‘NOT THE RIGHT TIME’; Parents, teachers jittery over face-to-face classes’ resumption
ILOILO – With the end of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic still uncertain, teachers and parents are unsure resuming face-to-face classes is a...
Are farmers ready vs rice grain bugs?
ILOILO City – Rice grain bugs (RGB) can infest rice fields, especially in rain-fed and upland areas. Farmers must know how to get rid of...
Sinovac vaccination expands to 3 Iloilo hospitals
ILOILO City – More China-made Sinovac vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are being rolled out.
Yesterday three more hospitals simultaneously conducted their respective vaccination...
Vaccine advocates launch ‘Bakuna Iloilo’
ILOILO City – To promote vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a group of advocates launched the “Bakuna Iloilo” information campaign at the University...
Dumangas cop positive for drug use
ILOILO – A policeman from Dumangas municipal police station tested positive for methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in a recent random drug test.
He had the rank...
Insurgency-free brgys in WV to receive P20M
ILOILO City – Seventy-four villages in Western Visayas cleared of insurgents are getting P20 million each from the national government’s Barangay Development Program (BDP).
Of...
85% of WV cops willing to be vaccinated
ILOILO City – About 85 percent of the total number of personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) are willing to be vaccinated against...
Tigbauan prepares P5M fund for vaccine procurement
ILOILO – The local government unit (LGU) of Tigbauan town allocated P5 million for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.
According to Mayor...
‘WOMEN CAN’; Ilonggas assert leadership, diversity, role in society
ILOILO City – Do not belittle women or overlook their contributions in nation-building.
Women certainly have the capacity to lead, according to women’s rights group...
Expert spells out perils of teenage pregnancy
ILOILO City – La Paz district resident Nene (not her real name) got pregnant when she was 14 years old.
Now at just 17, she...