DONGBO

2022 elections in WV ‘generally peaceful’

ILOILO City – The May 9, 2022 national and local elections across the region were generally peaceful.  There were no major election-related violent incidents, according...
VOTE TESTING. A voter tests feeding a ballot into this vote-counting machine (VCM) during the final testing and sealing of the machines in Iloilo City on Saturday, May 7, in preparation for the elections today, May 9, 2022. A total of 8,570 VCMs will be used in 8,570 clustered precincts across Region 6 today, according to the Commission on Elections. PN PHOTO

12K cops, 5K solders to keep WV polls peaceful

ILOILO City – To ensure peace and order while voters cast their ballots today, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is mobilizing 12,000 personnel. The...
BALISADO

COMELEC: ALL SYSTEMS GO; 105 spare VCMs ready in case of tech glitches

ILOILO City – It’s all systems go for today’s national and local elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Western Visayas. In case...
Leaders from the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental endorse Uswag Ilonggo party-list.

WV political leaders back Uswag Ilonggo party-list

ILOILO City – Weeks ahead of the May 9 national and local elections, Uswag Ilonggo party-list, No. 99 on the ballot, continues to gain...

Armed men storm rob suspect’s Sipalay house

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A suspected member of a notorious robbery group operating in southern Negros was shot dead. Armed men raided...
DEFENSOR

S-PaSS no longer required for Iloilo inbound travelers

ILOILO - Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. scrapped the S-PaSS requirement for inbound travels. He also ordered public transport (land, aviation and maritime) to operate at...
ONG

Beauty queen asks Ilonggos to vote for Uswag Ilonggo

ILOILO City – Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong has endorsed Uswag Ilonggo party-list, No. 99 on the ballot. The Ilongga beauty queen who hails from...
Aside from cutting down travel time, the Panay East-West Lateral Road is designed to boost tourism and improve agricultural productivity in certain communities. DPWH PHOTO

Villar pushes for completion of Panay East-West Road project

ILOILO – Senatorial aspirant and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Mark Villar vowed to push for the continuation and completion...
RESETTLEMENT SITE. Construction is ongoing for housing units intended for Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the government’s over P11-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II in Calinog, Iloilo. As of end of March 2022, the IP housing project in Sitio Agburi, Barangay Cahigon is 55.33 percent complete. PNA PHOTO

IPs affected by mega dam await resettlement

ILOILO – The resettlement project intended for 32 families of Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II (JRMP II)...

Liquor ban starts Sunday

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) election-related liquor ban will start on May 8 until the polls end on May 9. Under Comelec...