EOC warns public vs new COVID cases in Bacolod

BACOLOD City –The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) here reminded the public anew to observe minimum health standards to curb the spread of coronavirus disease...
Vice President Leni Robredo meets with members of the Oton Farmers Producers Cooperative in Oton, Iloilo. They are recipients of mechanized farming equipment from the Office of the Vice President.

VP Leni visits Iloilo programs, projects

ILOILO – Vice President Leni Robredo visited several towns in Iloilo to bring assistance to communities.  On Monday she personally saw the operation of two...
Hinoba-an town Mayor Ernesto Estrao. Municipality of Hinoba-an.

Border control between Hinoba-an, NegOr still in effect

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Despite Negros Occidental’s reopening of its borders, Hinoba-an town Mayor Ernesto Estrao revealed that its border control point...
Dr. Jane Juanico, head of Department of Health Region 6’s Infectious Disease Section, again reminds Western Visayans to observe public safety protocols to stop the disease from spreading – wear facemask and face shield, physical distancing and proper washing of hands.

We distribute COVID vaccines accordingly – DOH-6

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 6 has been allocating and distributing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to healthcare workers...

‘IP community vulnerable to insurgency’

BACOLOD City – The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) said community development activities for the benefit of Indigenous Peoples (IP) are much needed...
Quality checks are performed in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech in Beijing in September of last year. REUTERS

Capitol-run hospitals get COVID-19 vaccines

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were delivered to four government-run hospitals in Negros Occidental. Zeaphard Caelian, head of...
Photo courtesy oif Samuele Errico Piccarini/ UNSPLASH

Despite drop in VA cases, ‘Drive safely’

ILOILO – Be extra careful while driving. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is appealing to all motorists, car, bus and jeepney drivers, among others...
With coronavirus vaccines in sight, local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are rolling out their plans for procurement and inoculation. Four LGUs in the region are forging tripartite agreements with the national government and British vaccine maker AstraZeneca. REUTERS

Bacolod starts inoculating elderly health workers

BACOLOD City – This city starts rolling out coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinates to hospital personnel aged 60 years old and above today. Some 3,120...
“Students also need social life, so when parents and senior citizens are vaccinated, their children and students will also be protected,” first district Rep. Janette Garin says. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Vaccination ‘one key’ to face-to-face classes’ resumption

ILOILO – The prolonged conduct of distance learning due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may adversely affect students’ mental health. This was according...
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‘Vaccines give hope’

ILOILO City – Instead of fear, anxiety and despair, hope could now be gleaned in the faces of healthcare workers, according to Secretary Vince...