These are some of the machines used at Iloilo province’s first molecular laboratory at the Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan town. The facility may start processing specimens for coronavirus disease 2019 testing next week. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo province’s first molecular lab operational soon in Pototan

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ILOILO – Starting next week, the province’s first molecular laboratory at the Iloilo Provincial Hospital (IPH) in Pototan town may start processing specimens for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...

Cop faces probe for ‘illegal discharge of gun’

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Police Staff Sergeant Agar Octavio of the municipal police station in New Lucena, Iloilo is under investigation for allegedly unnecessarily firing...
“Police stations, especially in high-risk areas, are instructed to be alert and wary of people around them,” says Iloilo top cop Colonel Gilbert Gorero. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

LANDMINE ATTACK SLAMMED: Tubungan cops escape ‘NPA landmine blast’

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The police chief of Tubungan, Iloilo and at least four of his men escaped unhurt when a landmine believed planted by New...
PRE-FILMED PERFORMANCE. Tribu Bariohanon “warriors” hit Iloilo City’s Mapa and Rizal streets Thursday afternoon during the shooting of their “pre-filmed” performance for Digital Dinagyang Festival 2021. This would be streamed on social media accessible to spectators the world over. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘Dinagyang 2021 a time for unity’

Iloilo
ILOILO City – For the first time in the history of the Dinagyang Festival, all tribes are joining together as one for the digital...
Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City (third from right) looks on the design of the museum and library dedicated to the Graciano Lopez Jaena in district. Mia Lopez-Cruz (first from left) of the Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation, Inc. says they wanted to preserve the legacy of the Ilonggo hero. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

City gov’t takes over construction of Lopez Jaena shrine

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Graciano Lopez Jaena shrine will finally be completed with funding from the city government. On Dec. 16, Mayor Jerry Treñas and...

11 WV villages have COVID-19 ‘clusters’

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ILOILO City – Eleven villages in Western Visayas reported clustering of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These barangays registered two or more local cases in the...

Liquor, videoke banned in dine-in restaurants

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ILOILO – Restaurants, food stalls and fast food chains with dine-in operations in the province are prohibited from serving customers alcoholic beverages. Karaoke and...
‘PHYSICAL DISTANCING LEFT THE GROUP’ Barely observing physical distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease, indigent beneficiaries gather at the Iloilo City Freedom Grandstand on Wednesday for the second day of distribution of financial assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development coursed through the city government of Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘PICTURE LANG NA’: Treñas plays down huge mass gathering but…

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A picture paints a thousand words and for Mayor Jerry Treñas, the viral photo of city government officials not observing physical...
BOLD STATEMENT. As if to emphasize the point that it does not look good to be “topless” or bare-chested in public, Roxas City’s Councilor Jericho Angel Celino exposed himself. He authored a new ordinance penalizing persons going topless in public. PHOTO FROM THE FACEBOOK PACE OF COUNCILOR JERICHO ANGEL CELINO

Being ‘topless’ taboo under new Roxas City ordinance

Iloilo
ILOILO City – When in Roxas City, make sure you have your upper body clothing on. Going topless or bare-chested in public there is now...
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On buying Xmas lights: Affordability vs safety

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ILOILO City – Do not sacrifice safety for affordability. When it comes to buying Christmas lights, price should not be the determining factor, according to...
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