The provincial government of Guimaras has imposed a temporary ban of Chinese guests as a precautionary measure against the 2019 novel coronavirus through an executive order signed by Gov. Samuel Gumarin. PNA

DOH blinks, says Guimaras free from COVID

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) backpedaled from its earlier decision to list as Guimaras’ first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
Onlookers make this rescued Brahminy kite or dapay in Bingawan, Iloilo uncomfortable. The dapay was turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Rescued Brahminy kite turned over to DENR

ILOILO City – A rescued Brahminy kite, locally known as dapay, was turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Community...

Is Guimaras COVID-free? DOH says ‘no’; governor says ‘yes’

ILOILO City – The provincial government of Guimaras is protesting the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6’s decision to count as the island province’s...

No coordination, no docking of OFW ships; OWWA hit for neglecting OFWs

ILOILO City – Ships transporting repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be turned away if the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has not coordinated...

Honest Ati family returns P6K SAP cash assistance

ILOILO – There is something more important than money – a clear conscience and knowing that honesty is more valuable than fleeting material goods. An...
Hospital frontliners wear protective gears as they man the entrance of the emergency room in the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in Tondo, Manila. Over 1,000 healthcare workers in the country were positive for coronavirus disease 2019, according to the Department of Health. ABS-CBN NEWS

4 Ilonggo nurses abroad succumb to COVID-19

ILOILO City – Four Ilonggo nurses working abroad got infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and died. Healthcare workers are at the frontline...

ICER stops emergency response operation; personnel tests positive for virus

ILOILO City – A personnel of the city government’s Iloilo City Emergency Responders (ICER) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019...

DoubleDragon lauds gov’t’s Balik Probinsya Program

DOUBLEDRAGON will continue its efforts to become one of the catalysts of the Balik Probinsya Program of the national government. “We commend and fully support the Balik Probinsya...

BJMP personnel tests positive for COVID-19; Inmates’ visitation privilege suspended

ILOILO City – A personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 6 based here tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...
A biologist works on samples from test tubes to check if any of them tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the laboratory of Medicana International Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, Apr. 14, 2020. REUTERS

10 more in WV recover from COVID-19

ILOILO City – Ten more persons diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovered from the illness, the Department of Health (DOH) reported over the weekend –...