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A police officer in Iloilo City makes sure passengers of this public utility jeepney are observing physical distancing. The Land Transportation Office and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board are eyeing 70 percent maximum seating capacity in jeepneys. PN Photo

‘No talking, eating inside jeepneys’

ILOILO City – Commuters musn’t talk or eat inside jeepneys and buses. Amid the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, the Department of Transportation...
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DPWH-6 gets new regional director

ILOILO City – The regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Western Visayas has a new regional director. In Special...
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‘Policeman’s death accidental firing’

ILOILO City – The death of Police Staff Sergeant Erwin Daniel at a hotel on General Luna Street, City Proper on Dec. 30, 2021 was...

No ‘no booster, no entry’ policy at Iloilo capitol

ILOILO – Not all employees of the provincial government or members of the public have yet received booster shots of vaccines against coronavirus disease...
Department of Social Welfare and Development personnel are seen at the repacking and preposition site in Dumarao, Capiz carry family food packs for transport to Dao, Capiz and Negros Occidental. PHOTO COURTESY OF ARNULFO LEAL, DSWD-6

Close to 17,000 WV families stuck in evacuation centers

ILOILO City – As of Jan. 3, 16,935 typhoon-displaced families (84,458 individuals) were still in various evacuation centers in the provinces of Iloilo and...

Hospitals ready for more COVID infections? Iloilo City gov’t to test travelers from NCR,...

ILOILO City – On the first day of the new year, Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 director Dr. Adriano Suba-an checked hospitals in the...

Coming soon: COVID vax for kids 5 to 11 years old

ILOILO City – The vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of children here aged five to 11 years old will start soon. According to Mayor Jerry...

Not zero after all; PRO-6: 3 stray bullet cases during New Year revelry

ILOILO City – Due to delayed reporting from its field offices, it was only yesterday that the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) learned that...
“We are urging our police officers to follow rules and regulations and avoid committing illegal acts,” says Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, police director of Western Visayas.

22 Western Visayas cops axed in 2021

ILOILO City – Internal cleansing in the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) in 2021 resulted to the dismissal from the service of 22 police...
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. Last-minute holiday shoppers in Iloilo City do not observe physical distancing despite the threat of Omicron, a new variant of the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019. Due to protocol breaches, a surge in infections is expected. GLENDA TAYONA/PN

POST-HOLIDAY COVID SURGE; 2022 brings hope, fresh pandemic fears

ILOILO City – There is fear of a possible surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections now that the holidays are over. “Halong gid...