“We found out also that fewer died during the last quarter sang 2021 because they were already given their booster shots,” says Provincial Health Office chief Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares- Quiñon.

94% of Iloilo’s COVID deaths unvaccinated

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ILOILO – Of the 1,118 deaths here due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of Jan. 30, 1,049 or 93.83 percent were individuals not...

Comelec gun ban violators rise to 53

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ILOILO City – The number of persons arrested across the region for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban since Jan. 9 has...
“Communities themselves must identify their needs through their Barangay Development Councils,” says Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto.

Sotto seeks to empower LGUs through bottom-up budgeting; Iloilo-Guimaras bridge possible under BRAVE

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto seeks to empower local government units (LGUs) down to the barangays through his proposed “Budget Reform...
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WV SCHOOLS GIRD FOR ‘REAL’ CLASSES, But pandemic Alert Level 3 stands in the...

Iloilo
ILOILO – Eighty more schools in Western Visayas are ready to hold face-to-face classes if the scheme is expanded, according to Department of Education...
These intercepted pork-based products from Luzon were brought to the animal quarantine checkpoint in Caticlan, Aklan on Jan. 31, 2022 for proper disposal. Dr. Jonic Natividad, chief of the regulatory division of the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas, said some online sellers peddle pork from areas hit by the African swine fever. PNA PHOTO

DA-6 wary of online sellers of ASF-hit pork products

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ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) is monitoring online sellers to ensure their pork products are free from African...
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Defensor sees drop in Iloilo’s COVID cases

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ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. expressed confidence that in the days to come cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) here would drop just...
“We are required to display the highest form of discipline and perform our tasks beyond expectations,” says Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, Western Visayas police director.

PRO-6 reminds cops of PNP ‘no take policy’

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ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) reminded its police personnel to follow the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) “no take policy”. Those caught...
“Within 48 hours, we will issue an order placing the entire province of Iloilo under Alert Level 5 kontra dengue,” says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. The provincial government wants to start preparing early for a possible dengue outbreak which could further strain hospitals already teeming with coronavirus disease patients.

ALERT LEVEL 5 FOR DENGUE

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ILOILO – Anticipating a surge in dengue cases, the provincial government will be placing the whole Iloilo under Alert Level 5 and include “social...

Over 300 illegal campaign materials removed

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Over 300 election campaign materials illegally displayed here have so far been removed, according to the Public Safety and Transportation Management...
Health secretary Francisco Duque inspects a pharmacy at Festive Mall, Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao, Iloilo City during the launching on Feb. 3 of “Resbakuna sa Botika”, a pharmacy-based vaccination against coronavirus disease. PN PHOTO

Duque praises Iloilo City COVID vaccination drive

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Health secretary Francisco Duque said Iloilo City was chosen as one of the expansion areas for the “Resbakuna sa Botika” campaign...
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