SP OKs cable undergrounding ordinance

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) unanimously approved an ordinance placing underground all electrical and telecommunication wires and cables within the confines of...
Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital’s chief, Dr. Judy Ann Dumayas, attended the committee hearing of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Jan. 17, where issues hounding the hospital were tackled. IME SORNITO/PN

WV Sanitarium insists services unaffected despite internal conflict

ILOILO – Despite internal conflicts, its services were unaffected, according to the management of Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (WVSGH). The hospital’s doctors, nurses...

MORE Power assures power stability, readiness during Dinagyang

ILOILO City – This southern city’s sole power distributor – MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) – pledged stable power supply so as...
Police officers flag down vehicles for inspection at a checkpoint in Barangay Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City. PN PHOTO

STG Dinagyang tightens watch vs illegal drugs

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – The Site Task Group (STG) Dinagyang is strengthening efforts against the proliferation of illegal drugs as the Dinagyang...

Bugasong celebrates Bugas sa Lusong Festival

ANTIQUE – For employees and residents to witness the Bugas sa Lusong Festival, Mayor John Lloyd Pacete ordered a temporary suspension of office transactions...
Philippine National Police’s Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Monday admitted that the morale of some of the ranking police officers was dampened as they undergo “trial” for alleged links to the illegal drug trade. INQUIRER file photo / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

Azurin admits some top cops have low morale as PNP undergoes ‘trial’

MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Monday admitted that the morale of some of the ranking police officers was...
Aleosan District Hospital’s Isolation Ward in Alimodian, Iloilo caters to patients from the towns of Alimodian, Leon, San Miguel, and nearby municipalities. HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE PHOTO

Iloilo hospitals get P596-M upgrade

ILOILO – The provincial government will be receiving P595.615 million from the national government for the upgrading of 13 district hospitals, including the Iloilo...
Dengue carriers are day-biting mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti) that breed in clean, stagnant water. WIKIPEDIA PHOTO

Capiz logs 5 dengue cases

CAPIZ – This province already logged five cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the first week of 2023, from Jan. 1 to 7. The data...
This is the Ungka II flyover at the junction of the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue and the Felix Gorriceta Jr. Avenue in the municipality of Pavia, Iloilo. PHOTO COURTESY OF DPWH REGION 6

‘Better prepared than sorry’: Pavia LGU creates taskforce to prepare for Ungka flyover emergency

ILOILO – The local government unit (LGU) of Pavia has created a taskforce that would respond and assist in case something worse happens to...
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Random drug test for job hires, contractual workers kicks off

ILOILO City – The random drug testing among job hires and contract of service (CoS) workers of the city government kicked off on Tuesday,...