âWe have to open private hospitals to COVID patientsâ
ILOILO City â Private hospitals
here have agreed to admit persons diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), according to Assistant Secretary Gerard Anthony âJonjiâ Gonzales of
the...
Defensor bucks DOHâs âtwinning arrangementâ for COVID response
ILOILO â âIâm not in favor of
that.â
This was Gov. Arthur Defensor
Jr.âs reaction to the Department of Health (DOH) central officeâs order to
appoint its regional...
How the Archdiocese of Jaro gets around COVID restrictions
ILOILO City â The Archdiocese of Jaro may have suspended
Holy Week activities that usually attract huge crowds but it has certainly not
stopped observing Lent...
No Pagtaltal; Guimaras not letting guard down despite COVID-19-free status
ILOILO
City â The island province of Guimaras is raising its pandemic response level
from Level 1 to Level 2 to ensure that it remains free...
Will once-a-week âlockdownâ work?
ILOILO
â Eleven towns in northern Iloilo agreed to observe a âlockdownâ every Sunday
to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Will
this once-a-week move...
Why wearing facemask in public makes sense
ILOILO City â Wearing a facemask in public is the most
sensible thing to do at this time when nobody can be certain if they...
Social amelioration program for âpoorest of the poorâ only
ILOILO City â The national governmentâs P6,000 Social
Amelioration Package (SAP) in this time of public health emergency due to the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...
âExtending quarantine without mass testing means nothingâ
ILOILO City â Extending the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in this city, Iloilo province and elsewhere would amount to nothing without mass testing for...
Pavia LGU confirms townâs first 2 COVID-19 cases
ILOILO â The Municipality of Pavia has its first two confirmed
cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Mayor Laurence Anthony
Gorriceta announced around noon today.
âI...
Regionâs COVID cases now 36; 391 PUIs negative for virus
ILOILO City â A total of 391 patients
under investigation (PUIs) in Western Visayas tested negative for the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of April 7.
Western...