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Silay drug bust nets P105-K ‘shabu’

BACOLOD City – Eleven sachets of suspected shabu weighing about seven grams valued at around P105,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay, Mambulac, Silay...
An antidrug officer inspect items seized from brothers Jan Mark and Raymart Dela Cruz, who were nabbed in a buy-bust operation in their residence in Barangay 2, Bacolod City on March 20. POLICE STATION 2/BCPO

Siblings fall in buy-bust

BACOLOD City – Two persons were nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 2. Eight sachets of suspected shabu weighing about six grams valued at around P50,000...
Organisers are under pressure to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. AFP

Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears

TOKYO – Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the weekend despite concerns about the coronavirus...
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits prior to addressing Iran on state television, in Tehran on March 22, 2020. OFFICE OF THE IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER VIA AP

Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory

DUBAI – Iran’s supreme leader refused U.S. assistance Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by...
Europe is now the epicentre of the pandemic, which began in central China late last year. AFP

Global virus deaths surge past 13,000

NEARLY one billion people around the world were confined to their homes on Sunday, as the coronavirus death toll crossed 13,000 and factories were shut in...
Personnel of the Kalibo municipal police station conduct checkpoint on the National Highway in Barangay Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan on March 19. They also reminded the motorists to observe social distancing as one of the measures against the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. KALIBO PNP

Kalibo imposes ‘stricter’ curfew to fight COVID-19

KALIBO, Aklan – The stricter stance of Kalibo police in a bid to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 resulted to the arrest of...
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire

Mass COVID-19 testing not yet necessary – DOH

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said mass testing of Filipinos for the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not yet necessary even if confirmed...
The regional health system is equipped to address any potential threat of the novel coronavirus, says Dr. Marlyn Convocar, director of the Department of Health in Western Visayas. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

VIRUS NOW IN ILOILO: Contact tracing of first COVID-19 patient underway

ILOILO – A 65-year-old resident of Guimbal town is the first patient confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this province, the Department...

‘Prov’l hospitals must brace for COVID-19’

MANILA – As the country grapples to halt the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), provincial hospitals must be prepared and equipped for possible patients of...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Defensor assures Ilonggos: Preps in place vs COVID-19

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. assured Ilonggos that preparations are now in place as the province wages war on an enemy that wouldn’t need...