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San Enrique barangay under weeklong ECQ; 600 sugar mill workers take COVID test

ILOILO – To preempt massive transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the village of Imbang Pequeño in the municipality of San Enrique was placed...

COVID sickens over 2,700 health workers in WV

ILOILO City – The number of infected healthcare personnel in Western Visayas has now reached over 2,700. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas...

Radio station for students’ distance learning shelved

BACOLOD City – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) rejected the proposal of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to permit the Local School Board (LSB) here...

Bacolod closely monitors call center’s reoperation

BACOLOD City – The Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) is closely monitoring the compliance of business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Transcom to safety health...

LTO-6 exec ‘sorry’ over absence in SP hearing

ILOILO City – Misunderstanding was the reason, according to Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 director Eric Lenard Tabaldo, why none from their office...
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Bacolod to ‘customize’ vaccination plan

BACOLOD City – The city will submit a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination plan to the Department of Health (DOH). Though based on the procedures set...

COVID hits Miag-ao, Pototan health workers

ILOILO – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) did not spare healthcare providers and workers in the towns of Pototan and Miag-ao. As of yesterday, the number...

NegOcc SP pushes tax relief ordinance

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Sanggunian Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental is pushing for a “win-win” solution for both delinquent real property...
An aerial view of the road being constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways, connecting the provinces of Iloilo and Antique. SEC. MARK VILLAR/FB

New Iloilo-Antique route underway

ILOILO City – Travelers will soon have options in going to Antique from Iloilo, and vice versa.  The estimated five- to six-kilometer road connecting the...
MEJORADA

Court convicts Mejorada anew over FB posts vs Drilon

ILOILO City – The Pasay Regional Trial Court has convicted anew a fugitive social media blogger who has an outstanding warrant of arrest to...