The nutrition status of Western Visayas’ children is improving, according to the National Nutrition Council. The prevalence of various forms of malnutrition in 2020 was much lower than those in 2019. But NNC data showed stunting remains a concern among Antique’s children. Obesity is prevalent in Iloilo and Aklan has the highest number of wasting. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

WV kids’ nutrition status improving but…

ILOILO City – The nutrition status of Western Visayas’ children is improving, according to the National Nutrition Council (NNC). The prevalence of various forms of...
COMMUNITY SERVICE. Iloilo City’s Cong. Julienne Baronda (in white shirt) prepares lunch packs for distribution to medical personnel and support staff at the the city government’s vaccination site at Ateneo de Iloilo in Mandurriao district. Community service is her penalty for breaking the prohibition on mass gatherings .ILOILO CITY COVID-19 COMPLIANCE TEAM

For ‘mass gathering’, Baronda serves penalty: community service

ILOILO City – As early as June 30, Cong. Julienne Baronda started rendering community service as penalty for attending a mass gathering last month. According to...
A healthcare worker gives a resident of Iloilo City a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the gym of Ateneo de Iloilo in Mandurriao district. The school is one of the vaccination sites of the city government. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

GET THE JAB, TRAVEL EASY; Execs OK easing travel protocols for fully vaxxed individuals

BY GLENDA TAYONA AND DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA ILOILO City – Western Visayans fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will soon have a “smoother” travel...
Kanlaon, an active stratovolcano, is the highest point in Negros Island and in the Visayas at 2,465 meters above sea level. In case it erupts, a plan has already been prepared by concerned authorities. ARCHIE ALIPALO

WV on alert in case Kanlaon erupts

ILOILO City – A plan has been devised in case Kanlaon volcano, an active stratovolcano in Negros Island, erupts, according to the Office of...
A health care worker prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in Los Angeles, California, United States on Jan. 7, 2021. LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS

Iloilo City inoculates 18% of target population

ILOILO City – This southern city has so far administered vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to 18.13 percent of its target population. Data (as...

Treñas orders Candido, Baronda to render community service

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has approved the recommendation of the City Legal Office (CLO) imposing a penalty of community service to Cong....

5 Barotac Nuevo cops positive for COVID

ILOILO – Five personnel of the Barotac Nuevo police station tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to Police Major Rowena Hubero, chief of...
JUSTICE FOR ‘WEL-WEL’. Residents of Barangay North Baluarte, Molo, Iloilo City seek justice for the death of 29-year-old Karl Daniel Bolante who was shot dead by police during a buy-bust operation last week, June 29, 201. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

‘CCTV DOES NOT LIE’ Parents demand justice for slain son

ILOILO City – A security camera footage is their proof, according to Amalia and Danilo Bolante Sr., parents of the 29-year-old man shot dead...
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What areas in Region 6 are susceptible to rain-induced landslides?

ILOILO City – The “typhoon season” is here. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is urging the public, especially those in areas prone to flooding...
A health worker injects an “anti-coronavirus vaccine” to a woman during a vaccination simulation in Mandaluyong City on Jan. 27, 2021. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS

‘Vaccine still best defense vs COVID’

ILOILO City – Vaccination and the strict adherence to health protocols are the best defenses against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), regardless of the virus...