Don’t be complacent; pandemic not yet over, Bacolodnons told
BACOLOD City – The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is not over yet so the minimum health protocols must always be complied with.
This was...
Negros Occ. tightens ‘Omicron watch’; 3 South African expats quarantined
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City - The provincial government is raising its guard up against the Omicron (B.1.1.529 ) variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
80% of city biz workers vaxxed
ILOILO City – Around 80 percent of employees in various establishments in this southern city were already vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according...
LTO-6 to start issuing drivers’ licenses valid for 5, 10 years
ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Western Visayas will start issuing drivers’ licenses valid for five to 10 years beginning tomorrow,...
Iloilo guv ‘content’ with Day 1 of mass vaccination
ILOILO - Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. expressed contentment on the first day of the national vaccination drive or “Bayanihan Bakunahan” against coronavirus disease 2019...
Bacolod opens 40 sites for 3-day nat’l vaxx drive
BACOLOD City - This city is opening 40 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination sites for the three-day national inoculation drive beginning today until Dec....
To sustain malaria-free status: DOH-6 beefs up surveillance
ILOILO – To sustain Western Visayas’ malaria-free status, the Department of Health (DOH) is intensifying its case surveillance effort.
According to Maria Lourdes Monegro, malaria...
Vlogger claims SB candidate ‘raped’ her
ILOILO City – A political aspirant seeking a local elective post in the May 2022 elections faces rape charges.
The complainant, a 30-year-old vlogger/motorcycle rider...
Defunding NTF-ELCAC big loss to gov’t, CTG-affected areas – 3ID
ILOILO City – Defunding the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) would be a “big loss” to the government and people...
Guimaras cop denies courting policewoman
ILOILO City – A high-ranking official of the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO) denied harassing a neophyte policewoman.
“Walang pangliligaw na nangyari,” said Police Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Dizon,...