Man hacks brother to death in Janiuay

ILOILO City – A mentally ill man hacked his elder brother to death in Barangay Canawillian, Janiuay, Iloilo. Fherlyn Braseliño, 21, was detained at the...

Can Panay farmers sustain multimillion-peso food center?

ILOILO – Can farmers in Panay Island sustain the newly-inaugurated P11.8-million Panay Local Food Center and Terminal in San Miguel, Iloilo? The facility’s funder, Korea...

Still no budget for Iloilo; Paes fails to meet own budget hearing timeline

ILOILO – Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s (SP) appropriations committee chairperson Dorothy Paes has failed to follow the timeline she herself set to wrap up hearings on...
PDEA-6 regional director Alex Tablate

13 POLS IN PDEA NARCO LIST

ILOILO City – There are 13 “narco politicians” in Western Visayas, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and they are running for...

Modified e-trikes still illegal even with local ordinance, says Nava

ILOILO City – Councilor Plaridel Nava has decided not to push through with a proposed ordinance empowering the city government to regulate electric bicycles...
PRO-6 spokesperson Police Lieutenant Colonel Joem Malong

Poll candidates warned vs using sirens, blinkers

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has warned midterm election candidates against using sirens, blinkers and other similar signaling or flashing...
The three-month fishing ban from November 2019 to February 2020 was lifted on Sunday, Feb. 16. PN FILE

Fishing resumes after ban lifted over Visayan Sea

ILOILO – The closed season for the catching of sardines, herrings and mackerels in the Visayan Sea has ended. After the Bureau of Fisheries and...
DINAGYANG GRAND WINNER. Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial National High School ends an 11-year drought in the Dinagyang Festival. It is this year’s grand champion. The last time it topped the festival’s dagyang tribe dance competition was in 2007. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo courts more visitors thru Dinagyang PH Tour

ILOILO City – Hoping to attract more tourists to this city, Dinagyang Festival kicked off its Philippine tour with a live performance in Pampanga...

MORE MODERN JEEPS COMING

ILOILO City – More modern jeepneys are poised to ply this city’s streets. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) authorized a public transportation cooperative to...

Wanted: Additional fire trucks, firefighters for WV

ILOILO City – The ideal number of personnel in a fire station is between 20 to 25. In Western Visayas, fire stations have 10...