NEWS
LTO-6 on lockdown after 4 personnel contract COVID-19
The Land Transportation Office (LTO-6) in Jaro district, Iloilo City has been placed under lockdown to break the transmission of the novel coronavirus among its employees.
BUSINESS
Megaworld tempers pandemic impact with stronger, stable office business
Andrew Tan-led property giant Megaworld closed deals for new office leases last year, even as the three quarters of the year were marred by community lockdowns across the country.
Duterte certifies 3 bills as urgent to spur economic growth
President Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent three measures to boost economic growth in the country amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said on Tuesday, April 13.
TOURISM
WV NEWS
DOH-6: No new COVID-19 variant detected in Western Visayas
The Department of Health Center for Health Development Western Visayas (DOH CHD WV), through the Philippine Genome Center, said no new variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been detected in Western Visayas.
OPINION
SPORTS
Nueva Valencia, Buenavista chessers rule online tournament
Woodpushers from the towns of Nueva Valencia and Buenavista topped the first online chess tournament organized by the Guimaras’ Players’ Center Sports Academy over the weekend.
COMMUNITY
Iloilo City malls join COVID-19 jab sign up
The Iloilo City Government made the registration for its COVID-19 Vaccination Program more convenient and accessible by opening centers in two big malls in the city.
AGRICULTURE
WV remains a major palay-producing region
Western Visayas has remained as one of the major palay-producing regions in the country.
P5M worth of projects turned over to Iloilo farmers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas has turned over various support projects amounting to P5,080,000.00 to a farmers’ group in Iloilo province.
14 Iloilo City villages get native chicken stocks from DA
Fourteen barangays in Iloilo City benefitted from production inputs and technical assistance of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas.
‘Multiplier farm’ to boost native pig, goat breeder stocks
The Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) will establish a multiplier farm for native pigs and goats on its campus in Leon town this year.