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San Enrique barangay under weeklong ECQ; 600 sugar mill workers take COVID test

ILOILO – To preempt massive transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the village of Imbang Pequeño in the municipality of San Enrique was placed...
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UP FOR ROLLOUT; DOH approves Iloilo’s COVAC PLAN 21-22

ILOILO – This province is the first local government unit in Western Visayas and among the earliest in the country to secure approval from...
‘VACCINE HUDDLE’ Almost unrecognizable behind their masks, scrubs, gloves, and hairnet, health workers listen to instructions from a personnel of the Iloilo City Health Office during a mock coronavirus vaccination. These frontliners are the top priority in the government’s immunization program. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

Health workers’ vaccine master list due mid-Feb

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) is finalizing a master list of Western Visayas’ frontline healthcare workers who will be prioritized in...

COVID sickens over 2,700 health workers in WV

ILOILO City – The number of infected healthcare personnel in Western Visayas has now reached over 2,700. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas...
“I-push gid namon ang P15 nga minimum fare kay mabuhinan ang amon pasahero,” says Raymundo Parcon of Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney Owners and Drivers Association.

Transport group mulls TRO vs PMVICs

ILOILO City – Saying it is untimely, anti-poor and skipped public consultation, a transport group here is set to ask the Supreme Court (SC)...
Major General Eric Vinoya (right), commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, rallies the troops of the 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) during the start of their organizational training on Feb. 3. The 12IB will be converted to a maneuver battalion, which will provide Panay Island with more foot soldiers to fight insurgency. 3ID PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

3 schools back Army vs Reds

ILOILO City – Three universities in Western Visayas expressed support to the Philippine Army’s campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its...
Members of the Tigmamale Irrigators Association in Valderrama, Antique receive farm equipment and vegetable seeds from the Department of Agriculture Special Area for Agricultural Development. DA-6 SAAD

Upland farmers receive farm tools, veggie seeds

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) in Western Visayas turned over various farm equipment and vegetable seeds...

LTO-6 exec ‘sorry’ over absence in SP hearing

ILOILO City – Misunderstanding was the reason, according to Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 director Eric Lenard Tabaldo, why none from their office...
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Barotac Viejo municipal hall closed today

ILOILO – There will be no government transactions at the municipal hall of Barotac Viejo today. Mayor Nielo Tupas suspended work after an employee tested...
Some of these unoccupied seats at the session hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Iloilo City are intended for officials of the Land Transportation Office Region 6. They failed to attend yesterday’s hearing called to tackle a new scheme in vehicle registration. PN PHOTO

‘NO-SHOW’ LTO EXECS SLAMMED; Iloilo City SP resets hearing on vehicle inspection scheme

ILOILO City – No one from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 showed up during yesterday’s Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) hearing called to tackle...