Number of Banate vendors with coronavirus rise to 53
ILOILO – From 34 on Thursday, the number of public market vendors infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Banate town further rose to...
‘TRUST SCIENCE’; Experts dispel myths, allay vaccine fears
ILOILO City – “Let’s trust science and experts.” This was the appeal of the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Disease (PSMID) to vaccine-hesitant...
‘Auring’ may pass Panay on Sunday; fishing ‘risky’
ILOILO – Weather disturbance “Auring” intensified into a tropical storm late Thursday morning.
It was forecast to pass Panay Island’s provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz,...
Coronavirus hits 34 vendors in Banate; market on lockdown
ILOILO – Thirty-four market vendors in Banate town tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
These included the index cases – two fish vendors who...
Phil. Army soldier hurt in gunfight with Reds
ILOILO City – Troops of the Philippine Army’s (PA) 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) engaged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in a gunfight in Barangay...
‘Iloilo City redistricting won’t affect province’
ILOILO – No major impact to the province. This was how Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. perceived the planned redistricting of Iloilo City into two...
Capitol sets vaccination ‘dry runs’
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. ordered a series of “time and motion” coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination dry runs in five municipalities this...
850 cops on anti-insurgency training
ILOILO City – Eight hundred fifty personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) are training on internal security operations to combat insurgency.
The Basic Internal...
FEAR OF VACCINE GRIPS ILONGGOS; Potential side effects make residents doubtful of COVID shots
ILOILO City – Ilonggos are wary of the potential side effects of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), results of the city government’s initial...
Empty seats greet cinemas’ return
ILOILO City – Cinemas here reopened following the city’s return to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status in January.
But those who dared to watch...