“Ang pagpatahum sang aton syudad, makahulat ina. Unahon naton anay ang kaayuhan sang aton mga pumuluyo,” said Treñas./PN

City gov’t to prioritize COVID laboratory over plazas’ facelift

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ILOILO City – The city government here realigned the budget intended for the redevelopment of public plazas to finance the construction of a coronavirus...

28 BFP personnel infected with COVID

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ILOILO City – A total of 28 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Western Visayas have been infected with the coronavirus...
IS THIS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT? Non-porous curtains separate anxious passengers of this public utility jeepney in Iloilo City to prevent coronavirus transmission. The Department of Transportation is easing physical distancing in public utility vehicles. Not everyone is happy. COVID-19 spreads mainly among people who are in close contact for a prolonged period. Spread happens when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, and droplets from their mouth or nose are launched into the air and land in the mouths or noses of people nearby. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

TRAVEL TROUBLE: Commuters, drivers split on easing of physical distancing on PUVs

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ILOILO City – While public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators welcome the gradual easing of the physical distancing measure in public transport, commuters...
Who should wear facemasks? Those exhibiting flu symptoms, children and the elderly, those with preexisting medical conditions, and health workers, says Dr. Glenn Alonsabe, epidemiologist of the Department of Health. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Good news: More WV COVID patients recover

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The number of patients who recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas has overtaken the number of the region’s...
“We understand the intent of our locally stranded individuals to return to their families. We shall have them comply with our health standards,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City.

Nat’l task force OKs return of Iloilo LSIs

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The national task force (NTF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has allowed the resumption of domestic flights for locally stranded individuals...
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Gov’t troops, rebels clash in remote Tapaz village

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ILOILO City – Troops of the Philippine Army’s 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels exchanged fire on Sunday in remote...
At least 93 locally stranded individuals from Cebu City arrived in Iloilo City on Thursday, Aug. 27, via a Trans-Asia vessel. IAN PAUL CORDERO/ PN

Despite travel freeze: 5 W. VISAYAS LGUS TO STILL ACCEPT LSIS

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ILOILO City – Five local government units in Western Visayas would be accepting returning locally stranded individuals (LSIs) despite the 14-day repatriation ban enforced...
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Crimes by motorcycle-riding suspects drop 49.2 percent

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Crimes committed by motorcycle-riding suspects (MRS) across Western Visayas dropped by 49.2 percent in the first eight months this year compared...
Fresh green paint on this bike lane along General Luna Street, Iloilo City is flaking. Engineer Salvador Pedregosa, head of the City Engineer’s Office, says the latex paint they used is not suitable to an asphalt surface. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Rain leads to bike lane paint fail

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The newly-painted bike lane along General Luna Street earned praises from netizens on Wednesday. But the next day after a heavy...
Right after her arrest on Aug. 1, 2015, top communist leader in Panay Island Maria Concepcion “Concha” Araneta Bocala was detained at the Molo police station in Iloilo City. A year after, she was released on bail to join the peace talks in Norway. PN FILE

COMRADES HIDING CONCHA, SAYS AFP

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ILOILO City – Ranking communist official in Panay Island Maria Concepcion “Concha” Araneta Bocala is hiding in the provinces of Iloilo and Antique, according...
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