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BOUND FOR ILOILO? City gov’t require travelers negative RT-PCR test result

ILOILO City – Traveling to this southern city? People coming in must present a negative result of their reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test first,...
MORE VACCINES. Personnel of the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas check the additional anti-coronavirus shots delivered to Iloilo City yesterday, March 10, 2021. According to the DOH, 10,000 doses from AstraZeneca and 16,880 from Sinovac were donated to the region for the vaccination of healthcare workers. DOH WESTERN VISAYAS

AstraZeneca shots for elderly health workers

ILOILO City – Ten thousand doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca would be allotted to senior citizen healthcare...

City gov’t kicks off pre-registration for COVID-19 vaccination

ILOILO City – For faster immunization and easier contact tracing, city residents who would like to avail themselves of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019...

NPA confesses to Janiuay explosion but denies Defensor, civilians were targets

ILOILO – The New People’s Army’s (NPA) Coronacion “Waling-Waling” Chiva Command said the recent explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in the boundary...
“Gusto naton nga mangin opisina ina sia nga buhi,” says Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Defensor reiterates stricter enforcement of health protocols

ILOILO – To prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. once again ordered a thorough implementation of health...
“Kon makita nila nga kita mauna, madula naman ila pangduha-duha,” says Mayor Francis Amboy.

Maasin mayor ready to get COVID vaccine in public

ILOILO – To boost the frontliners’ trust on vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Mayor Francis Amboy of Maasin town announced his willingness to...

‘WE WILL KILL THEM’; Army, police to pursue Du30 ‘kill’ order; calls for rebels...

ILOILO City – “We will kill them in battle should they refuse to surrender.” The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) based in Jamindan,...
Quality checks are performed in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech in Beijing in September of last year. REUTERS

More COVID-19 vaccines deliveries for WV today

ILOILO City – More vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be delivered to Western Visayas today via the Iloilo International Airport.   This second...
The coronavirus vaccine candidate from China’s Sinovac Biotech remains the Philippines’ first choice despite bribery allegations, according to Palace spokesperson Harry Roque. ERALDO PERES/AP PHOTO

26% of capitol-run hospital workers OK with Sinovac jabs

ILOILO – Of the 2,819 healthcare workers in 12 district hospitals and one provincial hospital here, 730 signified willingness to receive the vaccine against...
Treñas

Treñas authorized to ink P1.750B loan contract

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Jerry Treñas to, on behalf of the city government, enter into a contract...