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ILOILO CITY – A village in an Iloilo town is showing a lot of hesitation in being inoculated by the COVID-19 vaccine.

The provincial government of Iloilo is eyeing awareness campaign in the grassroots level to convince residents to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease.

The Philippine Army’s 301st Infantry Brigade (301 IB) has outright denounced the killing of a barangay captain (village) chief from Tapaz town, Capiz province.

ILOILO CITY – A 49-year-old barangay captain from a mountain barangay in Tapaz, Capiz was killed in Calinog, Iloilo Sunday.

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Western Visayas (DENR Region 6) supports the creation of eco-parks in this city.

ILOILO CITY – An outbreak of rice grain bug hit Barbaza, Antique and the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA Region 6) is leading interventions to stop this infestation.

ILOILO CITY—A newly-built facility intended to temporarily house those who have coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or those who are suspected to have the virus has been opened in the island province of Guimaras.

ILOILO CITY – More barangays in Iloilo and Capiz have disowned the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and New People’s Army (NPA).

ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office 6 has added 298 cops to maintain peace and order in Western Visayas amid the continuing threat of COVID-19.

ILOILO CITY—Former health secretary and Iloilo First District Rep. Janette Loreto Garin is pushing for more literacy campaign to boost confidence on vaccines, especially that the country has not yet started the vaccination program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

ILOILO CITY – Rare birds have recently been spotted in Iloilo City and Zarraga town, Iloilo province.

For this year’s National Arts Month celebration, Ilonggo artists have collaborated in creating a mural that speaks of realizations since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out early in 2020.

ILOILO CITY—To encourage more tourists to visit Boracay Island, a prominent business group has asked the national government’s support in establishing a testing center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Malay town, Aklan province.

ILOILO CITY — Mayor Jerry Treñas here is eyeing to make vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory for workers in this city, the regional capital of Western Visayas.

ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended sea trips here Sunday as storm signal No. 1 was raised in portions of northern Panay due to the approaching tropical storm “Auring” (international name “Dujuan”).

ILOILO CITY – Panay Island is bracing for the impact of tropical storm “Auring” which is forecast to pass by Sunday or Monday.

ILOILO CITY — Due to restrictions from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Western Visayas only earned P21.6 billion last year from the tourism industry.

ILOILO CITY – Police have reported a decline in the number of suicide cases in Iloilo.