Some local officials from the cities of Cagayan De Oro and Iloilo have committed to support Vice President Leni Robredo in her presidential run in the May 2022 elections. In a Twitter post, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas declared his backing of Robredo, posting a series of photos of the Vice...
A lineman of a local power firm was injured after being bitten by a snake he helped rescued from a power line in Jaro district of Iloilo City. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) In a report from ABS CBN, local residents first saw the snake coiled in a power line and immediately reported it to the authorities...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Substation Concepcion has conducted a hazard mapping to prevent possible hazards and risks for teachers and students at Concepcion National High School in Iloilo City on Friday, Aug. 13. Personnel of the PCG Substation Concepcion participated in the activity to...
Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City are set to deescalate to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting August 16, 2021, leaving Metro Manila and the province of Bataan in the list of areas under strict lockdown. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
As the country strives to contain the coronavirus spread, it is essential that people just stay home as much as possible. Motorists line up for inspection at a Manila quarantine control point established by the police on the first day of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro...
The ECQ "ayuda" (aid) is forthcoming. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has not forgotten the people hit hard by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and would ensure they will get support from the government, Malacañang said Wednesday The ECQ recipients...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is supporting the bid of Iloilo City to be designated as the “Creative City of Gastronomy“ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). La Paz Batchoy, a prominent noodle soup dish from La Paz, Iloilo City composed of savory...
The government intends to extend assistance to families affected by the most restrictive lockdown in four places in the country this month. President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced Friday the national government's "augmentation support" for local...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated the risk classification of Iloilo Province and Iloilo City to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until the end of the month. The complex of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
It was supposed to be a regular beat patrol at the Jaro Plaza in Iloilo City on June 27 when three rookie policemen heard a cry for help over a pregnant woman was in labor. The first instinct was to bring 27-year old Cecilia Cesima to the nearest hospital but time was running out as the baby was...
The government has appealed to the public for a little more patience in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines due to the world's limited supply of the life-saving medication. Overseas Filipino workers line up for the first dose of Moderna coronavirus vaccine outside the Manila Prince Hotel in...
Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
