Dengue is caused by Aedis eegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes – these are day-biting mosquitoes that live and breed in clean, stagnant water.

Iloilo City dengue death toll climbs to 5

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The number of dengue-related fatalities in this metropolis has now risen to five, according to the latest report from...

Unsolicited bulk water proposal submitted to Iloilo prov’l gov’t

ILOILO – The provincial government has received an unsolicited proposal for a bulk water supply project from Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), aimed at addressing the...
Traditional jeepneys in Bacolod City parked at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds on Nov. 7, 2022. Nanette L. Guadalquiver/PNA photo

Bacolod City Council responds to Traditional jeepneys’ demands

BACOLOD City – The City Council has acceded to the demands of the United Negros Transport Coalition (NUTC) during the former’s regular session at...

Iloilo City Hall employees to get monthly salary hike

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – More than 2, 000 regular employees of the City Hall are set to receive an increase in their...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. checks the Dr. Ricardo Y. Ladrido Memorial Hospital in Lambunao, Iloilo amid a surge in dengue cases across the province. The hospital currently has 17 dengue in-patients. As of August 17, Lambunao recorded 216 cases with one death. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Dengue deaths in Iloilo Province rise to 17

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reported an increase in dengue-related deaths, with the toll reaching 17 fatalities since January 1, 2024....
Does the Iloilo City Government owe 21 months of salary increase back pay to its permanent employees? According to an administrative assistant at the Office of the City Veterinarian at city hall, “this matter might have been inadvertently overlooked.”

State of calamity mulled as Iloilo City’s dengue cases rise

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended placing this city under a calamity due...
The Bureau of Immigration - Iloilo District Office is open to receiving community reports regarding illegal activities involving foreign nationals, says Joann Lagamon, the Acting Alien Control Officer of BI-Iloilo. IME SORNITO/PN

INT’L FLIGHTS TO RESUME AT ILOILO AIRPORT; Bureau of Immigration wary of foreigners with...

ILOILO City – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) - Iloilo District Office is fully prepared for the return of international flights at the Iloilo...
Screenshot of time-lapse degassing from the Kanlaon Volcano summit between 10:43 a.m. and 12 p.m., August 24, 2024, recorded by the Canlaon City Observation Station IP Camera. PHOTO BY PHIVOLCS

PHIVOLCS records third highest emission of the year from Kanlaon

ILOILO City – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has issued a warning to the public, particularly those near Mount Kanlaon on...

Camp of aesthetic practitioner denies engaging in ‘illegal practice of medicine’

ILOILO City – The camp of an aesthetic practitioner, who was subjected to an entrapment operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for...
Iloilo City Hall. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Iloilo City tops government efficiency ranking anew 

BY GEROME DALIPE IV ILOILO City – This city, which capped the celebration of its 87th Charter Day over the weekend, has been recognized anew...