DILG deploys over 800 contact tracers to Iloilo

ILOILO – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) deployed a total of 810 contact tracers to the province’s 42 towns and one...
“We believed in his capacity to lead the Philippine National Police because he was appointed by our good President Rodrigo Duterte,” says Colonel Joem Malong, Police Regional Office 6 spokesperson. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

PRO-6 welcomes Sinas as new PNP chief

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) welcomed the appointment of National Capital Region police chief Major General Debold Sinas as the...
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Ilonggos favor preregistration for national ID

ILOILO – Residents and officials of a village in Lambunao town support the ongoing preregistration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). On Monday, PhilSys enumerators...
Celebrities Gretchen Barretto and Charles “Atong” Ang visited Janiuay, Iloilo on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Gretchen, Atong visit in Janiuay draws crowd, criticisms; ‘BIG CROWDING WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN’

ILOILO – Mayor Bienvenido Margarico of Janiuay town vowed to prevent crowd-drawing events that could lead to more coronavirus infections after a recent visit...
Employees wear facemasks inside the Office of the Executive Assistant of the Iloilo City Hall. City government workers will have priority access to coronavirus vaccine should this become available next year, says Mayor Jerry Treñas. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

City gov’t to allot P100M for coronavirus vaccine

ILOILO City – The city government will spend P100 million for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines should these become available next year. According to Mayor...

30K displaced WV workers to receive P5,000 cash aid

ILOILO City – The government’s one-time financial assistance of P5,000 each for workers in Western Visayas unable to work due to the enhanced community...

Over 14K W. Visayans recover from COVID

ILOILO City – So far, 14,437 residents of Western Visayas diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have recovered from the viral disease, data from...
The 29-year-old communist rebel Jun turns over his firearms to an official of the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion.

Two NPA insurgents in Iloilo, Negros surrender

ILOILO City – Two members of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered separately to the Philippine Army in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental. On...
“Let us work together and continue to observe the protocols to combat the virus,” Mayor Jerry Treñas appeals to Ilonggos.

TAKE COVID SERIOUSLY: Treñas urges Ilonggos not to feel ‘invincible’ vs COVID

ILOILO City – In the face of more than 4,000 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections and almost a hundred of deaths here, many Ilonggos...
“We did not only manage to flatten the COVID-19 epidemiological curve but we bended it to the ground,” says Mayor Raul Banias of Concepcion, Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Concepcion goes 30 days without COVID infection

ILOILO – The municipality of Concepcion has gone a month without a single locally transmitted case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a milestone that...