Iloilo, NegOcc among PH’s richest provinces
ILOILO City – Iloilo and Negros Occidental were still among the 10 richest provinces in the country, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).
COA’s...
COVID infects three inmates
ILOILO City – Three inmates of the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay Nanga, Pototan tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Asymptomatic,...
PHO: ‘Tandok’ useless against rabies
ILOILO – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) warned dog bite victims against relying on traditional tandok treatment for rabies.
Seven human deaths were reported last...
DIGITAL DINAGYANG KICKS OFF
ILOILO City – Let the drumbeats roll! Today’s “Pamukaw sa Opening Salvo” is hitting the city streets to kick-start the first-ever Dinagyang Digital 2021.
Drummers onboard city...
Defensor getting first jab of COVID vaccine
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is willing to be inoculated first with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to boost the public’s confidence in the...
Iloilo prov’l gov’t to tweak curbs vs new virus strain
ILOILO – Due to the threat of the new and more infectious strain of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the provincial government may adjust some...
‘COVID cases in DOH-6 won’t derail programs’
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas assured the public its measles, rubella and oral polio vaccine supplemental immunization activity...
21 policemen axed from service
ILOILO City – Twenty-one police personnel across Western Visayas were dismissed last year for various administrative violations.
Based on the records of the Police Regional...
COLD DAYS AHEAD
ILOILO City – Prepare your jackets and blankets. The cold and windy weather is here to linger for quite some time.
Temperatures in this southern...
Iloilo dengue cases see sharp decline in 2020
ILOILO – The number of dengue cases in the province dropped dramatically last year, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
PHO’s records showed 692...