Iloilo lost P3.7B during 3-day power outage

Ruchelle Denise Demaisip 01/13/2024

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo incurred more than P3.7 billion in economic losses during last week’s three-day power outage on the islands of Panay and Guimaras and parts of Negros. Mario Nillos, head of the Provincial Planning and…

Panay FA downs Central Visayas to bag bronze in PFF U19 National C’ships

Dale Rosal 08/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Panay Football Association (PFA) brought home the bronze medal in the ongoing Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U19 National Championships by defeating the host team, Central Visayas Football Association (CVFA), 2-1, on Thursday, August 24,…

Pork import ban from Panay extended, Guimaras included

Morexette Marie Erram 12/22/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has decided to extend the ban on importing pork products, byproducts and live hogs from Panay Island. Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy confirmed to reporters on Thursday, Dec. 22,…

Gwen wants to extend ban on pork importation from Panay, Iloilo

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia wants to extend the ban on importing pork products and live hogs from the provinces of Iloilo and Panay over lingering threats of African Swine Fever (ASF).  In a…

Iloilo City’s Fr. Billones is Cebu’s new auxiliary bishop

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Archdiocese of Cebu has a new auxiliary bishop. The Vatican named on Tuesday, July 16, Fr. Midyphil Billones of Iloilo City as the new auxillary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Billones, 50,…

Panay, Negros transport groups join Piston-led nationwide strike

Inquirer.net 02/26/2017

Transport groups in Western Visayas are also expected to hold a strike on Monday to protest the phaseout of public utility vehicles (PUV) that are 15 years old and above. Expected to be affected are the provinces…

CHEd halts field trips, school tours

02/21/2017

MANILA — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is imposing a moratorium on field trips and educational tours in all higher education institutions (HEIs) to give way to an investigation on the bus crash that killed 15…

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