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‘LECHON’ (roasted pig) is prepared for the pork festival in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province. The town has recorded cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) which infects live hogs. (Vincent Lusaya) ILOILO CITY – Almost 1,900 pigs have been culled as part of depopulation measures to curb the spread

A chicken in a cage (Photo courtesy of Pexels) ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo has allowed the limited entry of certain poultry and poultry byproducts from Capiz province where the first bird flu case in Western Visayas region was recorded. Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor issued an

ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo is celebrating a pork festival to counter the negative impact of rising African Swine Fever (ASF) cases. ‘LECHON’ (roasted pig) is cooked for the pork festival in Santa Barbara, Iloilo on Sunday, Nov. 27. (Vincent Lusaya) “This is our way forward. Let us

ILOILO CITY – Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said he is eyeing a state of calamity declaration for Iloilo province to cushion the impact of the African Swine Fever (ASF) on hog industry and pork products trading. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. shows a map of the affected area of African Swine Fever

ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo has placed the town of San Miguel under the red zone (infected) classification after African Swine Fever (ASF) was detected among hogs in the municipality. TRANSPORTED pigs are disinfected by a firefighter at the border of Alimodian town, Iloilo

ILOILO CITY – The town of Oton in Iloilo province declared a state of calamity on Thursday, Oct. 20, due to the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). In a radio interview with RMN Iloilo, Vice Mayor Jose Neil Olivares said that the Oton Municipal Council convened a special session on Thursday to pa

ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo recently enacted the first renewable energy ordinance in the country. THE façade of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol in Iloilo City is illuminated in red during the commemoration of World Heart Day recently. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Board

ILOILO CITY — Following the Inter-Agency Task Force recommendation making the use of face masks optional, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has issued an order making the use of face masks voluntary in outdoor areas in the province of Iloilo. JEEPNEY passengers in Iloilo City are seen improperly wearing

Following in the footsteps of Cebu, the Iloilo provincial government has lifted the mandatory use of face masks in outdoor settings.

The chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs is incensed over the reported gang rape of a 13-year-old daughter of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Singapore. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) “A different kind of trauma engulfs a migrant worker’s family faced with this