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BFP-Western Visayas under fire for 'economic sabotage'

Jun N. Aguirre / from June 16, 2020

MALAY Acting Mayor Floribar Bautista said he is planning to file a complaint before the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases against the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Western Visayas Regional Office for "breach of protocol."Reports said that a female firefighter from Iloilo was declared coronavirus-positive while ...

Guimaras extends MGCQ, operation of public conveyances

/ from June 15, 2020

THE Province of Guimaras will carry on with the implementation of the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), thereby adopting the Modified Level 1 Response of the Guimaras Covid-19 Response Initiative.Governor Samuel Gumarin signed Executive Order 52 on June 15, 2020, extending the duration of the MGCQ until June 30, 2020 ...

Boracay tourists warned of possible increase in hotel, other fees

Jun N. Aguirre / from June 15, 2020

THE Aklan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has urged tourists going to Boracay to bring extra cash, as hotel fees and other miscellaneous expenses may go up as the island prepares for the "new normal."Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, of the Aklan PHO, said the National Inter-Agency Task Force and the Department of ...

Kalibo council opens tricycle franchise renewal using drop box

Jun N. Aguirre / from June 09, 2020

KALIBO, Aklan -- The Municipal Council of Kalibo has opened the renewal of franchise of tricycles as public transport through a drop box.Kalibo Vice Mayor Cynthia Dela Cruz said they considered using the drop box renewal as one of their measures to fight the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)."The local government unit ...

Iloilo City Hall offers tax amnesty

/ from June 09, 2020

THE Iloilo City Government has offered tax amnesty in an effort to cushion the impact of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on City Hall coffers.Mayor Jerry Treñas encouraged delinquents to pay their obligations and help City Hall continue to deliver services to the Ilonggos amid the Covid-19 crisis.City Treasurer Jinny Hermano said ...

PHO on alert over rising dengue cases in Aklan

Jun N. Aguirre / from June 06, 2020

KALIBO, Aklan- The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is now on alert on the rising of dengue cases in the province.Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, of the Aklan PHO said that from January 1 to present the province has 275 cases of dengue. One of which is a five-year old girl from Makato, ...

15 houses destroyed in early fire in Iloilo City

/ from June 05, 2020

AROUND 15 houses were destroyed and four others were damaged when a fire hit Barangay Bakhaw, Mandurriao District in Iloilo City.According to the Iloilo City Bureau of Fire, the fire started at 3:58 a.m. and was declared fire out at 6:24 a.m.The damage was estimated around P1.7 million.City Fire Marshal ...

Iloilo Province crafts Covid-19 economic recovery plan

/ from June 05, 2020

THE Iloilo Provincial Government is crafting its rehabilitation and recovery strategy to address the social and economic impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said the priority sectors will be agriculture, tourism, and public transportation."Our priority will be agriculture because there are a lot of unsold products ...

Galvez lauds Western Visayas's unity in Covid-19 battle

/ from June 02, 2020

NATIONAL Task Force Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. lauded the unity of Western Visayas in the fight against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).Galvez, who was in Iloilo June 2, 2020 to meet with the Western Visayas leaders, said he was "impressed" by the preparations made by the regional Covid ...

Lightning kills 3 pigs

/ from May 30, 2020

AT LEAST three pigs died after they were struck by lightning Thursday afternoon, May 28, in Banga, Aklan.Russel Braulio, owner of the pigs, said the incident happened past 3 p.m. Thursday."I was at home. It was raining then. Suddenly, I heard a flashing light and noise," Braulio said.He said taking ...

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