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MANILA - Iloilo City will be joining 39 other areas under the Alert Level 1 status starting Friday until March 15, Malacanang announced Thursday. Acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) approved the recommendation after the city met the prescribed criteria for a lower alert level status. "The Inter-Agency Task Force on Thursday, March 10, 2022, approved the de-escalation of Iloilo City to Aler...

GEARING UP FOR NEW NORMAL. Employees of the Iloilo City Hall for the first time this year hold in-person flag-raising ceremony on Monday (Feb. 28, 2022). In his message during the ceremony, Mayor Jerry Trenas urged the eligible population to get their booster dose as he also campaigned for children aged 5 to 11 years old to submit to the inoculation. (PNA photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The local government here will be ready to face the new normal once th...

PEDIATRIC VAX. A 10-year-old kid avails of her first dose of the Covid-19 jab during the rollout held at the Iloilo St. Paul's Hospital on Monday (Feb . 14, 2022). The hospital will open its vaccination site for whole week if today's kick off is successful. (PNA photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) said the time has come to open communities to children who have been grea...

Health officials are validating the positive antigen test result of a tourist who died in a resort on January 5

Iloilo City has identified one case of the Omicron variant in the metropolis, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said Wednesday. 

AWARDEE. Velma Jane Lao (center), head of the Iloilo City Local Economic Development and Investment and Promotions Office, receives the award for the city as first placer in good governance for highly urbanized city during the 5th Cities/Municipalities Competitive Index (CMCI) regional recognition on Monday (Dec. 21, 2021). The CMCI has four pillars that include economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, and resiliency. (PNA photo screenshot from DTI live stream) ILOILO CITY - The...

STATE OF CALAMITY. Scenes like this greeted the first responders of Iloilo City in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette on Friday (Dec. 17, 2021). The city government has allotted over PHP42 million as financial assistance to families affected by the typhoon. (Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Government Facebook) ILOILO CITY - The city government here has allotted over PHP42 million as financial assistance to families affected by Typhoon Odette following the declaration of a state of calamity by the San...

Typhoon Rai kills 12 people in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least three people were reported dead in the Philippines on Friday aft...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least three people were reported dead in the Philippines on Friday after a strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods, tore off roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said.