350 city policemen get first vaccine dose
ILOILO City – Three hundred fifty police personnel of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) received their first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
Negros mayor mulls incentivizing vaccination
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – To attain herd immunity, Mayor Marxlen Dela Cruz of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental is eyeing incentives such...
Belison barangay locked down
BELISON, Antique – Barangay Poblacion here is on lockdown. Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are rising.
The lockdown started yesterday.
“As of June 14, 29...
More groups appeal for more vaccines, medical help
ILOILO City – More privates groups are appealing to the national government for more vaccines for the city and province Iloilo which are currently...
Employment rate in WV up 92.5% in April
ILOILO City – In January, Western Visayas’ employment rate was 90.9 percent. This rose to 92.5 percent in April, data from the Philippine Statistics...
NegOcc tightens border curbs with NegOr
BACOLOD City – To prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission, the Negros Occidental provincial government has enforced stricter border controls with its twin province...
WV now COVID ‘high risk’ area
ILOILO City – Western Visayas region has been classified by the Department of Health (DOH) in Region 6 as a “high risk” area for...
Biz leader hopes no change in quarantine status
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) chief executive officer Frank Carbon is hoping there would be...
Over 4K vacancies await jobseekers in Independence Day job fair
ILOILO – More than 4,000 job opportunities are waiting those who intend to participate in the Kalayaan Job Fair of the Department of Labor...
‘Foreign COVID variant’ in Iloilo?
ILOILO – Noting the rapid transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this province, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. isn’t brushing off the possibility that...