28 Region 6 jails now drug-free

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ILOILO City – Twenty-eight of the 37 prison facilities in Western Visayas have been declared drug-free, according to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)...

Iloilo prov’l capitol chooses 125 new college scholars

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ILOILO – A total of 125 beneficiaries or 25 per district make up the provincial government’s new batch of Iskolar sang Iloilo Program (ISIP) students. All college...
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Are local gov’ts equipped to take on nCoV?

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ILOILO City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas to create coronavirus task forces. According to...
A meat vendor at the Iloilo Central Market gives his customer her change. Iloilo City has not experienced a shortage in pork, pork products and by-products despite the ban on these products from areas hit by the African swine fever. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo City expands ASF pork ban

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The city government has expanded its swine ban coverage to include the Davao Region (Region 11). The province of Davao Occidental which is part...
Authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 use thermal imaging cameras to detect travelers with signs of coronavirus. This is part of the tightened medical quarantine protocols to prevent the virus' entry into the country. CNN PH

Airports, seaports urged to use thermal scanners

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ILOILO City – To help detect people possibly infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), airports and seaports should use thermal scanners that measure body temperature, according...

Paraw Regatta postponed

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The 2020 edition of the Paraw Regatta Festival this Feb. 23 to March 1 has been called off over concerns on the possible...
Personnel of the National Museum of the Philippines check the mouth of this deep treasure hunting excavation in Barangay Pasong, Igbaras, Iloilo. Under the law, treasure hunting permits and licenses are issued by the National Museum. This one in Barangay Pasong has no permit, according to the museum. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Nat’l Museum stops Igbaras treasure hunt

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ILOILO – The National Museum of the Philippines has stopped the treasuring hunting in Barangay Pasong, Igbaras, Iloilo. It sent a team to check the excavation...
Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat says travel restrictions will definitely have an impact on the Philippine tourism industry, but the safety of the workers in the sector and the public is more important than other considerations. JUN AGUIRRE/PN

DAMAGE CONTROL: Malay LGU insists Boracay safe, free from nCoV

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The local government of Malay, Aklan went on damage control mode a day after its Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief...
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Authorities scout for nCoV isolation facilities

Iloilo
ILOILO City – This city and Iloilo province have no confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections but local authorities are not leaving anything to chance. They have...
According to Department of Health secretary Francisco Duque III the South Koreans in Boracay are among the 26 Korean national that the country are eyeing for a possible coronavirus disease 2019. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

VIRUS IN PARADISE? 2,000 Boracay tourists under monitoring for nCoV

Iloilo
ILOILO City – An estimated 2,000 tourists in Boracay Island are being monitored for possible novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection. But the task is overwhelming, according to...
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