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W. Visayas kicks off school-based vax drive

After a temporary halt in children immunization in public schools due to the pandemic, Western Visayas region is kicking off the national resumption of...

NDRRMC reports over P600-m agri damage attributed to weather disturbances

The agriculture sector suffered more than P600-million in damage to crops after four consecutive storms that enhanced the southwest monsoon rains or ‘hanging habagat’...

Price freeze set in Western Visayas amid dengue outbreak—DTI

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Western Visayas enforced a price freeze on essential commodities across 44 local government units in Iloilo...

Marcos turns over 51 ambulances in Western Visayas

President Ferdinand Marcos presided over the transfer of 51 Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) to local government units in Western Visayas and the Negros Island...

Habagat claims four in Western Visayas

The southwest monsoon rains or ‘habagat’ was blamed for the deaths of four people in Western Visayas, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)...

‘Habagat’ makes life harder for over 46K families in Western Visayas

The southwest monsoon rains or ‘habagat’ affected some 46,321 families or a total of 156,114 individuals in Western Visayas, data from the Office of...

Dengue patients keep hospitals busy across Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY—Hospitals across Western Visayas are operating at a 70- to 72 percent utilization rate as dengue cases continue to rise in the region,...

Civil Defense in Western Visayas on high alert due to rumbling Kanlaon

The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Western Visayas is on full alert, preparing for possible mandatory evacuations as Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental...

Iloilo distributes financial aid to LGUs for Dengue response

Iloilo released financial aid to 43 local government units (LGUs) across the province to boost ongoing measures aimed at preventing and reducing dengue cases. Governor...

NTF-ELCAC extols insurgent’s conviction

THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday hailed as a “significant legal victory” the conviction of a communist...

Western Visayas Police intensify holiday security measures as ‘-ber’ months begin

The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Western Visayas is on heightened alert, beefing up security measures to counter an expected rise in crime as...

Over 2K senior citizens receive cash incentives from Iloilo government

The Iloilo Provincial Government recently distributed P12.59 million in cash rewards to 2,182 qualified senior citizens under Provincial Ordinance No. 2020-216, much to the...

Iloilo Red Cross calls for blood donations as Dengue cases keep rising

ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Iloilo Chapter has reported a sharp increase in blood demand due to the rising dengue cases...

3 dead, 7 missing after motor boats capsize off Boracay

Three people are confirmed dead, and seven remain missing after two motor boats carrying 20 passengers capsized early morning on August 26, 2024, on...
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