Passi ambush: Cops looking at two angles: Drugs, vengeance

ILOILO – It’s still a blank wall for investigators on the gunmen’s identity. But according to Police Lieutenant Dennis Pamonag, Passi City police chief, two...
Mayor Jennifer Garin-Colada (right) swears in before her younger sister AAMBIS-OWA Rep. Sharon Garin. The urn of their father Mayor Oscar “Oca” Garin Sr. can be seen in the background. JENNIFER COLADA/FB

Guimbal’s vice mayor assumes pa’s post

ILOILO – A day after the passing of her father Mayor Oscar “Oca” Garin Sr., Vice Mayor Jennifer Garin-Colada assumed as Guimbal’s chief executive. On...

Tapaz raid ‘escapee’ surfaces

ILOILO – One of the escaped supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) from the 2020 raid in Tapaz, Capiz turned himself to the...

Palace: ‘Premature’ to use new alert levels outside NCR

MANILA – Western Visayas would stick with the usual community quarantine levels by October instead of the alert level system being piloted in the...
A healthcare worker administers an anti-coronavirus jab to a vaccinee at Central Philippine University’s gymnasium in Jaro, Iloilo City. The Department of Health has proposed a “brand agnostic” policy wherein the public will only know the vaccine brand they will receive upon arrival at the vaccination site. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

5,397 Ilonggos get vaxxed in villages

ILOILO – A total of 5,397 residents of three towns in Iloilo province availed themselves of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) through the...

PCG mulls airbase in Negros

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will setup its own airbase in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. The Coast Guard...
Christmas lanterns glow in the dark and make festive this portion of the sidewalk of the Diversion Road in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Vendors of Christmas lanterns pray for better sales this year despite the coronavirus pandemic. PH PHOTO

Iloilo crime volume down by 13.8%

ILOILO – The nine-month crime volume in this province dropped by 13.8 percent, data from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) showed. The police recorded...

Suspect in Vista Alegre stabbing surrenders

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The suspect in the stabbing of a barangay watchman and his nine-year-old adopted grandson turned himself in to...
A frontliner from the Iloilo City Hall receives her second dose of the CoronaVac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019. This week, the city government will inoculate its elderly and immunocompromised residents. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

City ‘supportive, selfless’ for opening COVID vaxx for provincial residents

ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) thanked Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry Treñas for opening the city’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination to residents here. The...
The Department of Transportation’s “no inspection, no registration” policy is now being implemented in the cities of Roxas (Capiz) and Bacolod. When Iloilo City gets its own private motor vehicle inspection center accredited, the policy would be enforced, too, according to the Land Transportation Office in Region 6. As of now, two PMVICs in Iloilo City are being constructed. Photo shows a major street in La Paz, Iloilo City with a few vehicles passing by. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Creation of regional evacuation center gets SP nod

ILOILO City – A regional evacuation center may soon rise in this southern city. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on Tuesday passed a resolution endorsing the...