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DepEd-6: Over 90% of personnel vaccinated

ILOILO City – Of the 84,518 teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas, 76,755 (or 90.81 percent) were...
A team from the National Meat Inspection Service conducts a regular inspection at a public market in Iloilo City to discourage backyard slaughtering. PNA photo courtesy of Randy Lontoc/ NMIS FB page

NMIS guidance on abattoir eyed

ILOILO City – The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) will provide guidance on the temporary repair of the slaughterhouse here while it is waiting...
“We are appealing to the public nga wala lang sang gamo. Happy-happy lang kay gin pahanugutan na kamo,” says Police Major Shella Mae Sangrines, spokesperson of the Iloilo City Police Office.

Don’t serve liquor to minors, ICPO tells bars

ILOILO City – “Wala serving sang alcoholic drinks sa mga minors.” This is the reminder of the Iloilo City Police (ICPO) to bars, particularly at Smallville entertainment...
BRAVE GIRL. A young girl stays still while being vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 at SMs City Iloilo in Mandurriao district. PH PHOTO

Nearly 7K kids vaxxed vs COVID-19 in a week

ILOILO – A total of 6,959 children here from five to 11 years old were vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) last week –...
The provincial capitol building of Negros Occidental in Bacolod City will soon become a free wireless internet service to be set up by the Department of Information and Communications Technology. The project is part of the implementation of Republic Act 10929, or the “Free Internet Access in Public Places Act.” NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc capitol to resumes 5-day workweek

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Jeffrey Ferrer confirmed over the weekend that the provincial government will return to...
DOVES FOR PEACE. Representatives of government agencies, religious and community leaders release doves during the launching of the “Kapulungan ng inyong Pulis, ng inyong Sundalo, ng inyong Bantay Dagat, ng Comelec, at lahat ng Lingkod Bayan kasama ang Simbahan at Pamayanan” or KASIMBAYANAN at the Police Regional Office 6 headquarters in Camp Delgado, Iloilo City. It is a multi-sectoral campaign movement for peaceful polls. PRO-6 PHOTO

Multi-sectoral drive for peaceful polls launched

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) led the launching yesterday of a multi-sectoral drive to ensure a clean, orderly, peaceful, and...
Police Colonel Leo Batiles, Iloilo City Police Office director.

Ad hoc committees to tackle gangs, ‘minor problems’

ILOILO City – The city government and Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) will form ad hoc committees in each of the metro’s seven districts...

PRO-6 lawyers to help ‘harassed’ cops

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is ready to provide legal assistance to the police who are victims of harassment in relation...

Rape cases in Iloilo province drop 20%

ILOILO City – Data from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) showed a 20-percent drop in cases of rape this January (16 incidents recorded)...
Department of Education regional director Dr. Ramir Uytico says they would expand face-to-face classes if the pandemic alert status in all provinces in Western Visayas will go down to Alert Level 2. Iloilo city and province and the island province of Guimaras remain under Alert Level 3 until Feb. 28 while the rest of the region is now under Alert Level 2.

60 NegOcc schools gird for expanded F2F classes

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Sixty schools in Negros Occidental are ready to implement the expanded face-to-face (F2F) classes. The division of Negros...