Fire bureau’s failure to deliver leaves Iloilo high-rises at risk

BY JEN BAYLON ILOILO City – The city government’s ongoing struggle to secure essential firefighting equipment from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has been...
Pork prices in Negros Occidental are being closely monitored, with current selling prices observed between P300 to P315 per kilogram in selected cities and towns. PN PHOTO

NegOcc has enough pork supply for holiday season

BACOLOD City – Despite the challenges posed by African Swine Fever (ASF) and hog cholera on local swine populations, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO)...

Iloilo province records 1,205 dengue cases with 2 deaths

ILOILO - From Jan. 1 to Oct. 14 of this year, this province recorded 1,205 dengue fever cases with two fatalities. This marked a 195.3...
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Pending petitions halt proclamation of 4 winning candidates

ILOILO City – Out of the 25 candidates in Region 6 served with suspension orders on their proclamation, four who won in the barangay...
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City’s newly-elected brgy officials to assume office on Nov. 6

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – Winning barangay candidates in this city will assume office beginning Monday, Nov. 6. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has earlier...

Iloilo City: UNESCO’s new Creative City for Gastronomy

ILOILO City – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honored Iloilo City as a Creative City for Gastronomy, marking the...

Easy Win: 238 unopposed NegOcc BSKE bets proclaimed

BACOLOD City – A total of 238 candidates for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Negros Occidental ran unopposed and were declared...
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Treñas to elected brgy, SK officials: ‘Let’s unite for our barangays and city’

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas congratulated the re-elected and newly-elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in the recently concluded...
Police gather evidence beside bodies at the scene of a shooting outside a polling station following a confrontation between supporters of rival candidates, during the nationwide village and youth representative elections in Datu Odin Sinsuat town on Mindanao island on Oct. 30, 2023. Photo by Ferdinandh CABRERA / AFP

Comelec notes 19 dead, 244 violent incidents in barangay, SK elections

MANILA — Nineteen people were confirmed to have been killed in the last three days or since August 28, amid the barangay and sangguniang...

No ‘winning proclamation’ for 25 candidates in Region 6

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) central office has suspended the proclamation of 25 candidates from Region 6 if they win their...