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Vegetable and fruit stalls in Iloilo City’s Jaro Big Market are bustling with customers on Thursday. Despite the declining coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the metropolis, the city government still enforces rigorous quarantine measures. Iloilo City will be under a general community quarantine starting tomorrow. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

TRAVEL SANS TEST, Iloilo City scraps RT-PCR, quarantine for fully vaxxed travelers

ILOILO City – As this southern city slides to a gentler quarantine starting Saturday, travel would be made easier. The metropolis is welcoming inbound travelers...
A security camera captures a motorcycle back rider shooting a man in Barangay 8, San Jose, Antique. STEPHEN LOUIE CHECA/PN

Antique brgy treasurer shot dead

BY STEPHEN LOUIE CHECA AND RUBY SILUBRICO SAN JOSE, Antique – Two masked motorcycle-riding gunmen shot to death a village treasurer in Barangay 8 here...
A health worker in Ilocos Norte province administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a resident. ILOCOS NORTE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

NegOcc won’t fund booster shots, Guv disappointed with vaxx orders

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental will not set aside funds for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster shots,...
The world-renowned Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan opens to more tourists. PHOTO FROM MALAY BORACAY TOURISM OFFICE

DOT: Boracay opens doors to GCQ, MGCQ, NCR tourists

MANILA – Boracay Island is opening its doors to tourists of all ages from areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ and...

Group backs MOA for SSS coverage of capitol JOs, COs

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) supports the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) ensuring social security coverage to...
The Department of Transportation’s “no inspection, no registration” policy is now being implemented in the cities of Roxas (Capiz) and Bacolod. When Iloilo City gets its own private motor vehicle inspection center accredited, the policy would be enforced, too, according to the Land Transportation Office in Region 6. As of now, two PMVICs in Iloilo City are being constructed. Photo shows a major street in La Paz, Iloilo City with a few vehicles passing by. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

More Iloilo establishments to open under GCQ

ILOILO – Starting Oct. 16, this province shifts to the more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ). More establishments are expected to open in accordance with...

Admin raps vs 2 Antique cops accused of beating minor

ANTIQUE – Two personnel of the San Jose police station face administrative charges for allegedly beating a 14-year-old boy in Aug. 8 this year. They were Police...
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Bacolod opens COVID-19 vaccination to all

BACOLOD City â€“ All residents of this city aged 18 and above are now qualified to avail themselves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine starting...
A Negrense receives a shot of Pfizer vaccine at Negros Residences in Bacolod City. PROV’L GOV’T OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc targets 8K COVID vaccinees daily

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental aims to vaccinate 8,000 individuals daily on average – or 40,000 Negrenses...
This wing van truck loaded with PVC pipes fell on its side and crushed a couple in Anini-y, Antique on Oct. 13, 2021. PHOTO BY JAYZ CAMARISTA 

Wing van truck crushes Anini-y couple

ANINI-Y, Antique – A wing van truck fell on its side, crushing a motorcycle-riding man and his wife in Barangay Magdalena here on Wednesday...