“Mas maayo mag-serbisyo kun lapit ka sa imo pamilya nga nagahatag sa aton sang kabaskog,” says Philippine National Police chief General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan. IAN PAUL CORDERO/ PN

PNP chief tells reassigned cops to do better

ILOILO City – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Camilo Cascolan hopes that police officers reassigned in their hometowns would perform better. “Mas maayo mag-serbisyo...
“Christmas 2020 will likely look very different from what we’re used to,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City

City gov’t gears up for Yuletide season

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas issued two executive orders to foster the Christmas spirit and enliven the festive mood in this metropolis despite the...

Young girl finds opportunity to earn amid pandemic

ILOILO City – School days for 11-year-old Stacy Dianne Lumahan start not by opening her modules but by opening the bakeshop in a public market. While...

Quake ‘swarm’ hits Iloilo, Antique

ILOILO City – A series of tremors hit parts of Iloilo and Antique provinces late night of Oct. 15 until yesterday morning. In a span...

10 ‘hotspot’ city brgys have 314 COVID cases

ILOILO City – For two weeks already, 10 “hotspot” barangays in this city logged a total of 214 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, data...

38 infected inmates transferred to Dumalag isolation center

ILOILO City – To avert a possible widespread contagion, 38 inmates of the Iloilo City District Jail – Male Dormitory in Barangay Ungka, Jaro district who...
PTO head Gilbert Marin

Iloilo LGUs urged to craft tourism dev’t plan

ILOILO – Local government units (LGUs) in the province are encouraged to craft their tourism development plans as the province gears for the new...
“The police must work without corruption, never violate human rights and avoid being involved in illegal drugs,” says Philippine National Police chief General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan.

TIME TO REVAMP ‘WAR ON DRUGS’ STRATEGY; Cascolan: No room for human rights violations

ILOILO City – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan wants to usher in a new era in the government’s so-called war...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 6 director Edgar Apalla leads the destruction of confiscated illegal drugs and expired medicines through thermal incineration at the crematorium of a funeral parlor in Barangay Balabago, Jaro, Iloilo City on Thursday. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

PDEA-6 burns P8.2M illegal drugs

ILOILO City – Around P8.2 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs and expired medicines were destroyed through thermal incineration at the crematorium of a...
TEMPORARILY CLOSED The usually people-packed Chief Justice Ramon Q. Avanceña Hall of Justice in Iloilo City is empty. Courts and offices are closed for decontamination to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. IAN PAUL CORDERO / PN

Courts closed for disinfection

ILOILO City – Some offices at the Chief Justice Ramon Q. Avanceña Hall of Justice on Bonifacio Drive are off limits to the public...