Iloilo City girds for repatriation of 24 Ilonggos OFWs in Israel if needed

ILOILO City – With the Israel-Iran conflict escalating, the city government is closely monitoring the condition of 24 Ilonggo overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in...

20,000 bags of NFA rice for malnourished kids

ILOILO – The provincial government is set to purchase an initial 20,000 bags of rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) for distribution to...
The Department of Health reported 269,467 dengue cases nationwide as of October 4, 2024.

Iloilo dengue surge tops 2,000 cases; 10 dead; most victims are youth

ILOILO – Dengue cases in this province have surged past 2,000, with the provincial health office confirming 10 deaths as of June 7 —...
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Comelec-Iloilo City moves voter registration to malls for 2025 barangay, SK elections

ILOILO City – To make the voter registration process more accessible and comfortable for the public, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this city...

NPA-Panay squad leader surrenders after month-long negotiation

ILOILO – A ranking New People’s Army (NPA) squad leader operating in the central area of Panay Island has surrendered to government authorities following...
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BBM P20 rice rollout gains ground in Western Visayas; Iloilo, Guimaras, Bacolod among first...

ILOILO – Western Visayas’ rollout of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) P20 rice initiative is gaining traction, with several...
Mayor Jerry Treñas (second from right) formalizes Iloilo City’s partnership with the state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corporation through a Memorandum of Agreement signing at City Hall, ensuring health insurance coverage for over 4,500 job hire and contract-of-service workers. Also in photo are (from left) PhilHealth Acting Regional Vice President Lazaro Tabsing, Field Operations Division Chief Junie Sabusap, and City Administrator Melchor Tan.

UNDER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE LAW: Iloilo City Gov’t’s 4,500 job hire and contractual employees...

ILOILO City – In a landmark move toward more equitable access to healthcare, the Iloilo City Government has committed to providing PhilHealth coverage to...
“We have sufficient blood supply for the different hospitals we serve throughout Iloilo,” says Dr. Carlo Nolan Carado, Philippine Red Cross-Iloilo’s Blood Center manager. This assurance comes as health authorities anticipate a seasonal rise in dengue infections from June to August. Severe cases of dengue often require blood transfusions, particularly of platelet concentrates. IME SORNITO/PN

NO SHORTAGE IN SIGHT: Red Cross-Iloilo prepares for dengue blood demand spike

ILOILO City – With dengue cases expected to spike this rainy season, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Iloilo Chapter has given its strongest assurance...

Iloilo City cracks down on colorum tricycles, e-trikes in major transport overhaul

ILOILO City – A sweeping campaign to rid this city’s streets of colorum or unregistered tricycles and e-trikes has kicked off, aimed at enforcing...

Iloilo to hold 1st Pride Month forum amid surging HIV cases; Gab to tackle...

ILOILO – With this province recording the highest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in Western Visayas, the Iloilo provincial government will hold...