“Contact tracing is a key strategy to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease,” says Police Lieutenant Colonel Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 6. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

204 more ‘medical cops’ to help in COVID contact tracing

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ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) will train 204 more medical police personnel for the contact tracing of those who were possibly...
Western Visayas will wait for further advisories from the Department of Transportation, says Regional Director Richard Osmeña of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. IAN PAUL CORDERO / PN

HEALTH OR ECONOMY? In WV, no mad rush to ease distancing in PUVs

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The gradual easing of physical distancing in public transport aims to invigorate the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. But for...
JAIL ON LOCKDOWN. A patrol car of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology guards the fully-barricaded main gate of the Iloilo City District Jail - Male Dormitory in Barangay Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City. The prison facility is on lockdown due to coronavirus disease cases. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

38 inmates, 2 jail personnel contract COVID

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Thirty-eight inmates and two jail personnel – a custodian and a nurse – of  the Iloilo City District Jail - Male Dormitory...
People have the option of visiting the tombs of their dead kin before Nov. 1 (All Saints’ Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls’ Day), according to the Archdiocese of Jaro, or they could just pray in the church. To prevent the spread of coronavirus disease, the city government of Iloilo is prohibiting cemetery visits on those two dates. PN FILE

‘No cemetery visit? No problem’ – priest

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ILOILO City – Praying is the best way to mark All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively, according...
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Houses in 24 barangays on ‘targeted lockdown’

Iloilo
ILOILO City – For having more than three confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) the past week, several houses in 24 barangays here...

2 Iloilo dialysis patients succumb to COVID-19

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ILOILO – Two dialysis patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) died. One was a 48-year-old woman and resident of Barangay Baras, Barotac Nuevo town. Mayor Bryant...
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Iloilo gets new police director

Iloilo
ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has a new director – Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero, the chief of the Police Regional Office...
Commuters onboard a jeepney wear face shields and facemasks as protection against the spread of coronavirus. The government is reducing physical distancing in public transportation to help the public transport sector recover from the slump caused by lockdown measures. But several mayors in Iloilo province fear this move could increase the risk of virus transmission. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

MAYORS BUCK EASED DISTANCING IN PUVS

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ILOILO – Several town mayors are opposing the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) move to ease physical distancing controls in public transport, which is feared...

9 pregnant women infected with COVID

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Nine pregnant women in this southern city tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in just one day. The expectant mothers were...
These neophyte policewomen were caught drinking in a public in Barangay Pasig, Sara, Iloilo on Sept. 12. SARA POLICE STATION

Six lady cops face admin raps for ‘drinking’ in public

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Charges are now being prepared against six neophyte policewomen caught drinking liquor in Barangay Pasig, Sara, Iloilo, according to the Police...
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