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Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Defensor bucks DOH’s ‘twinning arrangement’ for COVID response

ILOILO – “I’m not in favor of that.” This was Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.’s reaction to the Department of Health (DOH) central office’s order to appoint its regional...

How the Archdiocese of Jaro gets around COVID restrictions

ILOILO City – 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 – 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 ‘lockdown’ work?

ILOILO – Eleven towns in northern Iloilo agreed to observe a “lockdown” every Sunday to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Will this once-a-week move...
Not wearing facemask in public places is now an offense in Iloilo city and province. Facemask covering the nose and mouth of the wearer prevents droplets expelled when coughing or sneezing from infecting others, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Why wearing facemask in public makes sense

ILOILO City – 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 ‘poorest of the poor’ only

ILOILO City – The national government’s P6,000 Social Amelioration Package (SAP) in this time of public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...
Boxes of coronavirus testing kits for use by medical field personnel at a New York State emergency operations incident command center during the Coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., Mar. 17, 2020. REUTERS

‘Extending quarantine without mass testing means nothing’

ILOILO City – Extending the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in this city, Iloilo province and elsewhere would amount to nothing without mass testing for...

Pavia LGU confirms town’s first 2 COVID-19 cases

ILOILO – 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. “I...

Region’s COVID cases now 36; 391 PUIs negative for virus

ILOILO City – 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...
Police Colonel Paul Kenneth Lucas (left), director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office, traces the treat path of rebels who attacked Philippine Army troops in Barangay Panuran, Lambunao, Iloilo on April 7, 2020. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Reds attack gov’t troops in Lambunao

ILOILO City – New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked Philippine Army troops in the mountainous Sitio Aguilan, Barangay Panuran, Lambunao, Iloilo early morning on April 7. The...