Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero has been tasked to lead the Iloilo Police Provincial Office at a time of extreme difficulty. There is an ongoing pandemic and policemen have an added task of enforcing community quarantine measures. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

TOUGH TASK FOR NEW IPPO CHIEF: Focus on crimes, drugs, COVID response, Gorero told

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ILOILO – The coronavirus disease pandemic could lead to the deterioration of the province’s peace and order situation, said Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. He...

Region 6’s coronavirus cases exceed 8K

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas have reached 8,220, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 reported. But...
Before entering business establishments such as this one in Iloilo City, customers have to fill out a health declaration form. They must also submit to a body temperature check and observe physical distancing (at least one meter) while queuing. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Longer curfew, liquor ban in targeted areas

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered longer curfew hours and a total liquor ban in areas under targeted lockdown. Certain households and neighborhoods in...

29 cops dismissed for admin violations

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Twenty-nine police personnel across Western Visayas were dismissed from the police service. They were part of the 160 police officers slapped with administrative charges...
“May the rebels take a hint from recent successive encounters. We will be relentless. There will be no letup,” says Major Cenon Pancito III, spokesperson of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division.

Best time to surrender is now, Army tells rebels in Panay

Iloilo
ILOILO City – “The best time to surrender is now. The coming days may not be favorable.” This was the Philippine Army’s unsolicited advice to...
“We will intensify our manhunt operations,” says Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, Western Visayas police director.

2,411 fugitives arrested across WV

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – From January to Sept. 15, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) accounted for 2,411 wanted persons in Western Visayas. At 1,196 arrests...
Supreme Court of the Philippines in PAdre Faura on June 19, 2018. Photo by LeAnne Jazul/Rappler

MORE TAKEOVER OF PECO ASSETS VALID: SC ends legal tussle between 2 power firms

Iloilo
ILOILO City – In a closely-contested vote, the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the control of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) over the power distribution...

DOH: 863 WV frontliners get COVID

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A total of 863 medical and non-medical frontliners in Western Visayas have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data from the...
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DILG: 3,306 contact tracers needed in Western Visayas

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ILOILO City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in is hiring 3,306 contact tracers to be deployed to various local government...
Maritime Industry Authority

MARINA-6 eases distancing in sea transport

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) in Western Visayas is reducing physical distancing controls between passengers in maritime transportation. Unlike in land transport,...
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