ILLEGAL STRUCTURE REMOVED. Personnel of the Iloilo City government’s road clearing team remove an illegal structure from the sidewalk of JM Basa Street. The city government has until this Sept. 29 to completely remove all obstructions from streets and sidewalks. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

DILG: Sustain road clearing beyond Sept. 29 deadline

ILOILO City – Tomorrow, Sept. 29, is President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadline for local government units to reclaim public roads being used for private ends. However, according to...
AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH. Hikers trek to Mt. Napulak in Igbaras, Iloilo. Mt. Napulak is a favorite destination of hiking enthusiasts but according to the Philippine Army, it is not safe to go there at this time, citing a series of clashes between government troops and New People’s Army rebels. PHOTO BY ROBERTO ESPOSADO

‘Miag-ao, Igbaras mountains not safe for hikers’

ILOILO – Citing the recent successive encounters between rebels and government troops in the municipalities of Miag-ao and Igbaras, the Philippine Army advised mountain hiking enthusiasts and...

Iloilo prov’l dev’t council endorses interisland bridge

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Development Council (PDC) passed a resolution endorsing the Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge to the national government for funding and implementation. The resolution was approved during...
A member of Humane Society International (HSI) administers the anti-rabies vaccine on a dog as part of their mass vaccination. Dogs are responsible for as much as 99 percent of rabies transmissions to humans, says the World Health Organization. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

2 island barangays, 2 islets in Concepcion rabies-free

ILOILO – The island barangays of Polopiña and Igbon and the islets of Danao-danao and Bulubadiangan in the municipality of Concepcion have been declared rabies-free by...
Farmers harvest rice in Bago City, Negros Occidental. A farmers’ association has sought assistance from the provincial government to help them cope with the low farmgate prices of palay. BUSINESSWORLD

Zero-interest loans for farmers mulled

ILOILO – To help small farmers cope with the adverse effects of the Rice Tariffication Law, the provincial government plans to offer zero-interest loans to accredited...
Reiven John Borbon Bernales

San Agustin grad No. 1 in med tech board exam

ILOILO City – A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of San Agustin ranked No. 1 in the recent licensure...
Iloilo City Hall. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

INSUBORDINATION: Defiant city hall worker suspended for 60 days

ILOILO City – The city government employee who defied the reassignment order of Mayor Jerry Treñas has been slapped with a 60-day suspension while facing investigation for...
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

Jeepney strike: No Sept. 30 classes in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – Public and private school classes in all levels here are suspended on Sept. 30 due to the nationwide transport strike. In ordering the suspension,...

3 NPA clashes in a week; Iloilo police on alert

ILOILO – Following three successive clashes between Philippine Army troops and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Miag-ao and Igbaras towns in less than a week, the...
This unidentified New People’s Army fighter is a casualty in an encounter between rebels and troops of the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion in Barangay Ongyod, Miag-ao, Iloilo yesterday morning, Sept. 23, 2019. After this rebel’s companions retreated, soldiers recovered an M16 rifle, antipersonnel mine, medicines, backpacks, kitchen utensils and subversive documents of high intelligence value. 61ST IB PHOTO

Slain rebel in Miag-ao clash identified

ILOILO – The New People’s Army (NPA) rebel who died in an encounter with Philippine Army soldiers on Monday in Barangay Ongyod, Miag-ao town has been identified. Vincent “Denden” Yuvero...