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MASS VACCINATION. Iloilo province launches 'Bayanihan Bakunahan' at the main entrance of the provincial capitol on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). The province targets to vaccinate about 338,000 ahead of the national vaccination drive from November 29 to December 1. (Photo courtesy of Balita Halin sa Kapitolyo) ILOILO CITY - The provincial government of Iloilo launched on Friday a three-day "Bakunahan Bayanihan" with the aim to reach out to all eligible vaccinees in 42 towns. The provi...

More local government officials are throwing their support to Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan, the latest are the mayors from Robredo’s home region of Bicol and a governor in Iloilo. Albayanons wave pink flags and ribbons in front of their houses while Vic

Iloilo Province boosts Covid-19 healthcare facilities

ILOILO CITY – Iloilo is the first province in Western Visayas to receive the Safety Seal from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for implementation of protocols against COVID-19. Atty. Suzette Mamon, administrator of the Iloilo provincial government, received the DILG Safety

“The same health protocols will be extended until Aug. 7,” said Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. The national government’s COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) announced the extension of the ECQ for Iloilo and this city. Unlike Mayor Jerry Treñas here, Defensor said he will not appeal before the national government IATF to lower the quarantine status. Defensor said in a press conference Thursday, July 29, there is not much difference between Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ...

“Don’t be stressed out. This is not the same ECQ as last year,” Defensor said. The national government’s COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) had placed Iloilo City and Iloilo, which consists of 42 towns and a component city, under ECQ since July 16. While residents of Iloilo initially panicked when the ECQ announcement was made, Defensor said the IATF’s amended omnibus guideline on ECQ does not have the same prohibitions as the ECQ last year. Under the new ECQ guideline, public tr...

SunStar Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (File photo / Cebu Provincial Governments Facebook) + July 15, 2021 CEBU Governor Gwendolyn Garcia tops the job approval rating of 81 governors in the Philippines, based on a recent independent survey. The survey, conducted by RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RP-MD), was based on data gathered from the regions in June 2021 and analyzed by the group. “But I don’t want to take personal credit for it. I’d rather hope that this re...

Published July 8, 2021, 1:35 PM ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has stressed the proper storage of vaccines after 167 doses of Sinovac vaccines were spoiled in San Enrique. He urged local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo not to be negligent in the proper storage of COVID-19 vaccines. “Storage of these vaccines must be improved,” Defensor emphasized. The Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas (Region 6) and Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) are investigating the May...

DEFENSOR ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. thinks new variants of COVID-19 exist in Iloilo and the rest of Western Visayas. In a press conference, Defensor said he suspects the presence of “foreign variants” that may have caused the spike of new cases and deaths in almost all areas of We

ILOILO CITY – As COVID-19 cases rise in Iloilo, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. formally instituted the Provincial Civil Defense Service of Iloilo (ProCiD Serv Iloilo). In Executive Order No. 2021-173 issued May 26, Defensor also instituted the Provincial Civil Defense Operations Center (ProCiD OpCen) and