When Panay News started in April 1981 with Iloilo City as its base, the city’s mayor then was Luis “Tuing” C. Herrera. He started serving as the metro’s chief executive in May 1979.
Herrera served as mayor until March 1986 when, after the People Power Revolution in February of that year, then President Corazon Aquino appointed officers-in-charge in all local government units.
Herrera was replaced by OIC Mayor Rosa “Tita” O. Caram.
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The best
On Jan. 17, 2014, Panay News received the Golden Horse Award from the Federation of Provincial Press Clubs of the Philippines (FPPCP) as the Best Provincial Newspaper.
It hailed the paper as “a fearless advocate of press freedom”. The award was presented by Roland Allan Sison, FPPCP president, to Panay News founder Danny Fajardo at Casa Pilar Beach Resort in Boracay Island.
Panay News has “captur(ed) the Visayas readership with its insightful coverage of issues and events in the region…” read part of the citation, and is “leading the way for recognition of the strength of the provincial press in the national media environment.”
