The newly-inaugurated Balay Silangan Reformation Center in Pulupundan, Negros Occidental on Thursday (Dec. 17, 2020). Photo courtesy of PDEA-Western Visayas via PNA

WV has 39 ‘Balay Silangan’ for drug dependents

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Western Visayas has 39 Balay Silangan reformation centers for the rehabilitation of drug surrenderers. Data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)...
People wear face shields and facemasks inside a mall in Iloilo City on Friday. The national government yesterday made the wearing of these protective gears mandatory for those entering enclosed places like shopping malls to curtail the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19. IAN PAUL CORDERO / PN

LCEs in Region 6: Face shields are added protection

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ILOILO City – For some local chief executives (LCEs) in Western Visayas, there’s an added protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) should people wear...

Checkpoints need updated travel passes

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ILOILO – If your travel pass is valid until today (June 18) only, you must secure a new one. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. announced he...
Iloilo City police director Colonel Uldarico Garbanzos receives his first dose of the Sinovac vaccine against coronavirus disease. ICPO

350 city policemen get first vaccine dose

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Three hundred fifty police personnel of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) received their first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
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

VACCINES RUNNING OUT FAST; Rapid virus transmission needs fast vaccination — groups

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) here are running out fast. According to the city government, the 14,000 it currently has...

3 rivers in Panay Island among top ocean plastic waste contributors

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ILOILO City – The Iloilo River here, the Jalaur River in Iloilo province and the Hamulauon River in Capiz are among the Philippine rivers...
BACK IN BUSINESS. The Iloilo Terminal Market is bustling with activity again after the city government scrapped quarantine passes. Non-essential establishments except personal care services have also reopened at 30 percent capacity. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

What businesses are allowed to open in Iloilo province amid MECQ?

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ILOILO – To spur this province’s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has allowed the reopening of business establishments except for...
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

274K Western Visayans get first vaccine doses

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A total of 274,291 individuals in vaccination priority group A in Western Visayas already received their first dose of anti-coronavirus disease...
These products from African swine fever-affected Luzon and Mindanao were confiscated by the Iloilo Provincial ASF Task Force. PHOTO BY DR. DAREL TABUADA/FB

627 assorted items from ASF-hit areas seized

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ILOILO – A total of 627 assorted items from areas affected by the African swine fever (ASF) were confiscated by the Iloilo Provincial ASF...
The Santa Barbara municipal police station is under strict quarantine. Two police officers and a non-uniformed personnel tested positive for coronavirus disease. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

Santa Barbara police station off-limits; 2 cops, NUP positive for COVID

Iloilo
ILOILO – The Santa Barbara police station is off-limits to the public. Two police officers and a non-uniformed personnel (NUP) tested positive for coronavirus...
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