ILOILO CITY Approximately 46,700 people have been displaced by the flood caused by intermittent rains of tropical depression Agaton in Iloilo province. These individuals are from 14,121 families in 13 towns, according to the data released by Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Manageme
(Photo courtesy of Iloilo Provincial Health Office Facebook page) ILOILO CITY - The provincial government is ready with PHP6.750 million fund as an incentive for target recipients of its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program to increase the number of persons who get the life-saving shot. Iloilo Provincial Health Officer II Dr. Maria Socorro Quinon said the incentive of PHP1,000 each will be for 6,750 senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and indigent residents. "We are waiting for the go-signal and we can start this week to cope with the target de-escalation before the month-end," she said in an interview on Monday, referring to the alert level classification. To date, Iloilo City and four other areas in Western Visayas Aklan, Bacolod City and Capiz are under Alert Level 1. Iloilo province is under Alert Level 2. Governor Arthur Defensor is eyeing another incentive for 100,000 individuals to achieve a higher coverage rate as he wanted Ilonggo
NETFLIX SERIES. The Ker and Company building in Iloilo City is one of the venues for the shoot of the Netflix series "A Love to Kill" on March 20, 2022. City Tourism Operations Officer Florence King H. Erlano, in an interview on Tuesday (March 22) said the filming has brought business and generated employment in the city and province of Iloilo.(Photo courtesy of Florence King H. Erlano) ILOILO CITY - The ongoing shooting of the Netflix series "A Love to Kill" has brought business and employment in Iloilo province and in this city. City Tourism Operations Officer Florence King H. Erlano, in an interview on Tuesday, said the filming crew rent equipment, pay for private locations, employ local cast and crew, and pay for food and accommodations. "In the long run once the series will be released, the impact will be mostly on the tourism sector, especially that it is an international streaming platform," Erlano said. "Love to Kill" will be a remake of
EXTRA PROTECTION. Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan avail of their booster shots on Thursday (Feb. 10, 2022). A total of 1,164 PDLs from three facilities were boosted during the rollout.(Photo courtesy of Department of Health-Western Visayas Center) ILOILO CITY - The continuous rollout of the vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) benefitted 1,164 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay Nanga in the municipality of Pototan on Thursday. Jail Chief Inspector Jairus Anthony D. Dogelio, information officer of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), in an interview said the rollout focused on the provision of booster dose to PDLs at the IDJ's male and female dormitories and the Panay Isolation Facility (PIF) or the newly-committed PDLs. Nine other personnel of the BJMP also availed of their booster shots. "This is to strengthen the immunity of the PDLs since almost
PREPARATION. The slaughterhouse of the municipality of Pototan, Iloilo is being readied for a Double A (AA) accreditation. National Meat Inspection System (NMIS) regional technical director Randy Lontoc, in an interview Monday (Feb. 7, 2022) said that they are pushing for local government units (LGUs) to have an accredited slaughterhouse to strengthen the local meat inspection system in Western Visayas. (PNA photo courtesy of NMIS Western Visayas FB Page/Randy Lontoc) ILOILO CITY - The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) is pushing for local government units (LGUs) to have an accredited slaughterhouse to strengthen the local meat inspection system in Western Visayas. NMIS regional technical director Randy Lontoc, in an interview on Monday, said they provide LGUs with technical assistance in the establishment and improvement of slaughterhouses, and the crafting of the Local Meat Inspection Ordinance to provide penalties for violators. "The role of NMIS is to strengthen local me