Museums and Galleries Month celebration kicks off today

ILOILO City – October is the Museums and Galleries Month. The Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) at the Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao district hosts today’s kick-off...
BUSINESS AS USUAL. An Iloilo City passenger jeepney ignores a protester seeking support to Monday’s (Sept. 30, 2019) one-day nationwide transport strike. The Iloilo City government says it was business as usual in this southern metropolis and the strike was hardly felt. The transport holiday was a protest against the phase out of old jeepneys by July 2020. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

A FLOP OR SUCCESS? Traffic normal, says gov’t but jeep strikers claim success

ILOILO City – The one-day transport strike yesterday failed to paralyze the metropolis, declared the city government, although strike organizer Alyansa Kontra PUV Phase Out-Panay claimed success....
Health secretary Francisco Duque III (second from left) administers anti-polio vaccine to a child in Quezon City on Sept. 20 in a campaign to end the resurgence of the deadly disease. BULILIT MARQUEZ/AP/TIME.COM

Immunization not enough vs polio – DOH

ILOILO City – Strengthened immunization coverage must be coupled with good sanitation practices to effectively stop the re-emergence of the polio virus, according to the Department of...
STILL SAFE. A vendor at the Iloilo Terminal Market inspects the meat and pork he is selling. They are safe, he insists. The deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

WV consumers unfazed by African swine flu – DA

ILOILO – The consumption of meat in Western Visayas is not affected by the African swine flu (ASF) incidents in Luzon, according to the Department of...
SILENT PROTEST. A poster at the back of this jeepney driver’s seat expresses his sentiment on the planned scrapping of old jeepneys and the incessant fuel price hikes. PN PHOTO

‘STRIKING IS A RIGHT’ Transport alliance blasts gov’t for threats

ILOILO City – Today’s nationwide transport strike against the phase out of old jeepneys is a legal right of public utility vehicle drivers and operators, according...
Mayor Jerry Trenas

Treñas keynotes Asia CEO Forum Oct. 4

ILOILO City – Barely 100 days into office from a fresh mandate as comebacking city chief executive, Mayor Jerry Treñas has been chosen as keynote presenter...
ICPO director Police Colonel Martin Defensor Jr. PN FILE PHOTO

Remnants of Prevendido, Odicta drug groups regrouping – ICPO

ILOILO City – Remnants of the Prevendido and Odicta drug groups are trying to regroup, according to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO). The ranks of...

Fair warning: ICPO director to conduct ‘surprise’ checks

ILOILO City – Are city policemen wearing their uniform correctly while on duty? There will be unannounced inspections, said Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) director, Police Coronel...

Quicker response to disasters, disease outbreaks pushed

ILOILO – The provincial government must be ready all the time and efficient in responding to disasters and outbreak of diseases, stressed Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. “We...
GOODBYE, JEEPNEYS? A showcase of Filipino ingenuity and resourcefulness, the jeepney started as remodelled army vehicles left behind by US forces after World War II. The core of Philippine public transport for over 70 years, it is patronized mainly by low- to middle-income passengers. Now, the government wants the jeepney phased out. IAN PAUL CORDERO

DO NOT STRIKE, DRIVERS TOLD: Iloilo city, prov’l governments to offer free rides

ILOILO City – The Western Visayas Transport Cooperative (WVTC) is not joining Monday’s nationwide transport strike against the phase out of old jeepneys. It has received...