ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas has activated the Regional Dengue Task Force and bolstered inter-agency collaboration to strengthen outbreak preparedness and response strategies as dengue cases continue to surge.
ILOILO City – With earthquakes posing a constant threat in Western Visayas, the Department of Health (DOH) has launched a specialized Earthquake Preparedness Guide aimed at helping families with persons with autism navigate emergencies, addressing long-standing gaps in disaster readiness for individuals with special needs.
ILOILO City – The proposed P2.3-billion waste-to-energy (WtE) facility in Barangay Ingore, La Paz district could exacerbate air pollution in the metropolis once it emits pollutants such as dioxins, furans, heavy metals, and particulate matter into the air, an environmental advocacy group warned.
ILOILO City – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is accelerating its plans to privatize the operations and management of at least four major airports by 2025.
While much have been said and written about Dinagyang as a religious festival and as a cultural celebration, there are sparser conversations about the annual festivity as street theater.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI has enforced a price freeze on basic necessities in 44 local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo following the declaration of a state of calamity due to a dengue outbreak.
ILOILO City – For 15 years now, the Uswag Scholarship, a pet program of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas since he was a congressman, has benefitted a total of 29,389 Ilonggo students in this southern city.
ILOILO City – The prominent Lopez family of Iloilo has officially unveiled “The Patrimony of All – Ang Panublion sang Tanan”, an exhibit featuring 16 carefully selected masterpieces by renowned Filipino artists Juan Luna, Felix Hidalgo, Juan Arellano, and Fernando Amorsolo from the Lopez Museum and Library (LML) Collection.
ILOILO – When fully repaired, the cost of the newly-built but defective P680-million flyover in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia town would have ballooned to nearly P1 billion.
ILOILO – To engage more men in modern family planning methods, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) and the Iloilo Provincial Hospital (IPH) in Pototan town are offering free “no scalpel vasectomy” services this August, declared as Family Planning Month.
