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PDEA Region 6 personnel hurdle ‘surprise’ drug test

ILOILO City – All the personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 6 were subjected to an unannounced drug test recently. All...
‘NEW NORMAL’ Public transportation in areas under Alert Level 1 such as Iloilo City shall be at full seating capacity. All establishments, persons or activities, are allowed to operate, work, or be undertaken at full on-site or venue/seating capacity provided it is consistent with minimum public health standards. Photo shows Iloilo City’s busy Iznart Street in the downtown area. PN PHOTO

Which Iloilo City barangays are drug-cleared?

ILOILO City – Ninety-two barangays in this southern city have been so far been declared as cleared of illegal drugs by the Regional Oversight...

Quarry operation stopped after 3 die by drowning

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A quarry along the Bago River in Barangay Napoles, Bago City, Negros Occidental was ordered to halt...
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Drilon confident Uswag Ilonggo beneficial for WV

ILOILO City – Ilonggo senator Franklin M. Drilon is the latest prominent political leader to convey support for the congressional bid of Uswag Ilonggo...
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE. Dr. Edurne Bartolome, a social scientist and PhD lecturer at the Universidad de Deusto in Spain (third from left) pays a courtesy call to the Office of WVSU President Joselito Villaruz, currently represented by OIC President Celina Gellada (second from left) on March 28, 2022. With her are Project FORTH Coordinator and WVSU Vice President Ma. Asuncion Christine Dequilla (leftmost) and Prof. Edel Carmela Subong-Csoka, WVSU director of the International and Local Linkages Office. PHOTO BY ANNE CORTEZ

WVSU inks int’l exchange program with Spain’s Univ of Deusto

BY HAZEL P. VILLA, ANNE CORTEZ, ROSEMARIE FELIMON, AMABEL SIASON ILOILO City – A representative of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union from Universidad...
Department of Labor and Employment 2021 Media Awards winners Glenda Tayona (right), Elyrose Naorbe (left) with Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. during a courtesy visit at the DOLE Regional Office No. 6 in Iloilo City. DOLE-6 PHOTO

PN senior reporter wins gold in DOLE media awards

ILOILO City – Panay News senior reporter Glenda S. Tayona bagged the gold of the 2021 Media Awards, one of the highlights of the 88th...

PDEA-Aklan intensifies anti-drug efforts in Boracay

KALIBO, Aklan - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-Aklan) has vowed to intensify its anti-drug efforts, especially in Boracay Island. Provincial Officer Investigation Agent V...
Former Iloilo City mayor Jose Espinosa III is running for congressman.

Isabel Espinosa on Joe III for Iloilo City congressman: ‘My dad is ready’

ILOILO City – “My dad is ready.” This was the response of Isabel Espinosa, youngest daughter of former Iloilo City mayor Jose Espinosa III, when...

55 WV candidates for mayor, vice mayor unopposed

ILOILO City – Twenty-six candidates for city and municipal mayor and 29 for vice mayor in Western Visayas are running unopposed in the May...
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‘Drag racers face raps for reckless driving, gambling’

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) warned those into drag races that they would be held criminally liable. Among others, they would...