The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) and the Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) recently urged the public to only patronize food establishments who have acquired all necessary permits to operate. “When you buy food this holiday season, ask first if the establishment has [a] Sanitary Permit; and that food handlers have health [certificates] and are …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Dinagyang Festival 2018
Parade of Lights contest scheduled The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. (IDFI) recently announced the Parade of Lights, a float contest, is scheduled to take place on January 27, beginning at 7:00 p.m. until midnight. The contest is open to all organizations, including businesses, local government units, barangays, schools, among others; and will be divided into small …
Iloilo City provides P10K for drug-cleared barangays
The three Iloilo City barangays recently declared drug-cleared, Barangays Luna and Santa Isabel in Iloilo City’s Jaro district, along with Barangay Sampaguita in the city’s City Proper district, were each recently provided a P10,000 incentive from the city government. Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III encouraged each neighborhood to maintain their drug-cleared status. “The responsibility …
MIWD directors: Damn if you do, damn if you don’t
“Somewhere in the world there is an epigram for every dilemma” –Hendrik Willem Van Loon We can’t blame the members of the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) board if they continued to ignore the order of Iloilo City Mayor Jose ‘Joe III’ Espinosa III to vacate their posts. They are in a “damn-if-you-do, damn-if-you-don’t” situation. …
Why the lack in hospital service
When I visit Davao City, the city where I grew up, I think about how this big city could afford to put up a so-called international standard-level 911 Center. Makati City calls itself the “business district of the country,” yet they do not have a 911 Center; as is the case with Cebu City, Quezon …
Tropical Storm Urduja: PDRRMO: Damages total P3.64M in Aklan
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported yesterday, Tropical Storm Urduja left Aklan with P3.64 million in damages to the agriculture and fishery industries. Their data reports P2.3 million of the reported damages were from infrastructure. PDRRMO also reported flooding in nearly every barangay in Malay, where resort …
Iloilo Congressman denies pressuring former DOH Secretary to purchase more Dengvaxia
Iloilo first district Rep. Oscar Garin, Jr., husband of former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin, recently denied allegations he tried to pressure former DOH Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial to allocate more funding for the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine, which supposedly resulted in her rejection by the House of Representatives Commission on Appointments. “For the …
DPWH completing feasibility studies for Bacolod City, Negros Occidental projects
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar yesterday confirmed his agency is currently completing feasibility studies for infrastructure in Bacolod City and throughout Negros Occidental. Villar, who was in the city for the inauguration of the Magsaysay-Araneta flyover, said two additional flyovers are among the projects being …
Phivolcs records massive drop in quakes at Mt. Kanlaon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) yesterday recorded a substantial drop in the number of volcanic quakes at Mt. Kanlaon, reporting three occurrences between Monday morning and Tuesday morning. Observatories positioned near the volcano also reported seeing a moderate emission of white steam-laden plumes from the crater, rising to a …
Magsaysay-Araneta flyover open
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Magsaysay-Araneta flyover, which spans an area the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) called “one of the busiest streets in Bacolod City,” opened yesterday, following eight months of construction. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar called the inauguration of the structure a “Christmas gift” for Bacolodnons. He also thanked the …