129 WV LGUs complete SAP payout, says DILG

MANILA – A total of 129 local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas or 88.77%  have met the Sunday evening deadline for the distribution...

Bing lauds Bacolodnons for success of 4 ‘lockdown’ Sundays

BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia lauded residents here for showing unity during the lockdown enforced in the last four Sundays to suppress the...

36 Aklanon OFWs test negative for COVID-19

KALIBO, Aklan – Thirty-six out of 37 Aklanon overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were repatriated in this province tested negative for coronavirus disease 2019...

Guimaras receives over P107M SAP aid

ILOILO City – The island province of Guimaras has received more than P107 million as emergency subsidy under the national government’s social amelioration program...

NegOcc beach house turns into COVID quarantine facility

BACOLOD City – A privately-owned beach house in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental has been converted into a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient care center.Councilor Jason...

Antique to distribute 35K bags of certified rice seeds

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) in Antique is in the process of distributing 35,000 bags of certified rice...
Police personnel conduct quarantine checkpoint at the border of Barangay Fabrica, Hamtic, Antique. An ambulance driver was arrested there on May 7 for transporting nine boxes of liquor. PNP HAMTIC ANTIQUE

Antique ambulance driver nabbed for transporting liquor amid GCQ

SAN JOSE, Antique – For transporting liquor, an ambulance driver was arrested at the border checkpoint in Barangay Fabrica, Hamtic, Antique.There is an ongoing...
This man cleans his hands at the handwashing station of the Kalibo Public Market. Kalibo vice mayor urged her residents to brace for new normal, saying the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 might still be far from over. JUN AGUIRRE

Kalibo vice mayor urges residents: Brace for ‘new normal’

KALIBO, Aklan – Vice mayor Cynthia Dela Cruz urged residents here to brace for the new normal, saying the fight against coronavirus disease 2019...
Gov. Samuel Gumarin says the island of Guimaras being free from coronavirus disease 2019 can be credited to the anticipation and measures undertaken by its provincial government. Guimaras, which is considered as “low-risk” by the national government in the spread of the virus, is under general community quarantine until May 15. GUIMARAS IO

Guimaras still COVID-free, says guv Gumarin

MANILA – The island of Guimaras being free from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be credited to its provincial government’s anticipation and preventive measures...
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson says Thursday he is eyeing an extension of the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Negros Occidental after May 15 due to the ongoing scare of the coronavirus disease 2019. Lacson considers GCQ as “a perfect quarantine model” for this province for now. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc guv eyes GCQ extension after May 15

BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is eyeing an extension of the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Negros Occidental after May...