“This is a public health situation that can potentially become a super spreader event if not handled appropriately and swiftly,” says Mayor Raul Banias of Concepcion, Iloilo.

Estancia residents banned from entering Concepcion

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ILOILO – If you are from Estancia town, do not enter the nearby municipality of Concepcion. You are barred. Mayor Raul Banias of Concepcion ordered...

TREÑAS ORDERS 2-WEEK TIMEOUT: Iloilo City bars return of LSIs, repatriates

Iloilo
ILOILO City – For two weeks beginning yesterday, this city won’t be receiving locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and repatriated overseas Ilonggos. “So that our...
Policemen are posted at the entrance of the Iloilo Fishing Port Complex in Barangay Tanza, Iloilo City on Wednesday. Mayor Jerry Treñas extended the facility’s lockdown for another 72 hours after 26 more individuals got infected with coronavirus. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Fast spread: Virus at fish port infects 64 people

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The number of persons infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the Iloilo Fish Port Complex in Barangay Tanza here...
Buddhist novice monks wearing face shields and protective face masks attend a lesson at Wat Molilokayaram monastic educational institute during coronavirus disease outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand on April 22, 2020. REUTERS

DTI warns retailers against overpricing face shields

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ILOILO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has warned sellers against pricing face shields exorbitantly. It sees the demand for the contraption rising...
Philippine lawmakers are urging the Department of Labor and Employment to provide assistance to workers who may be displaced due to fears of the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters

116 overseas repatriates, 77 LSIs return to Region 6

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ILOILO City – A total of 116 repatriated overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and 77 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) returned to Region 6 yesterday. The ROFs were...

P1.6-M ‘shabu’ seized

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A couple and their suspected runner were arrested. An estimated P1.6-million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) was seized from them on Aug....
Passengers wearing face shields and masks for protection against coronavirus ride a jeepney with plastic barriers inside to maintain social distancing. Starting Aug. 15, passengers using any mode of public transportation are required to wear face shields. With this new policy, residents as early as Wednesday rushed to buy face shields. It could block potential transmission of by up to 98 percent, according to health authorities. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN FACE SHIELD VS COVID

‘FACE SHIELD A MUST’: Commuters required to wear face shields by Aug. 15

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ILOILO City – Wearing of face shields will already be mandatory for all passengers in areas where public transportation is allowed – an added precautionary...
Policemen are posted at the entrance of the Iloilo Fishing Port Complex in Barangay Tanza, Iloilo City on Wednesday. Mayor Jerry Treñas extended the facility’s lockdown for another 72 hours after 26 more individuals got infected with coronavirus. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Fish port lockdown extended; COVID-19 hits 26 more

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Health authorities detected 26 more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections at the Iloilo Fishing Port Complex in Barangay Tanza here. This prompted...

WV told to deploy 20 doctors, nurses to Luzon ‘danger zones’

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Western Visayas and four other regions were requested to send 20 volunteer doctors and nurses to private hospitals in “danger zones”...

25 brgys record clustering of local COVID-19 cases

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 observed a clustering of local cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 25 barangays. According...
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