LSI repatriations to Iloilo City resume
ILOILO City – After two weeks of suspension, the repatriation of Ilonggos stranded elsewhere around the country resumes today.
A government-sponsored sweeper flight from Manila...
![“Ma-lift lang ang lockdown kon makagwa ang result sang aton 40 [Rural Heal Unit] personnel,” says Mayor Francis “Ansing” Amboy of Maasin, Iloilo. FILE PHOTO](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/news-ime-maasin-218x150.jpg "COVID hits Maasin rural health chief")
COVID hits Maasin rural health chief
ILOILO – The Rural Health Unit (RHU) of Maasin, Iloilo was temporarily closed. Its municipal health officer contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Mayor Francis “Ansing”...
Barangay Poblacion, Badiangan locked down
ILOILO – Mayor Serafin Villa Jr. of Badiangan town ordered the lockdown of Barangay Poblacion.
A call center agent with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected...
REGION 6 COVID-19 CASES EXCEED 3K; Half of cases local transmissions
ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ cumulative cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have reached 3,152 and half of these were local transmissions, data from...
Virus displaces nearly 3K workers
ILOILO City – Job retrenchments and closure of businesses due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic have displaced 2,922 workers in Western Visayas, according...
‘Corona’ doesn’t spare men in uniform; PRO-6 records first casualty to pandemic
ILOILO City – Three more police officers of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Also, the regional police...
4 hospitals reach ‘critical’ occupancy rate – DOH
ILOILO City – The occupancy rate in the facilities for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases of four Western Visayas hospitals under the Department of...
Coronavirus spreads to more NIA-6 employees
ILOILO City – The number of National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region 6 employees positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has risen to 19.
NIA-6’s office...
COVID-19 KILLS IN MANY WAYS: 50 Iloilo suicide cases since January – IPPO
ILOILO – While local government units (LGUs) expend vital resources to curtail the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a shadow pandemic is bringing its...
Antique fire truck veers off road; 2 killed, 3 hurt
ILOILO City – A Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) fire truck veered off the road in Barangay Salvacion, Sibalom, Antique. Two BFP personnel were...