PRE-REGISTRATION A respondent speaks to an enumerator during the Philippine Identification System pre-registration. Over two million of the target respondents in four priority provinces in Western Visayas have been pre-registered. PTV

PhilSys pre-registration in WV exceeds target

ILOILO City – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Western Visayas registered a 103.24 percent accomplishment of its pre-registration target for the Philippine Identification System...
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Sept. 9, 2020. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

LIMITED SUPPLY: Iloilo City can only get 50K AstraZeneca vaccine doses

ILOILO City – This southern city will only be getting 50,000 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines developed by British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Due...
“Indi gid ako ya magtigbaliw,” says Mayor Geefre “Calay” Alonsabe, the openly gay chief executive of Alimodian, Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Mayor Calay hits ‘drunken gay’ remark

ILOILO – Gays are gays whether sober or drunk. This was what Mayor Geefre “Calay” Alonsabe of Alimodian had to say against a statement...

Did holidays spread COVID? PHO thinks so

ILOILO – The feared post-holiday spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases appears to be materializing in the province, according to the Provincial Health...

City dad calls out establishments with unavailable CR

ILOILO City – Councilor Alan Zaldivar called out establishments with unavailable comfort rooms. In a privilege speech during a recent city council regular session, Zaldivar...
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IPPO: Shabu users shifting to marijuana

ILOILO City – Drug users nowadays are shifting to marijuana as the methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu, is getting more expensive. This was the...
Over 200 former rebels and supporters from Tapaz, Capiz and Calinog, Iloilo take their oath of allegiance to the government during the “VOLTing in for Peace” facilitated by the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict on Jan. 8. IPPO

276 ex-rebels, supporters pledge loyalty to gov’t

ILOILO City – A total of 276 former communist rebels and supporters in Panay Island joined yesterday’s “VOLTing in for Peace” to signify their official...

Pavia marks 100th founding anniversary

ILOILO – Today marks the municipality of Pavia’s centennial founding anniversary. There are no grandiose celebrations, however, due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The...

P20 million worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Iloilo

ILOILO – In a year of antidrug operations across the province, various units of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) were able to confiscate...

Iloilo City makes ‘RT-PCR undertaking’ mandatory

ILOILO City – This southern city is requiring all inbound passengers to accomplish an “undertaking form” indicating their commitment to undergo the mandatory reverse...