Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas is pushing for the establishment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing laboratory at Iloilo International Airport. In a press briefing on Monday, Treñas revealed that he texted General Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National…Read More »
Department of Health in Region 6 announced that there are 68 new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Western Visayas, with one additional death. In a press conference on Wednesday, DOH announced that the additional death is an 80-year-old male from Bo.…Read More »
Department of Health in Region 6 – Western Visayas reported Sunday that there are 91 new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the highest tally in one day. In COVID-19 Case Bulletin posted July 12, DOH shared that there are already 552 total…Read More »
Department of Health in Western Visayas announced that they are now in need of 110 nurses to work as disease surveillance officers in the region. Accepted nurses will receive salary of SG 11 or P22,316 monthly. In a Notice of Vacancy posted…Read More »
Maintaining social distance and wearing face masks are now the new norm. However, health authorities have long emphasized proper hand hygiene practices as the key to reducing the transmission of COVID-19. Megaworld Lifestyle Malls recognizes that educating and reminding the public about…Read More »
One of the health workers in Alimodian, Iloilo who tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) did not follow protocols and infected seven family members. Dr. Jessie Glen Alonsabe, regional epidemiologist of Department of Health Center for Health Development Western Visayas, revealed…Read More »
With the country grappling with the devastating effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the provinces of Negros Occidental and Iloilo have seen their local officials exert all efforts to mitigate the further spread of the virus, take care of suspected cases and…Read More »
Six medical doctors working in a private hospital in Iloilo City tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. In a post from his official Facebook page, Treñas revealed Sunday that he was informed of the status…Read More »
A group of government physicians under the ‘Doctors to the Barrios’ (DTTB) program of Department of Health expressed their dismay on the directive to transfer rural health physicians in Region 6 and 7 to take care of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients…Read More »
Department of Health Center for Health Development in Western Visayas announced the hiring of registered nurses to be deployed as Disease Surveillance Officers (DSOs) all over the region. In a Notice of Job Vacancy posted online, DOH said that it needs 28…Read More »