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DOH-6: ALL CLEAR | No more suspected COVID-19 cases in WV

ILOILO City – All the 40 persons whom the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 placed under investigation since January for possible coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
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

LTO gets tougher on student-drivers’ permits

ILOILO City – Beginning next month, applicants for “student permit” would be required to take a 15-hour theoretical driving course in accredited driving schools, according to...

Capitol defers approval of Alimodian quarry applications

ILOILO – Heeding the request of Mayor Geefre “Kalay” Alonsabe of Alimodian town, the Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office (PGENRO) deferred taking action on applications...
A personnel of MORE Electric and Power Corp. mans the switchboard of the power substation in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The new power distributor has taken control of all power substations in Iloilo City. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

COURT: STOP THE PROPAGANDA

ILOILO City – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 23 warned MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) and Panay Electric Co. (PECO) against resorting to...

City gov’t recognizes new power distributor

ILOILO City – The city government has recognized MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) as the new power distributor here. “I was made to understand that MORE...
IN THE HOT SEAT. Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido is the poster boy of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against illegal drugs. Following his surprising inclusion in the government’s narco list, he has accused the Philippine National Police of committing “failure of intelligence.” IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Jovie faces summary hearing for gag order breach

ILOILO City – Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido will undergo summary hearing for violating the gag order of the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, General Archie Francisco Gamboa. The...
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Police battalion commander sacked over truck accident

ILOILO City – The commander of the Police Regional Office 6’s (PRO-6) Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) was relieved from his post. Police Lieutenant Colonel Leo Batiles faces...
Authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 use thermal imaging cameras to detect travelers with signs of coronavirus. This is part of the tightened medical quarantine protocols to prevent the virus' entry into the country. CNN PH

Foreigners from virus-hit areas banned from gatherings

ILOILO City – Foreigners from countries with confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are prohibited from attending mass gatherings here. In ordering the ban, Mayor...
LOOK: Personnel of the City Veterinary Office Humane Society administers the anti-rabies vaccine on dogs as part of their mass vaccination drive in Barangay San Nicolas, La Paz, Iloilo City on Friday, Feb. 28. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Prov’l vet seeks more rabies vaccines

ILOILO – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) requested for a P4-million augmentation fund for its rabies vaccination program. In a letter to   Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., Dr....
POWER IN THEIR HANDS. Personnel of MORE Electric and Power Corp. check the power substation on General Luna Street, Iloilo City after taking over the facility from Panay Electric Co.

‘ILONGGOS WIN’: MORE Power assures city consumers of better service

ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corp.’s (MORE Power) takeover of the power distribution system here is a “triumph of the Ilonggos” seeking better service,...