Iloilo prov’l gov’t wants extra fund to aid farmers
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. plans to request a supplemental budget to
help small farmers affected by falling palay prices.
The provincial government, according to Defensor,
intends to...
DOH-6: Don’t to be complacent despite leptos cases drop
ILOILO – Though the number of leptospirosis cases in Western
Visayas is much lower than last year, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 still
warned...
WVSU med grads all hurdle licensure exam for doctors
ILOILO
City – All of West Visayas State University (WVSU) – College of Medicine’s 93
graduates who took the licensure examination for physicians early this month
passed,...
Treñas aides deny coercing city hall employee
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas’
executive assistants and department heads denied coercing, oppressing or
threatening a regular city government employee who was reassigned to the
dumpsite...
WV GIRDS FOR POLIO RETURN: DOH Region 6 to boost routine immunization
ILOILO City – Though Western Visayas is not
classified a “high risk” area for the reemergence of the highly infectious viral disease poliomyelitis,
the Department of...
Should Region 6 be placed under martial law?
ILOILO – Should Western Visayas provinces be
placed under martial law to contain the possible spread of killings in Negros
Island?
There is no need to rush...
Iloilo activists mark martial law anniv with ‘National Day of Action’
ILOILO City – Activists here joined
yesterday’s National Day of Action to mark the 47th anniversary of the
declaration of martial law. They marched from the...
MANHUNT BEGINS: 82 WV freed convicts fail to beat 15-day ultimatum
ILOILO City – Of the 144 convicts
from Western Visayas that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) freed in line with
the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law,...
Iloilo bans hogs, pork products from ASF areas
ILOILO – This province remains free
from the African swine fever (ASF), a contagious hemorrhagic swine disease with
no known cure.
As a preventive measure, however, Gov.
Arthur...
Iloilo air quality remains good — EMB
ILOILO City – Based on the latest air quality
monitoring of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Region 6, the air
quality in the city and province...