At least 93 locally stranded individuals from Cebu City arrived in Iloilo City on Thursday, Aug. 27, via a Trans-Asia vessel. IAN PAUL CORDERO/ PN

93 LSIs from Cebu now in WV

ILOILO City – Ninety-three Western Visayans stranded in Cebu due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic finally returned to Region 6 yesterday morning. A...
“How could we command obedience from the public if our own personnel violate health protocols,” says Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, Region 6 police director.

Anilao cop in ‘hot water’ for quarantine breach

ILOILO – A police officer in Anilao town is in trouble. He violated quarantine protocols. With the rank of Police Corporal, he underwent reverse transcription...

215 charged over ‘irregular’ SAP cash distribution

ILOILO City – The number of persons in Western Visayas charged by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) for alleged anomalies in the...

As spaces run out for LSIs, ROFs; TREÑAS: HOTELS FOR CITY RESIDENTS ONLY

ILOILO City – Hotels, inns and other places of accommodation operating here should make their services exclusive to residents of this southern city. This was...
Malacañang is urging the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine to ensure accuracy of coronavirus disease 2019 test results before releasing them to concerned parties. This after the RITM clarified that ACT-CIS party-list Representative Eric Go Yap is negative for the viral disease, saying the mistake was due to a “clerical oversight.” GMA NEWS

WV sees highest single-day jump in COVID recoveries

ILOILO City – Western Visayas set a new record for single-day increase in the number of persons to survive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There were...

65 hotels, resorts ready to house Ilonggo ROFs

ILOILO – Up to 65 hotels and resorts in the province expressed willingness to accept Ilonggo returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) who must undergo quarantine,...

San Enrique’s suspected COVID-19 case dies before test result known

ILOILO – A 92-year-old resident of San Enrique, Iloilo with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection died without even knowing if he was sick...

Global Business Power issues statement on COVID-19 cases

OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Four (4) COVID positive cases in Global Business Power Earlier today, August 26, 2020, we received the RT-PCR test results of our contractor...

WANTED: MORE QUARANTINE SITES; Deluge of LSIs, ROFs strain LGU facilities

ILOILO – Where will locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and repatriated overseas Filipinos (ROFs) be quarantined if local government units (LGUs) run out of quarantine facilities?...
“How could we command obedience from the public if our own personnel violate health protocols,” says Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, Region 6 police director.

No terror threats in Region 6 but be vigilant – Pamuspusan

ILOILO City – No terrorism-related threats targeting Western Visayas have been monitored, according to the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6). Even then, people should remain watchful,...