Panay Electric Co., the sole power distributor in Iloilo City for the past 95 years, has vowed exhaust all legal remedies to protect its assets. Though its franchise expired in January this year, it has been allowed to operate by the Energy Regulatory Commission via a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. PECO’s office is on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Treñas revokes PECO business permit

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has revoked the business permit of Panay Electric Co. (PECO). His Executive Order No. 71 on such was served...

4 more OFWs flunk virus test; WV’s COVID-19 cases rise to 97

ILOILO City – Four more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who recently returned to Western Visayas tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the...
The Philippine government is looking to start mass testing persons suspected of having COVID-19 on April 14. REUTERS

Another Arevalo resident positive for COVID-19

ILOILO City – From seven, the number of Arevalo district residents who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rose to eight. Another case in...

Ilonggos from high-risk areas may now come home but…

ILOILO – The provincial government is opening its borders not only to Ilonggos stranded in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) but also to...

MerryMart receives IPO Notice of Approval from PSE

THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange on May 6, 2020 released the Notice of Approval for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of MerryMart Consumer Corp. The pricing...

Brgy. Sto. Niño Sur lockdown lifted

ILOILO City – The 72-hour “extreme enhanced community quarantine” imposed on Barangay Sto. Niño Sur, Arevalo district beginning May 6 ended at 11:59 p.m....

41 returning Ilonggo OFWs all negative for COVID-19?

ILOILO City – Forty-one seafarers stranded in Metro Manila were scheduled to return to Western Visayas either last night or early this morning. They were...
More Iloilo City beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program get their cash assistance from the city government’s social welfare personnel at the Iloilo City Freedom Grandstand. The city government has until May 10, 2020 to complete the distribution of the monetary aid. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Can city gov’t beat May 10 SAP deadline?

ILOILO City – The city gov’t has until May 10 to complete the distribution of the cash assistance under the national government’s Social Amelioration...

Asymptomatic Pavia OFW positive for virus; 3 more WV COVID-19 patients recover

ILOILO – Another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – a 32-year-old male resident of Pavia town who returned...

People traveling sans quarantine pass face arrest

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered the arrest of people leaving their houses without quarantine passes. The city remains under an extended enhanced community...