ILOILO CITY – Tension has escalated over the land for a government health facility in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. VILMA Santacruz-Getuya (center) argues with former DOH Secretary now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin (left) at the main entrance of the original site of the San Joaquin Hospital in...
ILOILO CITY – A health advisory has been issued for potential ash fall from the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island here and this province. THE sky in Iloilo City remains clear amid the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Health Office (ICHO) and...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo and this city are no longer a bailiwick of the Liberal Party (LP) after around 800 officials in the province officially joined the ruling party Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Ernesto F. Lagdameo Jr. witnessed the mass...
ILOILO CITY – “1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom,” a film that has the backdrop of the Battle of Mactan, is the gift of the family of a rookie Ilonggo producer to the Philippines. FRANCIS B. Lara Ho, the producer of the movie ‘1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom,’ is an Ilonggo...
ILOILO CITY – Health authorities have intensified surveillance of the “FLiRT” Covid-19 variant here and the province of Iloilo. The Iloilo City Health Office (ICHO) said that 98 Covid-19 cases here were recorded from January 1 to May 27, 2024. The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said...
ILOLO CITY – A viral video of an alleged "unresponsive" police station in San Enrique town, Iloilo province resulted in the removal of seven policemen, including the town police chief, Capt. Airel Dawn Parcon. RAZALAN (FB) “They were relieved from their posts pending administrative...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Arthur "Toto" Defensor Jr. announced that 23-year-old Miss Eco International Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks will be Iloilo's tourism ambassador. ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks will be Iloilo province's tourism ambassador. (Iloilo Capitol PIO) "We...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 61st Infantry Battalion seized eight high-powered guns and explosives from the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Bagsakan, Alimodian, Iloilo last Thursday, May 23. TROOPS recovered guns and bullets from the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) supports the fight against malnutrition in Iloilo province where it is set to expand its services. THE Mingo Nutrition Program (MNP) was launched in San Miguel town, Iloilo province. (MORE Power) The Mingo Nutrition...
ILOILO CITY — The province of Iloilo is now under a state of calamity due to the El Niño climate phenomenon. A FARMER tends to his farm in Tubungan town, Iloilo province affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Board approved the recommendation of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education is extending psychological-social intervention following the recent death of a Grade 10 student in Maasin town, Iloilo province. “The Child Protection Committee (CPC) is set to conduct psycho-social interventions for affected peers and teachers,” said...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has allocated P12.7 million for the alternative livelihood of farmers affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon. A FARM land in Tubungan town, Iloilo province is bone dry due to the El Niño phenomenon. (Tara Yap) Gov. Arthur “Toto”...