Tanod manning quarantine control point shot to death

Iloilo
ILOILO City – A masked assassin has apparently beaten the coronavirus to the draw in the killing of a barangay tanod manning a quarantine control point...
Not wearing facemask in public places is now an offense in Iloilo city and province. Facemask covering the nose and mouth of the wearer prevents droplets expelled when coughing or sneezing from infecting others, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

FACEMASK NOW MANDATORY: Fine, imprisonment for violators in Iloilo

Iloilo Panay News -
BY GLENDA TAYONA and IME SORNITO ILOILO City – Wearing facemask is now mandatory in this city and Iloilo province – an added precautionary measure as Ilonggos battle...

DOH wary of COVID-19 community spread

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Strict enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is needed to avert a sustained community spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according...
WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE? This main thoroughfare of Guimbal, Iloilo is empty. People are opting to stay at home to avoid catching and spreading the coronavirus disease 2019. To date, three residents of Guimbal have tested positive for the illness. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

DOH blinks; Guimbal residents not PUMs after all

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 reconsidered its earlier decision to classify as persons under monitoring (PUMs) all residents of Guimbal town. In an...
MORE Electric and Power Corp. has quick response teams like this one ready to respond to any electricity-related incidents or problems.

MORE Power releases 1st month performance report

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – Nearly 50 million kilowatt hour of power have been procured by MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) from power suppliers in one...
According to the Sangguniang Bayan of Aklan, the town of Kalibo has a total of 2,988 tricycle franchises granted to operators as of Feb. 14, 2020.

Trikes, pedicabs, motorcycles not for public transport

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has prohibited the use of tricycles, pedicabs and motorcycles as public transport. The goal, according to the governor, is to...
Chinese nationals arriving from Guangzhou, China are seen wearing face mask at the arrival area of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in Pasay City. 📸 Richard Reyes/Philippine Daily Inquirer

Region 6 COVID-19 death toll now at 4

Iloilo
ILOILO City – From 18, the number of Western Visayans who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rose to 22. Four more new cases were recorded...
WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE? This main thoroughfare of Guimbal, Iloilo is empty. People are opting to stay at home to avoid catching and spreading the coronavirus disease 2019. To date, three residents of Guimbal have tested positive for the illness. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

ALL RESIDENTS OF GUIMBAL ‘PUMs’: DOH cites local COVID-19 transmission

Iloilo Panay News -
BY GLENDA TAYONA and IME SORNITO ILOILO – All the residents of the municipality of Guimbal should now be considered persons under monitoring (PUM) for possible coronavirus disease...

How should authorities handle young curfew violators?

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas issued guidelines to help authorities – policemen, local officials and even concerned citizens...
Do the Health department guidelines on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic include classifying all residents of a town “persons under monitoring” if local disease transmission has been confirmed? Iloilo’s Vice Gov. Christine Garin wants to know. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Garins: Why the whole of Guimbal?

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Impractical. This was how the Garins, the political kingpins in the 1st District, described the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6’s decision to classify as...
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