Photo shows the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Quezon City. The Comelec is accepting applications for gun ban exemption for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections starting June 5. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS)

Application for gun ban exemption begins June 5

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will begin accepting applications for gun ban exemption next month in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang...
Residents of Barangay Aglosong, Concepcion, Iloilo shovel sacks of rice black bugs. Bright lights at the basketball court attract rice black bugs. VELMA CAICTEN PHOTO

Janiuay reports sighting of rice black bug

ILOILO – Rice black bugs have been sighted in the 3rd District’s Janiuay town – the fourth in the province threatened by infestation. Dr. Ildefonso...

Iloilo MR-OPV vaxx drive volunteers to get incentive

ILOILO – The provincial government is giving incentives to barangay volunteers in the conduct of the measles-rubella and oral poliovirus vaccine supplemental immunization activity...
Persons with disability from Banate, Iloilo received wheelchairs from the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office and its partner, Latter Day Saint Charities Philippines, on May 16. RARA GANZON PHOTO

Iloilo PWDs get wheelchairs, assistive devices

ILOILO – Persons with disability (PWDs) received wheelchairs and assistive devices from the provincial government through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO)...

Aklan records 4 new COVID-19 deaths

AKLAN – Four people died from coronavirus disease (COVID)-related complications from May 1 to 14 in the province. Ibajay town reported two fatalities, while Nabas...
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Who should fix Ungka flyover?

ILOILO – Who should repair the defective Ungka flyover in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia town? The repair is estimated to cost at least P250 million. On...
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Stunting, wasting prevalence in region down in 2022

ILOILO City – The prevalence of stunting, wasting and overweight/obesity in Region 6 is decreasing, data from the National Nutrition Council (NNC) 6 showed. Stunting...
The Iloilo Central Market vendors are relocating to temporary stalls to give way to the market’s redevelopment. The Local Economic Enterprise Office says vendors are given the freedom to modify their stalls. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Central market vendors relocating to temporary stalls

ILOILO City – Vendors at the Iloilo Central Market have until tomorrow, May 16, to relocate to their respective temporary stalls to give way...
The Provincial Veterinary Office said Iloilo stopped shipping out pork to Luzon since March this year to ensure that the supply of pork is sufficient in the province. PHOTO COURTESY OF PNA

Iloilo swine inventory reduced by 62% due to ASF

ILOILO – The province listed a reduction of 173,010 heads or a 62 percent decrease in swine due to the African Swine Fever (ASF). Prior...
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Early enrollment for SY 2023-2024 begins

ILOILO City – The early registration for school year (SY) 2023-2024 of incoming Kindergarten and Grades 1, 7 and 11 learners in public schools...