3 Iloilo City brgys insurgency-free

ILOILO City – Three villages here were declared free from New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. Bitoon, Tabuc Suba and Balabago in Jaro district were now...
“Gina depensahan lang naton nga ang kapamilya naton diri indi masudlan sang new variant kay it’s very contagious,” points out Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.

Defensor plans vax priority for ages 20-35

Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. plans to adjust the COVID 19 vaccination program to give priority to citizens aged 20 to 35 years old. He...
Masked youth volunteers in Santa Barbara, Iloilo prepare a community pantry. The public must always adhere to minimum health protocols to curb coronavirus disease 2019 transmission. JAP FAJARDO/PN

SAFE ‘BAYANIHAN’; Are health protocols strictly maintained in community pantries?

ILOILO – While he supports to community pantry initiatives, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has this reminder: The public must continue observing minimum health protocols...

DOT-6 strengthens domestic tourism

ILOILO City – Tourism promotion in Western Visayas goes on despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Department of Tourism (DOT) is boosting its...
RECOTER

WV off-limits to Masbate pork

ILOILO City – To maintain Western Visayas’ being free from the African swine fever (ASF), coastal towns, particularly those in northern Iloilo province and Roxas...

90% of Iloilo’s total COVID cases have recovered

ILOILO – Of the province’s 6,038 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of April 27, 5,437 – or around 90 percent – have...
DEFENSOR

Defensor vaccinated vs coronavirus

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. hopes more local chief executives (LCEs) and residents of this province would be vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019...
This man is a returning locally stranded individual. He is set to be swabbed by healthcare workers in Aklan. His specimen would be analyzed for the possible presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.

COVID sickens more WV health workers

ILOILO City – Healthcare workers in Western Visayas hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rose to 1,852 as of April 23, according to...
GARBANZOS

ICPO to deploy more ‘night duty’ cops

ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is deploying hundreds of police officers on the streets of this southern city during nighttime...

Almost 2,000 health care workers COVID-19 infected

ILOILO City – Around 2, 000 health care workers in Region 6 have been infected with COVID-19 as of April 23, according to the...