‘Teaching in Challenged Areas’ pushes through despite pandemic
BY HAZEL P. VILLA
ILOILO City – “Teaching in Challenged Areas”, which is a pioneering major in the master’s program and a possible integration in...
Bingawan town hall, other LGU offices on lockdown
ILOILO – The municipal hall of Bingawan town is on lockdown. Five employees tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The lockdown takes effect today...
NO MORE EXEMPTIONS; W. Visayas requires all inbound travelers negative swab test result
ILOILO City – If you are a returning resident, returning overseas Filipino worker, an authorized person outside residence (APOR), or just a traveler bound...
Banias, Yap first mayors in WV vaccinated vs COVID-19
BY IME SORNITO and DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
ILOILO City – Two mayors in Western Visayas received their initial dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease...
COVID hits call center employees anew; Random testing for BPO firms starts Monday
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered random testing on some 200 employees of call centers on Monday, March 22.
As this was being...
DPWH vows on time completion of Ungka flyover girder installation
ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 6 said it would complete on time the installation of the...
Murder case vs 3 for death of BJMP officer
ILOILO City – A murder case will be filed today, March 20, against two Philippine Army soldiers and a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit member for...
FATAL ROAD RAGE; Soldiers shoot jail officer to death
ILOILO – In what was believed to be a case of road rage, a jail officer was shot to death in Bangga Dama, Barangay...
Boracay taskforce OKs saliva test as travel requirement
ILOILO – As an alternative to swab test, tourists bound for Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan are now allowed to undergo saliva coronavirus disease...
WV farmers getting old; but where are their successors?
ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ farmers are not getting any younger. A few more years and they would give up toiling their lands, and...