A senior citizen in Barangay Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City avails himself of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine during a house-to-house roll out by the city government. Barangay Calumpang is the pilot site of barangay-based vaccination in the metro. The city will open more soon. PHOTO BY BRGY CAPTAIN ROBERT NIÑO OF CALUMPANG

4% of Iloilo City’s target population fully-vaxxed

ILOILO City – This southern city has to vaccinate 450,000 of its total population to achieve herd immunity against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of...

NGCP alerts public of possible rotational brownouts in Panay

ILOILO City – There could be rotational power outages in Panay Island until August. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) high-voltage submarine cable...
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City dad bats for rainwater harvesting system

ILOILO City – Councilor Ely Estante is pushing for the creation of rainwater harvesting system here. He filed an ordinance entitled “Iloilo City Rainwater Harvesting...
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BRGY-BASED VAX; Iloilo City brings anti-COVID jabs closer to people

ILOILO City – Priority residents need not travel some distance to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The city government is rolling out...
The president’s spokesperson Harry Roque says vaccine availability has improved since the WHO set up COVAX to distribute US-made Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots and Sinovac and Sputnik V shots from Russia. INQUIRER/GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

Rolling out next: Vax for Iloilo’s A4 group

ILOILO – Economic frontliners (A4 priority group) in this province will receive their jabs against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Department of Health (DOH)...
Personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Region 6 planted mangroves along the coastline of Barangay Hinactacan, La Paz, Iloilo City on July 8, 2021. In the morning they cleaned the coast of Barangay Santo Niño Sur, Arevalo, Iloilo City and set up a community pantry in Barangay Muelle Loney. They rendered community service after violating a prohibited mass gathering last month. PHOTOS BY BFP-6 AND ILOILO CITY COMPLIANCE TEAM

BFP-6 exec, personnel dedicate day for community service

ILOILO City – Coastal clean-up, community pantry and mangrove planting. It was a jam-packed day of community service for around 60 personnel of the...
Wearing facemasks, residents stroll in the downtown of Iloilo City. While the NCR Plus will shift to modified enhance community quarantine, Western Visayas will remain under modified general community quarantine for the month of April.PN FILE PHOTO

Health protocol violators skirting sanctions may face raps

ILOILO City – Violators of health protocols imposed to curb coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread dodging their penalties are being warned. Since June 1 this...

15 Arevalo cops, 2 NUP positive for COVID-19

ILOILO City – Fifteen Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCOs) and two non-uniformed personnel (NUP) of the Arevalo police station tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019...
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Iloilo fourth highest area in COVID cases

ILOILO – This province now has the fourth highest number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines, trailing only Davao City, Laguna...

Where are the flood-prone areas in WV?

ILOILO City – Forewarned and forearmed. If people know which areas are prone to flooding, they would be more prepared, according to the Mines and...