A student enrolled in a private school in Iloilo City participates in an online homeroom orientation on Friday. The opening of classes in public schools was moved to Oct. 5. However, private schools that have already started classes may be allowed to proceed. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

LGUs urged to regulate ‘noise’ disrupting blended learning

ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan urged local governments (LGUs) to enforce ordinances regulating noisy activities that may distract students from their blended learning. The legislative...

‘LSI TIMEOUT’; 4 Iloilo towns seek travel freeze vs returning residents

ILOILO – To avoid congestion in their quarantine facilities, the municipalities of Janiuay, Leon, Oton, and San Dionisio asked for a suspension on the...
Photo by Michael Varcas, The Philippine STAR

Could ‘fresh air’ ward off coronavirus?

ILOILO City – In a bid to increase non-pharmaceutical interventions to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the city government enforced new...

Guimbal fiesta visit leaves 13 people sick with coronavirus

ILOILO City – A clueless coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) carrier appeared to have infected 13 people who attended a fiesta in a far flung-village...

W. Visayas COVID recoveries now over 10K

ILOILO City – So far, 10,045 residents of Western Visayas have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The...

Army’s 3ID vows to hit hard remaining NPAs in Region 6

ILOILO City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) vowed to work double-time to neutralize the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) rebels still...
The passengers’ waiting area at the New Iloilo Ferry Terminal in Lapuz, Iloilo City is deserted. The fastest way to reach Iloilo from Bacolod City or vice versa is through fast crafts. Maritime transport authorities say sea travel may resume next week. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

ILOILO CITY REOPENS BORDER WITH BACOLOD; MARINA: Sea travel may resume next week

BY GLENDA TAYONA and DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA ILOILO City – People from Bacolod City can once again freely enter this city. Mayor Jerry Treñas lifted yesterday the...
An urban poor family lives in a shanty in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz, Iloilo City. The Philippine Statistics Authority is eyeing to pre-register household heads of poor families in the Philippine Identification System. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

1M W. Visayans target for national ID rollout

ILOILO City – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is eyeing to pre-register one million residents of Western Visayas for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). Director...

BJMP-6 hiring more jail guards to address lack of personnel

ILOILO City – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 6 is hiring 203 new jail guards. “Kulang gid ang aton mga jail...

9 CITY BRGYS ‘CRITICAL’ FOR CORONAVIRUS

ILOILO City – Nine barangays in this city were deemed “critical areas” and placed under tight watch following a surge in coronavirus disease 2019...