PHO targets 200K kids for measles immunization

ILOILO – The Provincial Health Office targets to cover 200,000 children in the province in its measles vaccine supplemental immunization program. According to Dr. Maria...
‘IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY’. Rocky Odicta is the nephew of slain drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. He was caught in antidrug operation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday in Jaro, Iloilo City. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Odicta’s nephew falls in drug sting

ILOILO City – The nephew of slain drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. was arrested in an antidrug operation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
Domestic economy remains among the strongest in the region and even with the major economies around the world, says economist Michael Ricafort. YAHOO

Renewal of biz permits extended to Jan. 31

ILOILO City – Business permit applicants in this city will have more than a week to process their requirements. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved an...

6 persons plead not guilty to gun charges

ILOILO City – Six persons in a police operation in Calinog, Iloilo in end-2020 pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of explosives and...

‘ZERO ABUSE’: Army’s 3ID vows no crackdown, militarization in UP

ILOILO City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) based in Jamindan, Capiz vowed no military crackdown and abuses in the campuses of...
A health care worker prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in Los Angeles, California, United States on Jan. 7, 2021. LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS

‘No forced vaccination for Ilonggos’

ILOILO City – Ilonggos will not be coerced to take shots against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) amid safety concerns on the warp speed development...
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City of Love thanks donors in anti-COVID drive

ILOILO City – Ilonggos are grateful for the gift of love in the form of donations to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the...
With coronavirus vaccines in sight, local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are rolling out their plans for procurement and inoculation. Four LGUs in the region are forging tripartite agreements with the national government and British vaccine maker AstraZeneca. REUTERS

Iloilo gov’t starts training COVID-19 vaccinators

ILOILO – The provincial government is targeting to vaccinate up to 135,000 persons against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To achieve this, the Provincial Health...

Capitol shuts 2 offices due to COVID case

ILOILO – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected an employee of the Assessor’s Office at the provincial capitol.  The patient’s close contact, his son,...

76 La Paz cops negative for COVID-19

ILOILO City – Seventy-six personnel of the La Paz police station who had exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected colleagues were found negative for...