FALSE CLAIMS THREATEN DEWORMING: DOH rallies parents, schools, LGUs behind drive to protect kids...
ILOILO — The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas has warned that misinformation could undermine the deworming campaign this July and expose children...
Iloilo City District Jail posts Region 6’s highest prison congestion rate at 758%
BY MA. THERESA LADIAO
ILOILO City – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 6 has reported an overall jail congestion rate of...
World Bank-assisted P10.5-B birthing center in San Enrique seen to reduce maternal deaths
ILOILO – A P10.5-million primary birthing center—the first project site nationwide under the World Bank-assisted Health System Resilience Project (HSRP) to break ground —...
Panel to assess operational, personnel impact of proposed merger of traffic and public order...
ILOILO City – A reorganization of Iloilo City’s traffic and public safety operations is under review as the Sangguniang Panlungsod formed an ad hoc...
Crackdown on illegal drag racers pushed
ILOILO City – A viral video showing an alleged illegal motorcycle drag race along the Diversion Road (Sen. Benigno Aquino S. Avenue) in Mandurriao...
Iloilo rallies 43 LGUs for PWD-led blood drive as rights week opens
ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government is mobilizing all 43 local government units (LGUs) for a provincewide, Persons with Disability (PWD)-led blood donation campaign...
Engineering audit sought to identify drainage failures; Iloilo City shifts focus to long-term flood...
ILOILO City – The city government has launched a citywide engineering investigation into the flooding that submerged 35 barangays during the recent onslaught of...
Massive feeding targets WV’s 188K undernourished learners
ILOILO City – More than 188,000 undernourished learners across Western Visayas will receive daily nutritious meals under the Department of Education’s (DepEd) expanded School-Based...
Childhood education through shared responsibility: DepEd taps parents as partners in kindergarten learning
ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 has launched a regionwide initiative that formally brings parents and guardians into kindergarten classrooms...
Going topless in public now illegal in Tubungan
ILOILO — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has declared as legal and valid a Tubungan municipal ordinance that imposes penalties on individuals found topless or...