These Galil assault rifles of the Police Regional Office 6 will be distributed to the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6 and to provincial and city mobile force companies. Galil rifles, manufactured in Israel, are known for their reliability and accuracy even under adverse or battlefield conditions. PRO-6 PHOTO

PRO-6 boosts firepower with 600 assault rifles

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Expect better operational capability from the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) against criminals and insurgents. It received 600 new Galil ACE-N22 assault rifles from...

Suspected top Iloilo NPA rebel surrenders

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A suspected ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo province surrendered in Barangay Zone 1, Tubungan town. Moncino Tacaisan, 49, of...
Mayor Jerry Treñas. IAN PAUL CORRDEO/PN

Treñas removes PWD office head

Iloilo
ILOILO City – After learning that an Australian national had been issued a person with disability (PWD) card, Mayor Jerry Treñas removed the...
FAITH IN THE TIME OF A VIRUS OUTBREAK. Masked devotees of Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles) light candles at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City. Yesterday was the Candelaria fest, one of the biggest religious feasts in the country. These devotees are wearing a facemask in the hope of avoiding viruses that could make themr sick such as the novel coronavirus which killed a visiting male Chinese tourist in Manila on Saturday and sickened, too, his woman companion. Recently, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines released an Oratio Imperata (prayer) for people affected by the new virus and the prevention of a global epidemic. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

FAITH VS FEAR: City gov’t cancels religious gathering due to COVID-19

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A huge religious gathering at the La Paz district plaza football pitch tomorrow won’t push through. The city government cancelled the permit it...
‘YOU ARE DUST, AND TO DUST YOU SHALL RETURN’ Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made man. As the priest or lay minister applies the ashes to a person’s forehead, he speaks the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Virus alert: Church tweaks Ash Wednesday practice

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ILOILO City – Due to the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Archdiocese of Jaro is taking precautionary measures. For today’s traditional observance of...
Photo by Iloilo City Government

Road clearing: ‘Kaps’ required to make monthly report

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ILOILO – Barangay captains must submit to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) monthly accomplishment reports on road-clearing operations. The first submission is on March...

Policeman faces probe for ‘illegal discharge’ of gun

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Corporal Rolando Lozada Jr. of the Iloilo City Police Mobile Force is under investigation. He unnecessarily fired his gun in Barangay Bolong Este, Santa...
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Antique bans new coal power plants

Iloilo
ILOILO City – One coal-fired power plant is enough for Antique. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Antique passed an ordinance prohibiting the construction of new coal power plants...

‘Gambling during wakes must be in moderation’

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod is against illegal gambling but gambling during wakes should be allowed, according to Councilor Carlos “Jojo” Javellana, chairperson of the Committee...
The press conference of Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido was inappropriate; it was not authorized by the Philippine National Police leadership, says Police Brigadier General Rene Pasmuspusan, Western Visayas police director. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

JOVIE SORRY BUT…

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Sacked Bacolod City Police Office deputy director for operations Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido is “very apologetic” but may still face an administrative...
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