DOLE urges workplace safety vs coronavirus
ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in
Region 6 enjoined employers and workers to maintain cleanliness in the
workplace, make available disinfectants...
DOH confirms first case of novel coronavirus in PH
MANILA – A Chinese woman from Wuhan
City, ground zero of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak in China, is
the first recorded case in the Philippines,...
School takes preemptive steps vs coronavirus
ILOILO City – Hua Siong College of
Iloilo is taking steps to protect its student population, faculty and staff
from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that as...
Iloilo’s Fil-Chinese community breaking barriers, building bridges
ILOILO City – The Filipino-Chinese
community here gave way to the recent Dinagyang Festival.
Instead of celebrating the Chinese New
Year on Jan. 25, they rescheduled...
Sand quarrying at Jalaur River legal?
ILOILO – Huge volumes of sand and
aggregates were being quarried from portions of the Jalaur River in Barangay
Balud, Zarraga town and Barangay Bantud Fabrica,...
Traffic Discipline Zone: 26 ‘jeepney stops’ along Diversion Road mulled
ILOILO City – The city government
plans to build 26 waiting sheds along the 14-kilometer Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr.
Avenue (Diversion Road) in Mandurriao District.
The...
Explore Iloilo province, too, Dinagyang tourists urged
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.
urged tourists who witnessed yesterday’s Dinagyang Festival highlight in Iloilo
City to also explore Iloilo province.
Northern, central and southern Iloilo
have...
Zero major crimes during Dinagyang – PRO-6
ILOILO City – Dinagyang Festival 2020
was “generally peaceful”, according to the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6).
It cited its anti-criminality campaign
and public safety operations...
DOH-6 issues ‘code white’ China virus alert
ILOILO City – The Department of Health
(DOH) in Region 6 has issued a “code white” alert for all hospitals as part of
efforts to shield...
Taal alert status down to level 3
MANILA – From Alert Level 4, Taal Volcano has now been
placed under Alert Level 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (Phivolcs) announced Sunday.
Phivolcs director Renato Solidum...