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RICE GRAIN BUG. A rice grain bug feeds on milk grain. It can infest rice fields anywhere, especially in rain-fed and upland areas. DA-6 BARBAZA MAO

Are farmers ready vs rice grain bugs?

ILOILO City – Rice grain bugs (RGB) can infest rice fields, especially in rain-fed and upland areas. Farmers must know how to get rid of...
‘COVID-19 VACCINATED’ A healthcare worker gets her first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the Western Visayas Medical Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

Sinovac vaccination expands to 3 Iloilo hospitals

ILOILO City – More China-made Sinovac vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are being rolled out. Yesterday three more hospitals simultaneously conducted their respective vaccination...

Vaccine advocates launch ‘Bakuna Iloilo’

ILOILO City – To promote vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a group of advocates launched the “Bakuna Iloilo” information campaign at the University...
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Dumangas cop positive for drug use

ILOILO – A policeman from Dumangas municipal police station tested positive for methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in a recent random drug test. He had the rank...

Insurgency-free brgys in WV to receive P20M

ILOILO City – Seventy-four villages in Western Visayas cleared of insurgents are getting P20 million each from the national government’s Barangay Development Program (BDP). Of...
The Philippine government is now in advanced stages of negotiations with six vaccine developers as it eyes to close deals for 148 million doses of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines. YAHOO PHOTO

85% of WV cops willing to be vaccinated

ILOILO City – About 85 percent of the total number of personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) are willing to be vaccinated against...

Tigbauan prepares P5M fund for vaccine procurement

ILOILO – The local government unit (LGU) of Tigbauan town allocated P5 million for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. According to Mayor...
‘ONE BILLION RISING’. Women from various sectors in Iloilo City join the government’s campaign to end Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). Ilonggas are asserting their capabilities to lead and their role as nation-builders this International Women’s Day. PANAY NEWS FILE PHOTO

‘WOMEN CAN’; Ilonggas assert leadership, diversity, role in society

ILOILO City – Do not belittle women or overlook their contributions in nation-building. Women certainly have the capacity to lead, according to women’s rights group...
‘CHILD HAVING A CHILD.’ Nene, 17, cradles her baby while her other daughter seeks her attention, too. Having a child at a very young age could pose high risks, an expert shares. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Expert spells out perils of teenage pregnancy

ILOILO City – La Paz district resident Nene (not her real name) got pregnant when she was 14 years old. Now at just 17, she...
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Attack strengthened my resolve to fight for human rights – lawyer

ILOILO City – Though difficult, he would never let fear prevent him from “fighting the battles that must be fought,” according to Ilonggo human...