TO TEACH IS TO WALK THE TALK. These women are public elementary school teachers. They teach children in the remote barangay of Taganghin in Tapaz, Capiz some 30 kilometers from the town center. It is a two-hour travel by habal-habal (single motorcycle) if the weather is fine but takes much longer if they must walk when it’s rainy. IAN PAUL CORDERO

For love of teaching, ain’t no mountain high

“IF WE ARE not going to teach these children, who will?” For 33-year-old Flordeluna Monares, primary school teacher in the mountain barangay of Taganghin, Tapaz, Capiz, teaching is...
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and OCD-6 Regional Director Jose Roberto R. Nuñez. ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT

Evacuation center to rise in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will construct a P36.5-million regional evacuation center in this southern city. The city government has allowed the OCD to...

7 suspected ‘ninja cops’ in Region 6

ILOILO City – Seven policemen in Western Visayas are suspected to be recycling shabu confiscated in anti-illegal drug operations. The names of the policemen appeared in President Rodrigo...
Colonel Roland Vilela, director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Vilela: Only 8 cops gave satisfactory explanation for Sept. 30 absences

ILOILO – Eight policemen who failed to report to work on Sept. 30 during the nationwide transport strike gave satisfactory explanations, according to Police Colonel Roland...
TRAFFIC VIOLATION. There’s a “No Parking” sign on this part of Timawa Street in Molo, Iloilo City but the drivers of these vehicles are ignoring it. Are there no traffic enforcers in the area to apprehend these violators? IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Over 100 vehicles caught violating traffic code

ILOILO City – Follow traffic rules and regulations. This is the appeal of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) to drivers here and in Iloilo province. From...

WV dengue cases now below epidemic threshold

ILOILO City – Dengue cases in Western Visayas continue to taper, according to the Department of Health (DOH), in fact they are now below the epidemic...
Health secretary Francisco Duque III (second from left) administers anti-polio vaccine to a child in Quezon City on Sept. 20 in a campaign to end the resurgence of the deadly disease. BULILIT MARQUEZ/AP/TIME.COM

Immunization not enough vs polio – DOH

ILOILO City – Strengthened immunization coverage must be coupled with good sanitation practices to effectively stop the re-emergence of the polio virus, according to the Department of...

LTFRB’s Osmeña to strikers: ‘I’ll cancel franchises’

BACOLO City – “Don’t test my patience. I will be very strict with violators, those joining the transport strike.” This warning came from Director Richard Osmeña of...
Mayor Jerry Trenas

Treñas keynotes Asia CEO Forum Oct. 4

ILOILO City – Barely 100 days into office from a fresh mandate as comebacking city chief executive, Mayor Jerry Treñas has been chosen as keynote presenter...
ILLEGAL STRUCTURE REMOVED. Personnel of the Iloilo City government’s road clearing team remove an illegal structure from the sidewalk of JM Basa Street. The city government has until this Sept. 29 to completely remove all obstructions from streets and sidewalks. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

DILG: Sustain road clearing beyond Sept. 29 deadline

ILOILO City – Tomorrow, Sept. 29, is President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadline for local government units to reclaim public roads being used for private ends. However, according to...