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National IATF officials vow support to WV LCEs Philippine Information Agency 25 May 2021, 04:38 GMT+10 ILOILO CITY, May 24 (PIA) - Top officials of the National Inter-Agency Task Force COVID-19 discussed with the members of the Regional IATF COVID and governors as well as city mayors of highly urbanized cities in Western Visayas on managing COVID situation in the region. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., the COVID-19 Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar, together with Department of Health Sec. Franc...

“We have been preparing for a COVID-19 surge since April,” said Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. Defensor assured that funding from the 2021 annual budget has been set aside for procurement of equipment or hiring of additional medical personnel. The provincial government of Iloilo manages the Iloilo Provincial Hospital and 12 other smaller hospitals scattered in five districts. “If needed, we will have additional beds in these hospitals,” Defensor said. In case of overflow, the provincia...

Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (Tara Yap / MANILA BULLETIN) In a press conference Friday, Defensor clarified that resorts and other tourist destinations under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) are allowed by the national government. “It is allowed as long as it can only allow 50 percent of its capacity,” Defensor reiterated. Last month, Defensor was seriously considering closing tourist spots in the 42 towns and component city of Passi as gatherings of many people may contribute to sur...

Published April 22, 2021, 2:32 PM ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo is planning to purchase 275,000 doses of  Sputnik V, the Russian-made vaccine against COVID-19. SEAT OF POWER IN ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Capitol in Iloilo City is the seat of the Iloilo provincial government. (TARA YAP/MANILA BULLETIN) Iloilo Provincial Administrator Suzette Mamon said Thursday that Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. sent last April 21 a letter of intent addressed to Gamaleya Research Institut...

Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) “We need to put in measures to stop its sudden surge,” Defensor said. While the Iloilo provincial government has not yet decided, Defensor said that temporary closure of tourist spots in the 42 towns and component city of Passi is seriously being considered.  The governor said that the previous Christmas and New Year holidays should be a lesson that COVID-19 cases can surge when government can no longer implement ...

Most Filipinos are wearing face mask and washing hands regularly, but less are observing physical distancing, a survey by OCTA Research showed.

Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) “ Dapat, tumanon ta ina. Indi kita mag ginutok. (We should comply with it),” Defensor emphasized, referring to the need to follow health protocols at all times. Data from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) showed that COVID-19 cases this January registered higher than those recorded in the last two months of 2020.  January has not yet ended, but the province has already recorded almost 600 cases in the 42 ...

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) - - Four out of the nine villages identified as insurgency affected in the municipality of Calinog, Iloilo have been declared  cleared of Communist Terrorist Group (CTG). The four villages are Binolusan Pequeno, Binolusan Grande, Supanga and Guinbunyugan, as announced by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – Iloilo during an activity held on Friday, January 15. The remaining five barangays that are either affected or threatened by insurgency ...

The Iloilo Provincial Capitol. (TARA YAP / MANILA BULLETIN) Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said the Iloilo provincial government was on the first step of procuring the vaccines in coordination with the national government. This was after the Iloilo Provincial Board approved Thursday, January 7, the request for Defensor to enter into a multilateral agreement with British pharmaceutical firm AztraZeneca and the national government to procure the COVID-19 vaccines. While it was unclear when the vaccines...

Published December 18, 2020, 1:17 PM ILOILO CITY—In an attempt to curtail any spike in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Iloilo province this holiday season, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has banned the serving of alcoholic beverage as well as karaoke in public places. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) “We have managed our COVID-19 cases well for the past months.  We want to keep it that way,” Defensor told members of the Iloilo P...