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Iloilo City’s Local Public Transportation Route Plan includes allowing modernized jeepneys to ply its streets and lowering the emissions of public transportation. PN PHOTO

Iloilo seeks lower emissions from public transport

ILOILO City – This highly urbanized city has been chosen as pilot site by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Department of Transportation...

Iloilo hospital soon to become solar-energized

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Hospital (IPH) in Barangay Rumbang, Pototan town is the first hospital in the country to avail itself of the...
WATER EVERYWHERE. Residents of Barangay Jalaud Norte, Zarraga, Iloilo wade through waist-high floodwaters. The town was pounded by heavy rains from April 10 to 12. On Wednesday morning, April 13, the floodwaters have yet to recede. PN PHOTO

WV AGRI LOSSES SWELL TO P111.1M; 3,971 farmers reel from destructive floods

ILOILO – The initial estimate of losses in Western Visayas’ agriculture due to massive flooding reached P111.1 million, according to the Department of Agriculture...
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS. Residents of Dingle, Iloilo can’t cross to the other side of this river. The bridge straddling the river has collapsed due to the strong water current. The river swelled because of the heavy rains unleashed by Tropical Depression “Agaton” from April 10 to 12, 2022. PN PHOTO

Four more Iloilo areas under state of calamity

ILOILO – Four more local government units (LGUs) here declared a state of calamity on Wednesday due to massive flooding – Passi City, Ajuy,...
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Essential city hall offices on alert this Holy Week

BY GLENDA TAYONA and RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – Essential offices at city hall are on alert this week to ensure the smooth observance...
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BFP-6 needs 136 new fire officers

ILOILO City – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Region 6 is in need of 136 new fire officers, according to Fire Chef Superintendent...
SAVING LIVES. Rescuers use a backhoe to lift people stuck in murky floodwaters in Barangay Anoring, Sara, Iloilo. Of Sara’s 42 barangays, 34 are flooded. Over 6,000 residents have moved to safer grounds. PHOTO FROM SARA GUGMA KO FACEBOOK PAGE

STATE OF CALAMITY; Floodwaters engulf Sara, Iloilo’s 34 villages

ILOILO – The northern municipality of Sara declared a state of calamity. Torrential rains flooded 34 barangays while landslides hit eight others. The declaration will...

Zero casualty goal not realized in ‘Agaton’ response

ILOILO – The goal in every disaster preparation and response is to achieve zero casualty. This has not been realized in Western Visayas when Tropical...

Ordinance regulates use of drones in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed an ordinance regulating the use of drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Authored by Councilor Lady Julie...
While there were three stray bullet cases in Western Visayas during the New Year revelry, no one was injured, says Police Lieutenant Colonel Arnel Solis, information officer of the Police Regional Office 6. The reporting of these were delayed by the concerned police units, thus the PRO-6 initially claimed there were no stray bullet cases in the region.

PRO-6 mobilizes 300 cops for search, rescue op in N. Iloilo

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) deployed 300 personnel for search and rescue operations in northern Iloilo province where Tropical Depression...