Defensor: June 16 tentative date of Iloilo Airport reopening
ILOILO – The modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) ends on June 15 unless extended.
Thus, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., the tentative date of...
‘CHECK YOUR MENTAL HEALTH’: COVID anxiety overwhelming for some – DOH
ILOILO City – How do you keep your sanity in the time of pandemic?
Physical distancing. Self-isolation. Working from home. Loss of social contacts. These...
Execs raring to revive WV economy
ILOILO City – The provincial governors of Western Visayas and Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city identified five “areas of cooperation” to rev up...
Boracay to reopen but for reg’l tourists only
ILOILO City – The provincial government of Aklan is preparing for the reopening of Boracay Island but for domestic tourists only, specifically tourists from...
Cock derbies in Iloilo City temporarily suspended
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has suspended temporarily cock derbies “until we have issued an executive order solely for this.”
He made the move...
Elderly, youngsters can go out of houses but…
ILOILO City – Senior citizens (those 60 years old and older) and youngsters (those below 21 years old) here may go out of their...
OFWs COULD SPREAD COVID? | Rising cases among repatriates alarm prov’l gov’t
ILOILO – The rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has alarmed the provincial government. Gov....
Igbaras reopens town hall while waiting for COVID test results
ILOILO – Mayor Jaime Esmeralda ordered the reopening of the town hall of Igbaras and the resumption of operation of the municipal government even...
Nearly 4K WV overseas workers repatriated
ILOILO City – Since April 9 when the government started transporting back to Western Visayas the overseas workers stranded in Manila and Cebu due...
DOST, ISAT-U to make ‘hablon’ facemasks
ILOILO City – Facemasks made of hablon fabric woven using locally-produced yarn will soon be made available to the public through a collaboration between...