amid the raging...
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Iloilo sees COVID uptick this January

ILOILO – After keeping its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases under control for several months, the province is seeing a spike in infections once...
Clients enrolled at the Balay Silangan reformation center in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras perform group dynamic activities on Jan. 22, 2021. PDEA-6 VIA PNA GROUP DYNAMICS

WV drug reform centers ‘working well’ – PDEA

ILOILO City – Western Visayas has 26 reformation centers dubbed “Balay Silangan” that are ready to help and give illegal drug pushers and users...

CHO eyes 49,000 kids for measles, polio vaccination

ILOILO City – The City Health Office (CHO) is confident it can cover 95 percent of the metro’s children aged below five years old...
“Wala man gid sang significant nga irislan,” says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province. He is not tweaking the protocols on the return of returning overseas Filipinos. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo won’t change curbs vs repatriates

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is keeping the provincial government’s current quarantine protocols for returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) despite the threat of the...

Gov’t soldiers, Reds clash anew in Leon

ILOILO City – Philippine Army soldiers and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels clashed in Barangay Danao, Leon, Iloilo two days after an encounter...
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BRITANICO SLAY; 4 COPS SACKED

ILOILO City – Western Visayas top cop Brigadier General Miranda sacked four policemen tagged in the killing of businessman Delfin Britanico a year ago...