Igbaras, Iloilo’s Mayor Jaime Esmeralda donates blood during a bloodletting activity at the municipal gymnasium. “It is our moral and social responsibility to help people in need,” says Esmeralda, a physician who has donated blood 15 times already by his own count. JAIME ESMERALDA/FB

‘Don’t hesitate to donate blood’

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ILOILO – “It is our moral and social responsibility to help people in need.” Mayor Jaime Esmeralda of Igbaras town, a 15-time blood donor, stressed...

Iloilo crime incidents down 46.43%

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ILOILO – Crime volume in this province dropped since it was placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), according to Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero,...
“I was not aware. As soon as my attention was called on the gathering, I immediately ordered the dispersal of the people,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas.

IFFI welcomes new officers

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ILOILO City – The Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc. (IFFI) welcomed new officers following the resignation of Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida as president effective July 1. The...

Iloilo’s No. 4 fugitive caught

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ILOILO – Accused of raping his niece 12 times, a 57-year-old man was caught in Barangay Tabucan, Calinog yesterday. Warlito Celeste, a resident of the...
“Kung kayo ay may alam sa nangyaring ito, nararapat lang na panindigan ang katotohanan sa ngalan ng hustisya,” Philippine National Police chief, General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, appeals to witnesses in the shooting of a 29-year-old man during an anti-drug operation in Barangay North Baluarte, Molo, Iloilo City on June 29, 2021. The man died. Eleazar ordered the Police Regional Office 6 to investigate.

WANTED: WITNESSES; Eleazar orders probe on fatal Molo buy-bust

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ILOILO City – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged witnesses in the shooting of a 29-year-old man during an anti-drug...
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‘Brgy gatherings major trigger of COVID surge’

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ILOILO – Social gatherings in barangays are behind the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). How...
The Philippine Coast Guard suspends sea travel in Aklan due to the inclement weather brought by typhoon “Tisoy.” AKEAN FORUM

National Disaster Resilience Month: Gird for typhoons, earthquakes

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ILOILO City – July is the start of the typhoon season. Local government units (LGUs) should prepare, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...

Family of delivery rider who died in road mishap gets aid

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ILOILO City – The City Social Welfare and Development Office released food assistance to the family of a food delivery driver who died in...
A Negrense receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019. As of July 2, 2021 Western Visayas received 25,740 doses from the National Vaccination Operations Center. PROV’L GOV’T OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Western Visayas gets 25,740 Pfizer shots

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ILOILO City – Western Visayas so far received4,290 vials or 25,740 doses of the United States-manufactured Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from...
Boxes of the China-made CoronaVac vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) arrive at the Iloilo International Airport. More anti-coronavirus shots would be allocated to Western Visayas starting this month, assured Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III. CAAP ILOILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

‘KEEP THEM COLD’ Round-the-clock monitoring of COVID vaccines a must

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ILOILO – Vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) delivered to local government units (LGUs) have a unique storage requirement – they must be kept...
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