Iloilo still requires inbound travelers with negative swab test results

ILOILO – The provincial government of Iloilo is still requiring inbound travelers negative results of their reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test 72...
The provincial government of Guimaras has imposed a temporary ban of Chinese guests as a precautionary measure against the 2019 novel coronavirus through an executive order signed by Gov. Samuel Gumarin. PNA

GUIMARAS LANDS SELL LIKE HOTCAKES; But mayors say it’s illegal, call for probe

GUIMARAS – Concerned authorities should look into the alleged illegal selling and buying of lands in this island province. This is reportedly becoming rampant, according...
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How are hospitals managing waste amid pandemic?

ILOILO City – The General Services Office (GSO) of the city government will look into the alleged mishandling of infectious wastes from a hospital...
Vials of the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019. ANTON VAGANOV/REUTERS

Capitol eyes Russian anti-coronavirus jabs for Ilonggos

ILOILO – The provincial government is eyeing to procure 275,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Russia-based Gamaleya...
The House Committee on Transportation agrees to create a technical working group to consolidate five pending House Bills aimed at achieving better driver education in the Philippines. UNILAD UK

‘Red plates offer convenience’

ILOILO – To deliver swift and shedload service to the Ilonggos, the provincial government would soon purchase million-worth vehicles for the members of the...
Iloilo City’s Mayor Jerry Treñas gets his first dose of CoronaVac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 at the West Visayas State University Medical Center in La Paz district. He said he felt completely fine after the vaccination. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

Treñas gets CoronaVac vs COVID-19

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas got his initial dose of the China-made CoronaVac vaccine as protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) yesterday. Already a...

19 militants vow to support AFP

ILOILO City – Nineteen members of militant groups in Sitio So-oc, Barangay Navais, Mandurriao district here recently took their oath of allegiance to the...
An elderly priest from St. Clement’s Church in La Paz, Iloilo City receives his initial dose of the CoronaVac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 at the Central Philippine University Gymnasium in Jaro district. ST. CLEMENT’S CHURCH- REDEMPTORISTS ILOILO

‘DON’T BE COMPLACENT’ Experts: Vaccinated people can still catch COVID-19

ILOILO City – One should never let his guard down despite having been vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Department of Health (DOH) in...
Western Visayas will continue to ship live hogs to Luzon even if there is a price cap for selected pork and chicken products sold in Metro Manila. PNA FILE PHOTO

WV hog raisers thumb down tariff cuts on pork imports

ILOILO City – Hog raisers in Western Visayas are against the national government’s recent move of lowering tariffs on pork imports to boost the...
Police cordon the area where an ex-convict was killed in a shootout with police officers in Sitio Cantil, Barangay Damires, Janiuay, Iloilo yesterday. RUBY SILUBRICO/PN

Ex-convict dies in drug operation

ILOILO – A suspected “high-value” drug personality was killed in a shootout with policemen during a drug operation in Sitio Cantil, Barangay Damires, Janiuay...