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City cops monitoring 27 gangs

ILOILO City – A clash of two groups of youngsters in Barangay Aduana-Arsenal, City Proper late night last week has prompted police authorities to...
New recruits of the Police Regional Office 6 train on internal security operations at the mobile group training center in Sara, Iloilo. PRO-6

320 W. Visayas cops start counter-insurgency training

ILOILO City – A total of 320 new recruits of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) are training on internal security operations to combat...

Women urged to speak up vs violence

ILOILO – Women must overcome social stigmas and let authorities know when they are victims of domestic abuse, according to an official of the...
“[Dapat] calculated ang aton pagbukas,” says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province. He is still not inclined to accept tourists, especially from critical areas or those with high cases of coronavirus disease 2019. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘WE ARE NOT READY TO OPEN’; Defensor: Leisure travel may not resume any time...

ILOILO – Travelers on leisure are unlikely to enter this province anytime soon. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is still not inclined to accept tourists, especially from critical...
SAFE DISTANCE. Passengers inside a public utility jeepey keep a seat apart from each other to avert the spread of coronavirus. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Hike on jeepney ridership sought

ILOILO City – Transport groups in this city want to increase the number of passengers that can ride on public utility jeepneys. Increasing the PUJ...
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More female police execs eyed

ILOILO City – The public may soon see female police officers installed in key positions in the police force. The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is eyeing to appoint...
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Ilonggos told: ‘COVID war’ not yet over

ILOILO City – For the first time since March, this southern city was not included in the list of provinces and highly-urbanized cities in...
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DepEd to parents: Let’s make each child a reader

ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 is appealing to all parents to be partners in the battle to make each...

W. VISAYAS 4TH LARGEST ECONOMY OUTSIDE NCR

ILOILO – Western Visayas is the fourth largest economy in the country outside the National Capital Region (NCR).  It posted an economic growth of...
Wearing facemask, this woman shops for Christmas decorations in Iloilo City. With the holiday shopping season soon to peak, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas warns the public to watch out for fake money. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Fake money spreading again as Christmas nears

ILOILO – The Christmas season is fast approaching. It’s the time of the year when spending accelerates and, unfortunately, counterfeit money also proliferates. According to...