The Department of Health noted a significant drop in new Covid-19 cases in Eastern Visayas in the past two weeks as the government continues to ramp up the vaccination rollout.
Local government units in Region 7 should strive to ramp up the inoculation of senior citizens to meet the requirements for the Alert Level 1 or the new normal category of quarantine restrictions, a health official said.
Fifty micro-entrepreneurs from Iloilo are recipients of sari-sari store kits under the Livelihood Seeding Program-Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay of the Department of Trade and Industry.
The Iloilo City local government will be ready to face the new normal once the 76-bed modular hospital complies with the additional health requirements.
The National Housing Authority, with the Iloilo City government, will build four five-story low-rise buildings worth PHP200 million for qualified informal settler families affected by various infrastructure projects.
The Emergency Operations Center Task Force in Bacolod City has opened Covid-19 vaccination hubs for children aged 5 to 11 in three shopping malls starting this week.
Iloilo City government is expanding its urban gardening project to promote sustainable farming with 31 villages committing to join the "JPT (Jerry P. Treñas) Ediscape (edible landscaping) II during the launching held on Tuesday.
Some teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education in the Ilocos Region have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of February 21.
A "School on Wheels" equipped with laptops, printers, and internet connection will soon be traveling around remote areas in the province of Ilocos Norte to reach out to students under the current distance learning program of the Department of Education.