Iloilo lists 20 dengue deaths; cases slowly decline
ILOILO – From January of this year until Sept. 10, the province recorded 20 deaths caused by dengue, data from the Iloilo Provincial Health...
To suspend or amend, city council yet to decide on facemask ordinance
ILOILO City – The city council is yet to decide whether to suspend or amend the Iloilo City Face Mask Ordinance following the recent...
Martial law ‘trauma’ hinders support for Cha-cha – expert
MANILA — A law expert on Tuesday said that some government officials may still be harboring trauma from the dark years of martial law...
Iloilo province lifts curfew
ILOILO – The provincial government is no longer imposing curfew hours Under COVID-19 Alert Level 1.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed Provincial Ordinance (P.O.) No. 2022-280 on this,...
City gov’t to procure cholera vaccines
BY GLENDA TAYONA
ILOILO CITY – As cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and cholera here continue to increase, the city government is procuring vaccines against...
Iloilo gov’t takes measures to prevent ‘gastro’ surge
ILOILO – The provincial government here is set to inspect markets, water sources, and other facilities as an early measure against acute gastroenteritis.
As of...
Nochete takes oath as DSWD-6 reg’l director
ILOILO City – First District board member Atty. Carmelo Nochete was formally sworn into office as the new regional director of the Department of...
More hospital beds needed in Iloilo city and province
BY GLENDA TAYONA
ILOILO City – The city government broke ground on Friday for the five-storey Iloilo City Hospital and Medical Arts Building in Barangay...
NegOcc to hire 190 rice farmers
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the provincial government will hire 190 farmers from different...
Iloilo City’s ambient air quality still ‘good’ – EMB
BY GLENDA TAYONA
ILOILO City – The ambient air quality in this southern city and nearby Oton, Iloilo town remains “good”, according to Environmental Management...