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‘Lambunao man shoots pa dead’

ILOILO City – A 35-year-old man is now the subject of a police manhunt after he allegedly killed his father in Barangay Panuran, Lambunao,...

Army warns students vs school walkout

ILOILO City – The Philippine Army warned students against joining the so-called “pambansang walkout” mass protest against tuition fee increases, human rights violations and...

Smoking also hazardous to city hall workers’ careers

ILOILO City – Smoking is not only hazardous to one’s health. In the case of employees of the city government, it could also jeopardize...

Project to help teachers in ‘challenged areas’ launched

ILOILO City – To raise teacher motivation and the development of quality education in challenged areas of the Philippines, Project FORTH was launched at...

DSWD CRIES FOUL: Politico uses agency’s logo in campaign ads

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas chided an unnamed politician for using the agency’s logo in...

I didn’t steal a cent from school program – Gorriceta

ILOILO – Cong. Arcadio Gorriceta of the 2nd District denied pocketing funds from the P5-million Education For All project when he was the mayor...

‘Possible to reduce earthquake impacts’

ILOILO City – It is possible to reduce the impacts of earthquakes to human lives and properties, according to Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapagu of the...

Iloilo children’s nutrition status improving – PHO

ILOILO – The nutrition status of children in this province is improving, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). In 2018 the prevalence of undernutrition...

50 mobile force cops undergo training on case investigation

ILOILO City – Fifty personnel from various police mobile forces across Western Visayas are wrapping up today their five-day Public Safety Forces (PSF) Investigation Response...
READY FOR THE ‘BIG ONE’? The medical staff of Iloilo Mission Hospital in La Paz, Iloilo City rehearse the basic earthquake response “duck, cover and hold” in preparation for today’s (Feb. 21, 2019) national simultaneous earthquake drill. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

NAT’L QUAKE DRILL: Is Iloilo ready for another ‘Lady Caycay’ 8.2 tremor?

ILOILO City – In Jan. 25, 1948 around 1:46 a.m. a magnitude 8.2 tremor jolted Panay Island and its sleeping people. It destroyed 55...