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Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas announced Friday that Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) has done initial testing on specimens of persons under investigation (PUIs) in Iloilo, and it yielded some …
Treñas: Initial testing at WVMC yields positive results for COVID-19 Read More
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is increasing its production of 70% ethyl alcohol- used as a disinfectant and sanitizer – to 100,000 liters per day to further serve the needs of …
SMC ups alcohol production to 100,000 liters daily for Covid-19 front liners Read More
Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC), a tertiary government hospital under the Department of Health, is now ready to accept coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) specimens, an official said on Tuesday. “We …
WVMC now testing specimens for COVID-19 Read More
Iloilo City Government is boosting its pool of frontliners in the fight against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by hiring more nurses and medical doctors. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced in …
Iloilo City Government looking for 15 nurses, 5 doctors Read More
Department of Health Regional Office 6 announced that there are two new confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas, bringing the region’s total to 4. UPDATE, March …
DOH reports 2 more COVID-19 cases in WV Read More
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Monday, March 23 that there are 83 additional patients infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is the highest single-day increase recorded by …
DOH reports 82 new COVID-19 cases, highest in one day Read More
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas urged Ilonggos to stop discriminating against health workers as they are frontliners in the fight against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In his official Facebook page, Treñas …
Treñas hits discrimination of health workers Read More
Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that there is already one case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iloilo. In an emergency press conference on Saturday, DOH-6 Regional Director Marlyn Convocar, …
DOH confirms first COVID-19 case in Iloilo Read More
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and partners plan to start producing 500,000 reusable face masks, and donate the first batch to the Department of Health (DOH) and the …
DOST to make 500,000 washable, reusable face masks Read More
There is now one confirmed case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient in Western Visayas, a 56-year-old man in Bacolod City. In an urgent press conference on Friday evening, Mayor …
COVID-19 in WV: 56-year-old in Bacolod positive Read More