Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Defensor assures Ilonggos: Preps in place vs COVID-19

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. assured Ilonggos that preparations are now in place as the province wages war on an enemy that wouldn’t need...
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Social distancing in jeepneys difficult to carry out – Treñas

ILOILO  City – Social distancing means increasing the physical space between people to avoid spreading illness such as the  coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Because COVID-19 can spread from person...
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Guv orders Iloilo-wide home quarantine

ILOILO – In yet another tough measure to keep the province free from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and/or stop its transmission, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr....

WVMC COVID-19 TESTING CENTER

ILOILO City – Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Mandurriao district has been accredited by the Department of Health (DOH) as testing center for possible coronavirus disease...
FOR QUICK RESPONSE. One of the MORE Power response vehicles, which is on standby 24/7 so to respond to any “emergency” case related to power interruption(s).

MORE is Iloilo City’s legit power distributor – Treñas; mayor dismayed by PECO’s antics

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has expressed dismay over the continued claim of Panay Electric Co. (PECO) of being this city’s power distributor still. In a...
Police Lieutenant Colonel Joem Malong, spokesperson of the PRO-6.

Beware of COVID-19 opportunistic burglars

ILOILO City – Should someone or groups of persons knock on your door then tell you they are from the local government unit tasked to disinfect...

‘Defective’ MORE meters could swell bills 10x; subject of multimillion-dollar lawsuit

ILOILO City – Ports magnate Enrique Razon’s MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has invested in equipment that has the potential to increase power rates...
The General Luna substation is still using 1970’s electromechanical relays that serve as protection to the feeder lines and other major substation equipment. This old relay is less accurate compared to the electronic relay or intelligent electronic device that MORE Power will install during the rehabilitation. Accuracy of protective relays is very relevant in the operation of the distribution system. Its failure to function during a fault will result to cascading power outages or even damage the major equipment in the substation.

‘PECO CREATED OWN DISASTER’ | Downfall due to lack of major investments, lapses –...

ILOILO City – Panay Electric Co.’s (PECO) downfall may be attributed to its lack of major investments in the last nine years which left most of...
PANIC BUYING. On the eve of a month-long lockdown of Iloilo City that starts today, people troop to grocery stores such as this one to buy provisions. The lockdown aims to limit or even stop the transmission of the corovirus disease 2019. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo City starts nearly month-long ‘lockdown’

ILOILO City – This southern city begins today a 26-day “enhanced community quarantine” as local authorities vigorously try to keep the metro free from the corovirus...
FIGHT VS. CORONAVIRUS. Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE)-trained personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from its health service unit are ready to assist other government agencies in the repatriation of Filipinos in China and other countries affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus. Some of the personnel who are ready for deployment don face masks and protective clothing during an event after the flag-raising ceremony at the PNP Headquarters in Camp Crame on Feb. 3, 2020. PNA

Wanted: Protective suits for cops at borders

BY IME SORNITO and RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) only has 20 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) for policemen...