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The Iloilo City Council is seeking an inquiry into the newly-built P680-million Ungka flyover that appears to be sinking, cracking and suffering from water pooling. AJ PALCULLO/PN

IS DPWH IN CONTROL? Iloilo City Council mulls flyover probe

ILOILO City – Naga-usmod. Nagalitik. Nagadanaw. The newly-built P680-million flyover that starts from this city and ends in Pavia, Iloilo appears to be sinking, cracking...
Mayor Jerry Treñas says the city government is again implementing the City Regulation Ordinance No. 338 that allows traffic aides to confiscate licenses of erring drivers who will be caught violating traffic laws within Iloilo City. PN FILE PHOTO

Traffic aides resume confiscating licenses of erring drivers

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has given traffic aides the go signal to resume confiscating the licenses of erring drivers although he has...
About 100 persons deprived of liberty at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan stage a noise barrage on the rooftop of the prison facility’s administrative building. They are discontented with the food being served them. ARNEL JOHN PLCULLO/PN

Jail warden, 3 others face raps over IDJ rooftop protest

ILOILO – Four personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 6 assigned at the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay...

Man beats younger brother to death

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – A man beaten by his older brother with a metal rod in Sitio Bangon-Bangon, Barangay Vista Alegre, Barotac Viejo...

Pedicab driver busted in Oton

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – A pedicab driver was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Cagbang, Oton town around 6 p.m. on...
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Jeep falls off road in Zarraga

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – A top-down jeep fell on the side of the road a few feet deep in Barangay Inagdangan Norte, Zarraga...
HAPPY WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY! Teachers’ role in honing and shaping everyone’s future in different fields is being celebrated worldwide today through the World Teachers’ Day. Photo shows teacher Riza Joy Prodigo and her students at the Pavia National High School. PAULINE HERIA/PN

‘WE OWE IT TO YOU, TEACHERS!’ Teachers’ dedication, passion to serve hailed

ILOILO City – Through good times and bad, they have proven their dedication and passion to serve. They are called teachers, professors and mentors. Today,...
The nationwide fare increase for modern and traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJ), public utility buses, taxis, and transport network vehicle services took effect on Monday, Oct. 3. However, drivers who have not secured the new fare matrix cannot implement the fare hike. Photo shows PUJs waiting for passengers at the Vallacar Transit terminal in Jaro, Iloilo City. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Drivers not rushing to collect higher fares

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTA ILOILO City – Public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers appear not in a hurry to implement the higher fare rates approved by...

LPTRP suspension extended anew

ILOILO City – For the third time, the suspension of this city’s Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) has been extended for another 30...

NBI establishes ‘enough’ motive in Estancia killings

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Region 6 has established a motive in the killing of three young businessmen...