Jordan police station locked down; 10 cops positive for COVID

ILOILO City – The Jordan police station in the island province of Guimaras was placed under lockdown. Ten police personnel tested positive for coronavirus disease...

Teenage pregnancy cases up 5.6% in Region 6

ILOILO City – Restrictions on public mobility due to the coronavirus pandemic have no direct impact on teenage pregnancy cases in Western Visayas, according...
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Local execs want WV’s own genome sequencing unit

ILOILO City – Amid the threat of the new variants of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially the Delta...
A healthcare personnel holds a vial of anticoronavirus vaccine. Western Visayas is expected to receive an additional 7,200 Sinovac vaccines today. These will then be distributed to provinces and highly urbanized cities in the region. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

VACCINATION FOR ALL; Iloilo City to open vaccination to all sectors starting August

ILOILO City – The city government will open vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to all sectors starting August. According to Mayor Jerry Treñas, the...
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3 Beta COVID variant patients die

ILOILO – Three of the five individuals who were infected with the Beta variant of the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Santa...

Iloilo City police best in community relations

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has been adjudged as best in Police Community Relations (PCR) among police offices across the...

Calinog police readies raps vs robbery suspect

ILOILO City – A robbery complaint would be filed against one of the two robbers who carted away P1.5 million in a broad daylight heist...
RELIEF PACKS. These family food packs are for Iloilo province (municipalities of Tigbauan and Concepcion) and Iloilo City that are both under an enhanced community quarantine. PHOTOS BY PANTAWID MOO/ILOILO CITY GOV’T/DSWD-6

CASH AID FOR ILOILO FAMILIES, DSWD targets 665,561 beneficiaries; LGUs told to bare list...

ILOILO City – Families in this city and province of Iloilo, which are both under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), are expecting to receive...
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BPO, IT sectors Iloilo City’s strong fundamentals vs pandemic – economist

ILOILO City – This southern city has several strong fundamentals that would help hasten economic recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This was...
With coronavirus vaccines in sight, local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are rolling out their plans for procurement and inoculation. Four LGUs in the region are forging tripartite agreements with the national government and British vaccine maker AstraZeneca. REUTERS

WV gets over 1.4M doses of anti-COVID vaccines

ILOILO City – Western Visayas has so far received 1,425,650 doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of July 23, these were the...