WV ON ‘BLUE ALERT’: Disaster body warns of floods, landslides
ILOILO City – Though the trajectory of
tropical depression “Falcon” is the tip of Northern Luzon, it is enhancing the
southwest monsoon. Western Visayas is thus...
State of calamity mulled; money needed to curb dengue outbreak
ILOILO – The Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) is pressing for a declaration of a
state of calamity so that the provincial government’s...
Is your mosquito repellent FDA-approved?
ILOILO – So far, according to the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) in Region 6, it has not received or monitored
complaints against mosquito and other...
Do LGUs have disaster response equipment?
ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense
(OCD) in Western Visayas urged local government units (LGUs) to invest in
disaster response equipment.
Director Jose Roberto Nuñez...
229 DOH-6 personnel deployed to hospitals packed with dengue patients
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...
Security cameras at Iloilo Esplanade mulled
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas plans to set
up closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) at the Iloilo Esplanade to catch
vandals and prevent crimes.
More policemen...
REGION-WIDE DENGUE OUTBREAK: DOH to ship 18,375 dengue test kits to WV
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH)
declared a dengue outbreak in Western Visayas except for Negros Occidental
province which was placed on alert status...
Help dengue patients, donate blood today
ILOILO – Blood donors are vital to the lives
of those who are in need of blood such as dengue patients.
This is why the...
City gov’t to hold scaled-down Charter Day fete
ILOILO City – “We can’t be celebrating while
many are sick (with dengue).”
This, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas, was
what made him decide to have a...
15 Iloilo towns have no solid waste plans
ILOILO – Of this province’s 42 towns and one
component city, 15 has no approved solid waste management plans yet.
The Provincial Environment and Natural
Resources Office...