CENTRAL MARKET REPAIRS. Repair of the damaged parts of the Iloilo Central Market such as the roof, windows and drainage is ongoing. According to Mayor Jerry TreƱas, the repair is being undertaken pending the public-private partnership redevelopment proposed for it. While Iloilo City is fighting the coronavirus pandemic, basic services should not be neglected. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

City businesses urged: Apply for Safety Seal

ILOILO City – Business establishments in this southern city are enjoined to apply for a Safety Seal so they can operate with bigger capacities...
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3 city priests, two staff contract COVID

ILOILO City – Three priests of a Roman Catholic Church here tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Two staff of the church, a secretary,...
Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Panay News Photo

COVID halts work at capitol; 15 employees infected

ILOILO – Work at the Iloilo provincial capitol is suspended for two days (Tuesday to Wednesday) to give way to contact tracing and disinfection....
Flood ravages rice fields in Barangay Tugura-ao, Miag-ao, Iloilo. PHOTOS BY SELVINO FABILLOĀ 

Flood hits 54 Miag-ao brgys, leaves nearly P5-M damage

ILOILO – Damage left by Monday’s flooding in 54 villages in Miag-ao town reached nearly P5 million as of Tuesday noon. The damage to the...
ANTI-COVID DOSE. A health worker prepares an ā€œanti-coronavirus vaccineā€ during a mock vaccination in Iloilo City on Jan. 29. Based on the city government’s initial immunization screening, Ilonggos are hesitant to get the shots due to the potential side effects. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

Over 200K Ilonggos fully vaxxed

ILOILO – A total of 200,261 Ilonggos have been fully inoculated with either a two-dose or single-dose vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data...

ā€˜Fake cop’ busted in drug sting

ILOILO City – A drug pushing suspect who presented himself as a police intelligence officer was arrested in an anti-drug operation on Monday in...

NASAL SPRAY VS COVID? Iloilo site of clinical trial for novel Chinese vaccine

ILOILO – This province has been chosen one of the 13 sites in the Philippines for Phase 3 clinical trial of a China-made nasal...
Dry-run of the drive-thru vaccination in San Joaquin, Iloilo on Aug. 14. PHOTOS FROM BM MARCELO VALENTINE SERAG

First in Panay: Drive-thru vaxx in Iloilo’s 1st District

ILOILO – Seven towns in the 1st District are set to start a drive-thru vaccination scheme against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This will prevent crowding...

Guimaras’ isolation, COVID beds 100% occupied

ILOILO City – The healthcare utilization rate (HCUR) of the province of Guimaras is at critical risk. Both the isolation beds and beds dedicated to...
A staff from the Philippine Red Cross conducts swab test. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation owes the Philippine Red Cross P822 million for coronavirus disease 2019 tests. IFRC

Red Cross slashes cost of COVID swab, saliva tests

ILOILO City – Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests have become cheaper – P2,800 (from P3,800) for the swab and...