Gun ban violators in WV rise to 172

ILOILO City – From Jan. 9 to April 21, 172 persons in Western Visayans were arrested for violating the gun ban order of the...
A youngster gets his dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 at the Iloilo provincial capitol. Fearing a possible surge in infections after the elections, the provincial government is stepping up its vaccination drive. PN PHOTO

Iloilo ready to administer 2nd COVID booster shots

ILOILO – The provincial government is ready to administer second booster shots of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) once the national government...

IPPO nets 16 fugitives in a day

ILOILO – Sixteen persons with pending arrest warrants in this province were arrested on April 19, according to the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO). The...

S-PaSS requirement in towns under Alert Level 1 scrapped

ILOILO – The provincial government scrapped the S-PaSS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage travel management system) requirement in towns under the less restrictive coronavirus...
Photo for representation only. Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, Provincial Administrator of Negros Occidental. NEGOCC PIO

NegOcc gov’t local revenues down by 40%

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Revenues from the facilities of the provincial government of Negros Occidental went down by as much as...
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Alert Level 1 for Pavia, San Joaquin pushed

ILOILO – The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to place...
Major General Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, repeats his warning to the rebels: “You better choose the best option, which is to surrender and avail yourselves of the government’s reintegration program. Live a normal life with your families.”

Army’s 3ID ‘neutralizes’ 34 rebels

ILOILO City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) took down 34 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Panay and Negros islands in...

Iloilo City records no new COVID-19 cases for 7 days

ILOILO City – This city has not recorded new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for seven days – April 2, 3, 11, 13,...
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a common infectious disease that occurs most often in children. In most cases, the symptoms are painful sores in the mouth, fever, and a rash with blisters on the feet, hands, and buttocks.

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease up 3,325%

ILOILO – This province recorded a 3,325 percent increase in cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), a mild but contagious viral infection common in young...

Couple busted for ‘shabu’

ILOILO City – Police arrested two drug suspects in a buy-bust operation at Providence Subdivision in Barangay Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo. Krishna Mabunay, 40, and live-in...