DID YOU KNOW? A long-felt need
When Panay News started publishing on April 7, 1981 to serve the whole of Panay Island, the then governor of Capiz province, Cornelio Villareal Jr.,...
DID YOU KNOW? Jingle
Ilonggo band Kwatro Kantos sang the first jingle of Panay News, “Panay News Maaasahan Mo”.
Its lead vocalist is Emman Abatayo, finalist in the Pinoy...
DID YOU KNOW? Antique, From columnist to mayor
Antique
Antique, an elongated stretch of land occupying the entire western side of Panay Island, is one of the provinces where Panay News has been circulating...
DID YOU KNOW? First office
The first business office of Panay News as a weekly newspaper was at Ong Bun Sons Building on Ledesma Street, Iloilo City.
The office was at...
DID YOU KNOW? Hiligaynon and more
Panay News is a regional newspaper covering the provinces of Iloilo, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental.
While it is in English, it has...
DID YOU KNOW? Longest-serving governor
In 1981 when Panay News started publishing, the Governor of Iloilo Province was Conrado J. Norada, a native of Miag-ao, Iloilo. He had a special...
DID YOU KNOW? From paper to radio
Before conquering Western Visayas’ airwaves as a respected broadcast journalist, John Paul Tia, currently the Station Manager of DYOK Aksyon Radyo Iloilo, was an...
DID YOU KNOW? Wider reach
Panay News, the No. 1 regional newspaper, circulates in the following key areas of Western Visayas: Iloilo City, Iloilo Province, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Boracay,...
DID YOU KNOW? PN in Pavia
The base of Panay News, the No. 1 regional newspaper, is Barangay Mali-ao, Pavia, Iloilo. It transferred to a much bigger and flood-free area...
DID YOU KNOW? One Peso
PANAY NEWS’ maiden issue (April 7, 1981) cost P1.
That P1 price four decades ago is now equivalent to P16.95 (as of 2019), according to...