Iloilo records average of 22 COVID cases daily

ILOILO – Between April 1 and 19, this province logged an average of 22 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) per day, according to...
Police Major Rio Maymay (left) and Police Lieutenant Colonel Ipil Dueñas (center) have been dismissed from the service. They were previously linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to illegal drugs.

FALL OF ‘NARCO COPS’? 2 COPS IN DUTERTE LIST SACKED

ILOILO City – Two of the 17 police officers whom President Rodrigo Duterte linked to illegal drugs have been dismissed from the service. The National...

DOH: WV still free from new COVID variants

ILOILO City – No new variants of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been detected in Western Visayas, according to Department of Health (DOH) Region...
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Sea trips, flights resume today but Roxas City seeks 10-day travel ban extension

ILOILO City – Starting today, returning residents and authorized persons outside residence (APORs) from the National Capital Region (NCR) and the provinces of Bulacan,...
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43,680 WV health workers get jabs vs COVID-19

ILOILO City – A total of 43,680 frontline health workers in Western Visayas already received their initial doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019...

Miag-ao vice mayor passes away

ILOILO – Residents of Miag-ao were mourning. Their vice mayor, Leonardo Naldoza died, yesterday, April 19. “Nagtaliwan ang aton vice mayor around 1 p.m. at a...
This 10-wheeler truck rammed the Pagtolon-an couple’s SUV in Barangay Amamaros, Pototan, Iloilo. JAPETH FAJARDO/PN

Passi City couple dies in fatal collision

ILOILO – A couple was killed in a fatal road crash in Barangay Amamaros, Pototan yesterday. Merren and Emheel Pagtolon-an were residents of Barangay Bagacay,...
The Philippine government is now in advanced stages of negotiations with six vaccine developers as it eyes to close deals for 148 million doses of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines. YAHOO PHOTO

Calinog preps P2 million for vaccine procurement

ILOILO – The local government unit (LGU) of Calinog allocated up to P2 million for the procurement of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Their...
A frontliner from the Iloilo City Hall receives her second dose of the CoronaVac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019. This week, the city government will inoculate its elderly and immunocompromised residents. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

MORE ILONGGOS GETTING VACCINE; City to inoculate elderly, immunocompromised vs COVID-19 this week

ILOILO City – This southern city will start vaccinating against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) its elderly and immunocompromised residents this week. Mayor Jerry Treñas said...

Iloilo BPOs thrive amid pandemic

ILOILO City – Despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, this southern city took up most business process outsourcing (BPO) space in 2020. It...