Former senator Franklin Drilon inspects the status of the Jalaur High Dam construction in barangays Agcalaga and Alibunan, Calinog, Iloilo. To date, the Jalaur High Dam, the reservoir dam of the project which is expected to store volume of water estimated at 250.70 million cubic meters, is already 106-meter high out of its structural height of 109 meters. IME SORNITO/PN

Jalaur dam to aid in attaining food security? Finish the project as soon as...

ILOILO – To attain food security and manage inflation, the construction of the Jalaur River Multi-purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog, Iloilo...
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Iloilo City’s Barangay Monica-Blumentritt an election area of concern

ILOILO City – Barangay Monica-Blumentritt is so far the only election area of concern here vis-a-vis the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...
(From left) Iloilo City Police Office director Colonel Joeresty P. Coronica; Provincial Election Supervisor and concurrent City Election Officer, Atty. Reinier Layson; Philippine Army’s 301st Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier General Michael Samson; and Police Lieutenant Colonel Orly Gabinete, Deputy Provincial Director for Administration of Iloilo Provincial Police Office join a press conference at the Philippine Information Agency-Iloilo office on Tuesday, Oct. 17. IME SORNITO/PN

‘Kontra Bigay’ campaign vs vote-buying, vote-selling

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the city and province of Iloilo has adopted a whole-of-nation approach to further strengthen the...
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Cash aid awaits repatriated Ilonggo OFWs

ILOILO – Amidst the ongoing Israeli-Hamas hostilities, repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from this province are set to receive a P10,000 financial aid. Cynthia Parcon-Dario,...
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Ilongga OFW in Israel seeks repatriation

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – Of the 23 Ilonggo overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) currently in Israel, only one has expressed a desire to...
To improve the transport service and mobility in Iloilo City, the Local Public Transport Route Plan will be enforced this June after months of planning. Thirteen new routes will be opened to be serviced by modernized jeepneys. But there’s a catch: provincial jeepneys will no longer be allowed to enter the city. Photo shows Iznart Street, one of the city’s major thoroughfares. PN PHOTO

Business as usual in Panay; no transport strike today

ILOILO City – Operations of different transport groups in Panay Island, particularly in the city and province of Iloilo, are going on as usual...
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19 city BSKE candidates receive show-cause orders

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued show-cause orders to 19 candidates participating in the Oct. 30 Barangay...
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Negrense OFW third Filipino casualty in Israel attack

BACOLOD City â€“ A missing Negrense overseas Filipino worker (OFW) has been identified as the third Filipino casualty in the Oct. 7 attack by the...
This video grab in the Gaza Strip shows firemen responding to a building destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. A burned car can also be seen in the foreground. The death toll in Israel due to militant group Hamas’ surprise attack over the weekend has surged to over a thousand. Gaza officials, on the other hand, reported 900 people killed so far on their side. Israel’s army said the bodies of roughly 1,500 Hamas militants had been found. BBC

18 Ilonggo OFWs in Israel marked safe

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – The city government has confirmed the safety of 18 Ilonggo overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Israel. Gabriel Felix Umadhay,...
The Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol is located in Bacolod City. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PHOTO

NegOcc, Iloilo among PH’s richest provinces

BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental and Iloilo rank among the Philippines’ wealthiest provinces based on assets, according to the 2022 Annual Financial Report for...