WANTED: VOLUNTEER DOCTORS
BY IME SORNITO
ILOILO – Swamped with dengue patients,
hospitals need more doctors. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. urged physicians in
private practice to use their spare time...
Close to 100 houses hit by storm surge
BY GLENDA TAYONA
ILOILO – Almost a hundred houses in the
southern coastal municipality of San Joaquin were hit by storm surges and
floods triggered by the...
Scammers namedrop prominent personalities for cellphone load
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – There could be a syndicate fooling people into giving it money or cellphone load by namedropping prominent personalities.
Recent...
Be first to respect children’s rights, CHR tells parents
ILOILO City – The Commission on Human Rights
(CHR) in Western Visayas said parents should be the first to respect the rights
of their children, especially...
Donating blood better than getting dengue
ILOILO – Donating blood for dengue patients is
better than being the dengue patient needing blood transfusion. “It’s better to
give than to receive,” according to...
Fast food assistant manager found dead
ILOILO City – A 22-year-old assistant manager
of a fast food chain was found dead in her room yesterday in Barangay Purok 4,
Pavia, Iloilo.
Citing Aira...
DENGUE PATIENTS CROWD GYM: Maasin gymnasium transforms into mini hospital
ILOILO – The rural health unit of the
municipality of Maasin could no longer accommodate more dengue patients seeking
help. There were no more space and...
Houses damaged, roads impassable
ILOILO City – Houses were damaged while roads
rendered temporarily impassable in parts of Western Visayas due to storm surges
and flooding brought by the southwest...
DOH deploys 229 docs, nurses and med techs
ILOILO – The Department of Health (DOH) in
Western Visayas has started deploying medical personnel to government hospitals
teeming with dengue patients.
The initial deployment was...
Dengue downs councilor, mayor’s 2 daughters
ILOILO City – Mosquitoes spare no one.
Councilor Ely Estante was hospitalized on
Monday night. He had dengue.
Finding himself with rashes and experiencing
bouts of chills after...