‘Coronavirus kills; don’t take it lightly’ Iloilo logs all-time single-day high in COVID cases,...
ILOILO – On June 2, this province recorded 168 new infections and eight deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
This was record-breaking, said Dr....
NegOcc vice guv richest in SP
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer is the richest in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) based on his 2020...
Iloilo City vice mayor, family members contract COVID
ILOILO City – For the second time, Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The first time he got infected was...
NPA’s ‘expert bomber’ surrenders
ILOILO City – After 32 years in the mountains, an explosives specialist of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and...
Curfew hours in NegOcc shortened
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Curfew hours in Negros Occidental have been shortened effective yesterday after Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive...
DOH urges LGUs: Pass ordinances on tobacco control
ILOILO City – Local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are being urged to pass tobacco control ordinances.
“Of the 133 LGUs in Region 6,...
Army to rebels’ threats of retaliation: Bring it on
ILOILO City – The threats they have been receiving from the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) following the killing of a...
48 mall employees in Passi City positive for COVID
ILOILO – Forty-eight employees of CityMall in Passi City tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of yesterday morning.
According to Mayor Stephen Palmares, the...
Guv: Everyone has role in stopping ‘super spreaders’
ILOILO – Not only village chiefs but also local chief executives and the public have a vital role in the strict enforcement of health...
Iloilo won’t seek higher quarantine status – Defensor
ILOILO – “Everything is in place.”
This was how Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. described the current status of this province as to protocols and curbs...