Sacks of rice are being repacked for distribution to identified beneficiaries – indigent families, senior citizens and persons with disabilities – of the Iloilo City government's yearly gift-giving. MAYOR JERRY TREÑAS FB PAGE

Poor, PWDs, elderly get gift packs from city gov’t

ILOILO City – A total of 40,000 residents of this southern city will receive early Christmas gifts from the city government. On Dec. 9, the...

99% of Negros cops vaxxed vs COVID

 BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Ninety-nine percent of the personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) were vaccinated against coronavirus disease...

Stray bullet kills child

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A one-year-old girl was allegedly hit by a stray bullet in Purok Malunao, Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros...

Guimaras teen’s death a case of suicide – police

ILOILO City – Investigators of the Jordan police station in Guimaras Island concluded: The 13-year-old boy found hanging in Barangay San Miguel last month committed...
People transact at a bank’s automated teller machine terminal on Solis Street, Iloilo City. Beginning April 7, inter-bank ATM fees could go as high as P18. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Be cautious in ATM transactions – BSP

ILOILO – As Ilonggos usher in the Christmas season, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is reminding the public to be cautious when transacting...
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Sept. 9, 2020. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

NegOcc to return ‘expired’ COVID vax

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The province of Negros Occidental is set to return 1,492 vials (14,920 doses) of expired AstraZeneca vaccine against...
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24 LGUs in WV extend ‘Bayanihan Bakunahan’

ILOILO City – Twenty-four local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas extended the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” national vaccination drive until Dec. 3, according to the Department...
A youngster avails himself of an anti-coronavirus vaccine on the first day of the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” national vaccination drive at SM City Iloilo. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

More WV kids vaxxed vs COVID in 3-day ‘Bayanihan Bakunahan’

ILOILO City – Of the over half a million Western Visayans inoculated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the three-day National Vaccination Days (NVD) from...
Waay sang maapektohan nga travel sang probinsya kag pagsulod sa syudad,”says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.

Iloilo guv supports mandatory vaxx

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. backs a resolution of the Inter-Agency for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) requiring employees in both the public...

9 Iloilo City restobars padlocked

ILOILO City – Due to alleged violation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health protocols, nine business establishments at the Lanai Grill Compound at the...