Province limits number of returning LSIs

ILOILO – Each week only 750 Ilonggo locally stranded individuals (LSIs) would be allowed to return to the province. According to Atty. Suzette Mamon, provincial...

WV’s COVID-19 cases zoom to 810

ILOILO City – This city and Iloilo province recorded 13 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), one of whom died. The cases brought...

147 village officials, DSWD personnel charged over SAP ‘anomalies’

ILOILO City – A total of 147 barangay officials and personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas have been...

Over 28K ‘lockdown’ babies expected in WV this year

ILOILO City – The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will not just cause deaths in Western Visayas but will also lead to the birth...

Iloilo City Oil Spill: FAMILIES RETURN HOME SAFELY | Relief ops, cleanup full speed...

ILOILO City – All 308 families that were displaced by the recent oil spill have returned home safely, with AC Energy Philippines keeping its...

COVID test lab at Iloilo Airport mulled

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas wants to put up a dedicated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing laboratory at the...
“Gusto ko maayos lahat at ma-intindihan ng ating mga pulis para walang malabag na batas,” says Western Visayas top cop Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan. According to him, the Philippine National Police is still waiting for the implementing ruled and regulations of Republic Act (RA) No. 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Anti-terror law will not be abused, WV cops assure

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 assured the public that law enforces would not abuse the controversial Republic Act (RA) No....

In W. Visayas, recovery count exceeds active COVID-19 cases

ILOILO City – The total number of patients who recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crossed the number of active cases in Western Visayas for...
Latest scientific advice has been shifting in favor of masks as evidence emerges that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019, may be airborne and could spread via tiny particles suspended in the air as well as larger droplets from coughs or sneezes. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘Don’t reuse disposable facemask’

ILOILO City – Disposable facemask, as its name implies, is not reusable. It must be safely thrown away after use, stressed the Department of Health...
Guimaras policemen wait for their turn to be tested. The provincial government of Guimaras has expanded its targeted testing in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GUIMARAS CAPITOL

Targeted COVID-19 testing in Guimaras expands

ILOILO – The provincial government of Guimaras has expanded its targeted testing in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019...