Defensor not keen on mask mandate return

ILOILO – With the rise of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) around Western Visayas, what is the stance of the Iloilo provincial government...
Bureau of Fire Protection personnel in Passi City, Iloilo inspect sellers of firecrackers at the designated area in Barangay Poblacion Ilawod on Thursday, Dec. 28. BFP R6 PASSI CITY FA FB PAGE PHOTO

Fire safety in designated areas for ‘pyro’ sale; BFP inspects 772 establishment in WV

ILOILO City – Fire personnel across Western Visayas were ordered to rigorously enforce minimum fire safety requirements in designated areas for the sale of...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 6, Highway Patrol Group and Land Transportation Office conduct random drug tests on taxi drivers at the three transport terminals in Iloilo City. PDEA-6 PHOTO

RDRRMC on holiday ‘blue alert’

ILOILO City – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 6 of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) is on “blue...
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Total ban on firecrackers? DOH advocates for community fireworks

ILOILO City – It's being hotly debated right now if it is high time to push for a total ban on firecrackers. Is Western...
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LTO-6 warns public against ‘colorum’ vehicles

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – The public is warned against riding colorum vehicles or illegally operating public utility vehicles (PUVs) this holiday season...
Lechon prices in Bacolod City currently range from P6,500 to P14,000. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

DOH-6 to public: ‘Watch out your diet this New Year’

ILOILO City – Aside from campaigning for safe New Year celebrations, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 is also asking the public to...
Several individual jeepney operators and drivers in Panay Island are holding a two-day rally from Dec. 27 to 28 against the traditional jeepney phaseout. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Individual jeepney operators, drivers hold 2-day rally vs phaseout

ILOILO City – As a last-ditch effort to show opposition against the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) before the year ends, individual jeepney...

Region 6 sees addt’l cases of fireworks-related injuries

ILOILO – In only a day, or from Dec. 25 to 26, eight new cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) were recorded in Western Visayas. Data...
Thirty-five children at the Home for Girls in Barangay Pungtod, Cabatuan, Iloilo receive gifts, food, and vitamins from the Iloilo Provincial Capitol Press Corps. IME SORNITO/PN

Iloilo Provincial Capitol Press Corps grants wishes of 35 children at Home for Girls 

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Press Corps (IPCPC) has granted the Christmas wishes of 35 children at the Home for Girls in Barangay...
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Treñas calls for unity in the City of Love

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas called on Ilonggos to continue to unite for the city’s progress. "Sa mga pinalangga ko nga...