PROCLAIMED. Iloilo City reelectionists Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon (left), Mayor Jerry Trenas (center), and lone district Representative Julienne Baronda, were proclaimed winners on Wednesday (May 11, 2022) after receiving fresh mandates from their constituents. Trenas said that Ilonggos can expect more programs and projects for the city.(Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/Iloilo City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas assured his constituents of more programs and projects for this highly urbanized city as he received a fresh mandate over two other challengers during the May 9 polls. Trenas was proclaimed winner by the Iloilo City board of canvassers Wednesday morning together with his allies incumbent Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon and lone district Representative Julienne Baronda. Also proclaimed were 12 other winners who will compose the next set of the Sangguniang Panlungsod; 10 belonging to the group of Trenas. The mayor, in a media interview after the pr
SWAMPED. The public market of the municipality of Pontevedra in Capiz is flooded as of 6 a.m. Tuesday (April 12, 2022). The Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) operations and warning officer Sean Villarruz said that flooding is reported in 156 barangays in one component city and 16 municipalities.(Photo courtesy of PDRRMO Capiz FB page) ILOILO CITY - The incessant rains brought about Tropical Depression Agaton since Monday has caused flooding in 156 barangays from one component city and 16 municipalities of Capiz as of Tuesday morning. "Due to the moderate and heavy rains since yesterday (Monday) until early morning, Capiz continues to experience flooding. As of now based on our record, a total of 16 LGUs (local government units); 16 municipalities and one component city are flooded," said Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) operations and warning officer Sean Villarruz. Currently, an initial 1,781 families com
MANILA - The coronavirus reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) has dropped to 0.46 from 0.59 last week, the OCTA Research Group reported Friday. Over Twitter, OCTA Research Group fellow Guido David said the seven-day average of new cases also went down to 1,044 from last week's 1,824. "The positivity rate in the NCR remained at 8 percent. The healthcare utilization rate (HCUR) for Covid-19 continued to drop to just 40 percent, from 47 percent a week ago," he added. Meantime, the region's intensive care unit occupancy has decreased to 52 percent from 61 percent last week. Among the 17 local government units (LGUs), only three have high risk average daily attack rate (ADAR) or number of new cases per 100,000 population. These are Mandaluyong with 11.46 ADAR; Taguig, 11.68; and San Juan, 13.58. The remaining LGUs have moderate risk ADAR. All NCR LGUs have low risk infection rate ranging from 0.30 to 0.51 and low risk HCUR ranging from 13 percent to 58