Why did court grant MORE writ of possession?

ILOILO City – Why did the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 37 grant MORE Electric and Power Corp.’s (MORE Power) petition for a writ of possession...
Vehicles are constantly “bumper to bumper” and slow on Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo due to congestion. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Traffic jam at major intersection irks drivers, commuters

ILOILO City – Congestion at the intersection of two major roads – Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue and President Corazon Aquino Avenue – in Barangay Ungka...
HUGE OBSTRUCTION. Demolition men of the Iloilo City government dismantle this illegal structure encroaching on the sidewalk of Guzman-Jesena Street in Mandurriao district. During his fourth State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered local governments to reclaim all public roads that are being used for private ends. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Brgy hall demolished? Go to your ‘kap’s’ house

ILOILO City – What happens after a barangay hall obstructing a road is demolished? Barangay halls that encroach on roads and sidewalks are not exempt from...
Former councilor Plaridel Nava

‘Franchise review sends wrong signal to bizmen’

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution calling for a review of the legality, validity or impropriety of the franchises granted to three...

P1.2-M marijuana seized in buy-bust

BACOLOD City – Police seized P1.2 million worth of suspected marijuana in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. ...
Jordan Wharf in Guimaras was left empty after motorboat trips were cancelled due to the bad weather conditon and the capsizing of the 3 motorbancas on Saturday, August 3. All trips between Iloilo City and Guimaras are still suspended until further notice according to Philippine Coast Guard. Photo from All About Guimaras Facebook

Allow Iloilo-Guimaras boats to sail, Du30 urged

ILOILO City – Gov. Samuel Gumarin of Guimaras appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the suspension order on motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route. The island-province’s...
Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City checks dengue patients at the Hydration Unit of the La Paz Maternity and Reproductive Health Center. In response to rising dengue cases in the metro, the city government opened on Aug. 8, 2019 its Hydration Unit at the second floor of the La Paz Maternity and Reproductive Health Center. The Hydration Unit will primarily cater to patients referred by the City Health Office’s (CHO) district health centers in order for them to be unloaded of the many patients being assessed, diagnosed and managed as dengue cases. Its objective is to hydrate and monitor diagnosed dengue positive patients without warning signs based on Department of Health’s (DOH) issued guidelines.

City gov’t opens dengue hydration unit for health center patient referrals

ILOILO City – In response to rising dengue cases in the metro, the city government opened on Aug. 8 its Hydration Unit at the second floor...

WV’s Jan. to July dengue cases highest in 10 years

ILOILO – Dengue cases in Western Visayas this year (as of July 17) reached 27,630 with 126 deaths – the highest in 10 years, according to...
Policemen secure Ceres buses at the Dynamic Builders compound in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City. ARCHIE REY ALIPALO/PN

LTFRB starts probe on Ceres trips suspension

BACOLOD City – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) started investigating the Wednesday’s suspension of south-bound bus trips of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) – operator of...

Suspect in Ajuy vice mayor’s slay falls

ILOILO – A principal suspect in the death of Ajuy, Iloilo vice mayor Ramon Rojas Jr. in 2008 was arrested yesterday afternoon at the Iloilo Airport...