These long queue of drivers wait for passengers at the district plaza of Arevalo, Iloilo City for hours. A driver tells Panay News only one passenger is also allowed to board each vehicle. Drivers hope for relief from the government to alleviate their economic woes amid the city’s enhanced community quarantine. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

City dad’s issuance of provisional authority to tricycles questioned

ILOILO City – Two city councilors questioned the act of a fellow councilor who issued provisional authority to tricycle operators with expired registration. According to...
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‘Wear facemask in closed spaces’

ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) recorded a slight rise in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the province. From April 2...

No ‘ninja cops’ in WV – PRO-6

ILOILO City – There are “no ninja cops” or policemen involved in recycling seized illegal drugs in Western Visayas, according to Police Brigadier General...
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Missing Aeta chief in Boracay found

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS AKLAN – Three days after his fishing boat was hit by a hotel speedboat and capsized, the missing Malay Ati Tribal...
This year’s “Ang Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid” street drama on Good Friday, April 7, was witnessed again by pilgrims after three years. JOHN LESTER EÑANO LATOZA FACEBOOK PHOTO

‘Pagtaltal sa Bala-an Bukid’ a success

GUIMARAS – This year’s “Ang Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid” was successful. No major incidents were recorded on Good Friday, April 7, at the Balaan...
Health workers in Iloilo province expressed excitement over the bivalent vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 as it could provide more protection. Photo shows health workers inoculating residents from Leon town. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Health workers eager to avail bivalent COVID vax – IPHO

ILOILO – Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, head of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said they are anticipating the bivalent vaccines against coronavirus disease...
Panay River Basin Upstream. Photo courtesy of DENR

P500-M initial fund eyed to jumpstart Panay River project

ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has proposed a P500-million allocation from its 2024 regional budget to...
REPOPULATE. Negros Occidental is poised to increase the production of disease-free hogs to help other provinces hit hard by the African swine fever (ASF). On May 10, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation 1143, placing the entire country under a state of calamity for one year due to the ASF outbreak. PNA BACOLOD

San Enrique, Ajuy record ASF cases

ILOILO – Two additional towns in the province recorded African Swine Fever (ASF) infections: 4th District’s San Enrique and 5th District’s Ajuy. Barangay Poblacion Ilaya...
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Some gov’t workers ‘involved in illegal drugs’ – PDEA-6

ILOILO City – Some government employees are under monitoring and investigation for alleged involvement in illegal drugs, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
Specially crafted medallions await the 2023 top winners of Hiligaynon love poetry, pandemic literature chapbook, and three-minute silent film.

Peter’s Prize 2023

THREE competitive categories are open for the 11th year running of the Peter’s Prize: the chapbook of pandemic literature, the three-minute silent film, and...