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DISASTER RESPONSE TOOLS. As part of the National Disaster Resilience Month celebration, disaster response equipment were exhibited on July 13, 2019 at a mall in Iloilo City. To boost preparedness and resilience, local government units must invest in disaster response equipment, according to Director Jose Roberto Nuñez of the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Do LGUs have disaster response equipment?

ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas urged local government units (LGUs) to invest in disaster response equipment. Director Jose Roberto Nuñez...
SPILLOVER PATIENTS. Patients occupy the corridors of the Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan, Iloilo. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has sought the help of private hospitals in Iloilo City as dengue cases continue to rise. The Provincial Health Office’s latest figures: 5,435 cases with 20 deaths. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

229 DOH-6 personnel deployed to hospitals packed with dengue patients

ILOILO – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas has started deploying medical personnel to government hospitals teeming with dengue patients. The initial deployment was...

Security cameras at Iloilo Esplanade mulled

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas plans to set up closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) at the Iloilo Esplanade to catch vandals and prevent crimes. More policemen...
Health secretary Francisco Duque holds a videoconference with officials of the Department of Health – Western Visayas regional office in Iloilo City on July 15, 2019. He says effective surveillance can help reduce dengue cases and prevent deaths. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

REGION-WIDE DENGUE OUTBREAK: DOH to ship 18,375 dengue test kits to WV

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) declared a dengue outbreak in Western Visayas except for Negros Occidental province which was placed on alert status...

Help dengue patients, donate blood today

ILOILO – Blood donors are vital to the lives of those who are in need of blood such as dengue patients. This is why the...
Iloilo City Hall. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

City gov’t to hold scaled-down Charter Day fete

ILOILO City – “We can’t be celebrating while many are sick (with dengue).” This, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas, was what made him decide to have a...
Commissioned personnel collect garbage at the Iloilo Terminal Market in Iloilo City. The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 mandates local government units to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program in their areas. IAN PAUL CORDERO

15 Iloilo towns have no solid waste plans

ILOILO – Of this province’s 42 towns and one component city, 15 has no approved solid waste management plans yet. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office...

Iloilo City gov’t bares plan to grow trees

ILOILO City – The city government plans to grow fruit-bearing trees along the banks of the floodway in Jaro district. The banks on either side of...
SAFE PATH. Residents of Barangay Agsirab, Lambunao Iloilo are assured of safety, especially during rainy season, with the completion of the 127-meter hanging bridge. The project funded by the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community Demand Driven Program with counterpart funds from the barangay and municipal governments was inaugurated on Wednesday (July 10, 2019). (PNA photo by CEC Infocenter Lambunao)

Iloilo opens longest hanging bridge in remote barangay

ILOILO – Residents of the remote Barangay Agsirab in Lambunao, Iloilo are now assured of safe travel especially during rainy days. With the completion of a...

PEOPLE IGNORED WARNING – DOH | WV No.1 in PH dengue cases; death toll...

ILOILO City – People became complacent, according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) regional epidemiologist in trying to explain the numerous dengue cases in Western Visayas....