The Philippine government is looking to start mass testing persons suspected of having COVID-19 on April 14. REUTERS

Another Arevalo resident positive for COVID-19

ILOILO City – From seven, the number of Arevalo district residents who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rose to eight. Another case in...

Ilonggos from high-risk areas may now come home but…

ILOILO – The provincial government is opening its borders not only to Ilonggos stranded in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) but also to...

MerryMart receives IPO Notice of Approval from PSE

THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange on May 6, 2020 released the Notice of Approval for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of MerryMart Consumer Corp. The pricing...

Policemen hailed for arresting colleague with boxes of liquor

ILOILO – Policemen of Santa Barbara town earned praises for arresting a fellow cop who was transporting boxes of liquor.  These policemen were courageous and...
Residents of Iloilo City’s Jaro district gather at Jaro Plaza to receive P6,000 cash assistance each from the national government’s Social Amelioration Program. Are they observing social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease? A door-to-door payout is safer, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

SAP beneficiaries relieved, grateful for cash assistance

ILOILO City – Women beneficiaries from Barangay Sto. Niño Norte, Arevalo district felt relieved and grateful for the government’s P6,000 financial assistance during these...

GRIM SCENARIO: Iloilo girds for dengue while battling COVID-19

ILOILO City – It would be doubly difficult for the city government two fight two viruses at the same time, according to Mayor Jerry...

Brgy. Sto. Niño Sur lockdown lifted

ILOILO City – The 72-hour “extreme enhanced community quarantine” imposed on Barangay Sto. Niño Sur, Arevalo district beginning May 6 ended at 11:59 p.m....

41 returning Ilonggo OFWs all negative for COVID-19?

ILOILO City – Forty-one seafarers stranded in Metro Manila were scheduled to return to Western Visayas either last night or early this morning. They were...
More Iloilo City beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program get their cash assistance from the city government’s social welfare personnel at the Iloilo City Freedom Grandstand. The city government has until May 10, 2020 to complete the distribution of the monetary aid. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Can city gov’t beat May 10 SAP deadline?

ILOILO City – The city gov’t has until May 10 to complete the distribution of the cash assistance under the national government’s Social Amelioration...

Motorboat capsizes in Caluya

ILOILO City – A motorboat bound for the island municipality of Caluya, Antique capsized at around 11:20 a.m. yesterday. Two policemen and two personnel of...