41 returning Ilonggo OFWs all negative for COVID-19?

ILOILO City – Forty-one seafarers stranded in Metro Manila were scheduled to return to Western Visayas either last night or early this morning. They were...
More Iloilo City beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program get their cash assistance from the city government’s social welfare personnel at the Iloilo City Freedom Grandstand. The city government has until May 10, 2020 to complete the distribution of the monetary aid. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Can city gov’t beat May 10 SAP deadline?

ILOILO City – The city gov’t has until May 10 to complete the distribution of the cash assistance under the national government’s Social Amelioration...

Asymptomatic Pavia OFW positive for virus; 3 more WV COVID-19 patients recover

ILOILO – Another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – a 32-year-old male resident of Pavia town who returned...

People traveling sans quarantine pass face arrest

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered the arrest of people leaving their houses without quarantine passes. The city remains under an extended enhanced community...
The Philippine government is looking to start mass testing persons suspected of having COVID-19 on April 14. REUTERS

WV COVID-19 cases nearing 100 mark; 9 OFWs test positive for coronavirus

ILOILO City – Nine more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who returned to Western Visayas last week tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...
MODIFIED QUARANTINE. The enhanced community quarantine is an effective measure against a pandemic like the coronavirus disease 2019, says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo. However, it should be observed not longer than is necessary or the economy will suffer, he stresses. The provincial government will thus tweak quarantine measures to sustain the economy, says Defensor. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Guv lists extended ECQ travel restrictions

ILOILO – While allowing the reopening of establishments and industries related to agriculture, among others, under an extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the provincial...

Negros Island Region revival mulled anew

BACOLOD City – Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran believes it is “best time” for the revival of the Negros Island Region amid the coronavirus...
“I am only human. I make wrong decisions. But I will try to make less of these wrong decisions,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City, referring to his lifting of the liquor ban. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

President given wrong info – Treñas

ILOILO City – The President was likely fed with the wrong information, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas. He denied having prevented Manila-stranded overseas workers...

Military detonates unexploded bombs in Bago City

BACOLOD City – A team of explosives and ordnance disposal experts from the military detonated five explosives yesterday in Barangay Busay, Bago City, Negros...
MODIFIED QUARANTINE. The enhanced community quarantine is an effective measure against a pandemic like the coronavirus disease 2019, says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo. However, it should be observed not longer than is necessary or the economy will suffer, he stresses. The provincial government will thus tweak quarantine measures to sustain the economy, says Defensor. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo opens borders to stranded residents

ILOILO – Ilonggos stranded in parts of Western Visayas classified as “low risk” for transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease...