Under a 2023 agreement between the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Department of Health, nursing students may be trained as “clinical care associates” and be hired in hospitals and other health-care centers, even if they have yet to take licensure exams. As added incentive, they will receive supplemental mentoring and may take review classes for free at CHEd-accredited centers. RICHARD A. REYES

6 Iloilo graduates crack nursing boards’ Top 10

ILOILO City – This city strengthened its reputation as a center of nursing education after six graduates from three of its universities landed in...
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease characterized by a high fever (40°C/104°F) accompanied by two of these symptoms: severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pains, nausea, vomiting, and swollen glands or rash. Symptoms usually last for two to seven days, after an incubation period of four to 10 days after the bite from an infected mosquito. FILE

Iloilo battles twin health threats; Dengue, leptospirosis kill 30

ILOILO – Dengue and leptospirosis have claimed 30 lives in Iloilo province this year, underscoring the continuing threat from the two potentially fatal diseases...
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319 fresh recruits seen strengthening PRO-6 police manpower, operational readiness

ILOILO City — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has reinforced its ranks with 319 new police officers, a manpower boost expected to strengthen...
Residents of the Barangay Barangay Tabayon, Banga, Aklan joined the municipal-wide cleanup drive against dengue to eradicate mosquito breeding places. Among the mosquito breeding sites found at home are tires and flower pots. BARANGAY AND SK COUNCIL OF TABAYON PHOTO

Province-wide ‘Limpyo Iloilo’ cleanup targets mosquito breeding sites, clogged waterways

By IME SORNITO ILOILO — With persistent rains heightening the twin threats of dengue and flooding, the Iloilo provincial government is mobilizing communities across the...
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96 returning, distressed Iloilo OFWs get P3.1M livelihood, welfare support

ILOILO — Ninety-six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Iloilo received a combined P3.1 million in financial assistance, providing returning and distressed migrant workers with...

Iloilo City targets 13,000 children in early literacy push

ILOILO CITY — More than 13,000 young learners across Iloilo City’s 201 Child Development Centers are being placed at the front line of a...
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ZERO BILL, PRIVATE CARE: 5 private hospitals in Western Visayas open 64 beds to...

ILOILO City – Philippine Health Insurnace Corp. (PhilHealth) members in Western Visayas can now receive covered hospital services in five private hospitals without paying...
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol Building.

Iloilo Provincial SK federation bags PH’s top honor for 2nd straight year

ILOILO — Iloilo’s young leaders strengthened the province’s standing in youth governance after the Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan (PPSK)-Iloilo Province captured the...

Nearly half of WV barangays yield firearms

ILOILO City – More than half of Western Visayas’ 3,389 barangays have yet to turn over a single loose firearm despite an intensified police...
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P77-M food aid reaches WV families; Iloilo accounts for bulk of beneficiaries

ILOILO City – Nearly 26,000 food-poor households across Western Visayas received government assistance worth up to P77.3 million for August under the Walang Gutom...