WV logs 532 new single-day high in COVID cases
ILOILO City – Western Visayas recorded its new highest number of positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in one day yesterday – 532.
COVID-19...
Exemptions to facemask rule?
ILOILO City – A councilor is proposing amendments to the city’s existing facemask ordinance, particularly exemptions to such rule.
“This is only a proposal santo...
IPPO to enforce temporary halt of tourism ops, establishments
ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) will strictly enforce the provincial government’s executive order (EO) suspending operations of resorts, beaches and other tourism...
‘LIBRE SAKAY’ DRIVERS HARASSED? LTFRB decries ‘attacks’
ILOILO City – Modernized jeepneys plying the city and province of Iloilo are being harassed for offering “libre sakay” (free ride) to the riding public.
Two transport cooperatives...
Bacolod, NegOcc main sources of illegal drugs in Region 6 – PDEA
ILOILO City – Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are still the main sources of illegal drugs in Western Visayas, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
No WV hospitals permitted to use Ivermectin vs COVID
ILOILO City – No hospitals in Western Visayas have been granted with a “compassionate special permit” (CSP) to use Ivermectin, a broad spectrum anti-parasitic...
Iloilo tourism establishments to close May 22 to 31
ILOILO – To eliminate public circulation and thus curb coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission, this province will be closing all resorts, beaches and other...
Concepcion homes locked down
ILOILO – Around 112 homes in Concepcion town were locked down on May 18. At least 20 residents in Barangay Poblacion tested positive for...
Contact tracing underway in Estancia town hall
ILOILO – To give way to contact tracing and disinfection activities, the local government of Estancia temporarily closed its municipal hall after a public...
16 Calinog cops positive for COVID-19
ILOILO – Sixteen members of the 6th Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) manning the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Barangay...