PHOTO BY IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Treñas mulls Iloilo City lockdown; WV provinces may follow, too

ILOILO City – Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas. Citing the number of persons under monitoring (980) and persons under investigation (27)...
A former personnel of Panay Electric Co. for 19 years keeps his work at the Tabuc Suba substation. He was absorbed by MORE Electric and Power Corp. after the takeover on Feb. 28 by virtue of a Writ of Possession issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 23.

Will MORE Power charge higher rates? P1-billion ‘careless’ procurement hit

ILOILO City – Ports magnate Enrique Razon’s MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has to significantly increase monthly rates if it plans to follow through...
A personnel of the Pavia Emergency Responders check the body temperature of motorists using a thermal scanner at a checkpoint in Barangay Ungka, Pavia, Iloilo last night. Iloilo province is under a “general community quarantine” against the novel coronavirus. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Panay-wide quarantine starts April1; Prov’l gov’ts to harmonize border restriction rules

BY IME SORNITO and GLENDA TAYONA ILOILO City – Beginning April 1 Panay Island will be under an island-wide quarantine in an effort to shield it from...

Flights in and out of Iloilo Airport suspended

ILOILO – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has ordered the suspension of flights in and out of the Iloilo Airport from March 18...
The University of the Philippines’ National Institute of Health developed this test detection kit GenAmplify for the coronavirus disease 2019. When will this be available in Iloilo City and the rest of Western Visayas? DOST PHOTO

Where are the test kits? Treñas: COVID-19 testing is a must

ILOILO City – How sure is the Department of Health (DOH) that there are no cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas? The only...
FAITH VS FEAR Catholic devotees kneel and pray at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City. Due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019, the Archdiocese of Jaro changed some customs to keep worshipers safe from the fast spreading disease. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

FAITH IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS Catholics told to hear mass thru...

ILOILO – Catholics should find ways to attend Mass even without being physically present at the sanctuary as big gatherings are discouraged to prevent the spread...
Commuters mostly wearing face masks cross at a busy street in Mandaluyong on February 5, 2020. ABS-CBN News

PH’s COVID-19 cases surge over 100

MANILA – The Philippines on Saturday confirmed 47 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), raising the total number of patients afflicted with the illness...
Gov. Rhodora Cadiao is appealing to all Antiqueños to finish all personal business outside of the province and return on or before border restrictions take place. PIA

Antique to shut borders, restrict travel for 2 weeks

ILOILO City – The provincial government of Antique will seal its borders starting Tuesday until the next 14 days in a bid to safely control movement...

1st COVID-19 case in Visayas still in ‘critical condition’

MANILA – The first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Visayas region, a 64-year-old male from Dumaguete City, remains in a “critical condition” at a hospital in...
Students wearing protective masks during a school activity in Manila. AP

No classes in Iloilo City for 2 weeks

ILOILO City – From March 16 to 31 there will be no classes in all levels in both public and private schools here. It is a...