Mayor Jerry Treñas. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Iloilo City to help LGUs affected by Taal eruption

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The city government will help local government units (LGUs) affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas province. “I instructed our City Disaster...
Former Iloilo 2nd District congressman Augusto “Boboy” Syjuco. BOBOY SYJUCO FACEBOOK

Syjuco, ex-Iloilo solon and TESDA chief, passes away

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Former Iloilo 2nd District congressman Augusto “Boboy” Syjuco passed away. He was 77. Also a former director general of the Technical Education and Skills...

MISSION: BURN FAT | No promotion, schooling for obese cops

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is going tough on overweight or obese policemen. They won’t get promotions and they would be denied...
Work on a 453.70-meter flyover (including the approaches, protection and right of way) in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo has started. The public should prepare for a traffic bottleneck that may last for 18 months, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways. When completed, the flyover is expected to ease traffic congestion on the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue, the highway leading to the Iloilo Airport. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Jeepneys want private vehicles barred from Ungka II

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ILOILO City – To ease the traffic bottleneck in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo due to the ongoing construction of a flyover, jeepney groups called for...
Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City checks dengue patients at the Hydration Unit of the La Paz Maternity and Reproductive Health Center. In response to rising dengue cases in the metro, the city government opened on Aug. 8, 2019 its Hydration Unit at the second floor of the La Paz Maternity and Reproductive Health Center. The Hydration Unit will primarily cater to patients referred by the City Health Office’s (CHO) district health centers in order for them to be unloaded of the many patients being assessed, diagnosed and managed as dengue cases. Its objective is to hydrate and monitor diagnosed dengue positive patients without warning signs based on Department of Health’s (DOH) issued guidelines.

No more dengue outbreak in Iloilo City

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Cases of dengue fever in this southern city have dropped below the epidemic threshold, according to the City Health Office (CHO). “But we should...

5K lighted candles to form giant Santo Niño

Iloilo
ILOILO City – On Jan. 18 5,000 candles will be lighted on the street in front of the San Jose de Placer Church in Plaza Libertad....

3 policemen suspended for entering nightclub

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The three police officers who entered a nightclub here last year and created a scene were slapped with a two-month suspension. Police Brigadier General...

DOLE: FOLLOW WAGE ORDER | Inspectors to check WV employers’ compliance

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ILOILO City – Is the new minimum wage being observed by employers in Western Visayas?  The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) would be deploying inspectors across...
GREEN AND ASH-FREE. The forest cover of Tapaz, Capiz in central Panay Island remains verdant and not covered with volcanic ash. No ash fall from Taal Volcano’s eruption in faraway Batangas province has so far been reported in any part of the island and the rest of Western Visayas, according to the Environmental Management Bureau that is monitoring Region 6’s air quality. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Taal Volcano ash can travel a hundred kilometers or more

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The erupting Taal Volcano in Batangas province may be hundreds of kilometers away but Ilonggos should still be concerned. Volcanic ash can reach...

Disaster response: Region 6 LGUs ill-equipped?

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The recent typhoon “Ursula” showed which local government units (LGUs) were prepared to respond to natural disasters and which were ill-equipped, according to...
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