The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) confirmed its earlier fear of a Hepatitis A outbreak in Sara and San Joaquin towns in the province of Iloilo. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ma. Socorro Quiñon said that the anti-hepatitis A virus result earlier sent to the Provincial Health Officer

A grand civic-military parade is set today as the Sixth Military District World War II Veterans Association Inc. commemorates the 65th anniversary of the Liberation of Panay, Guimaras and Romblon.

The government continues to monitor and assess the effects of the El Niño phenomenon on crops, fisheries and other vulnerable sectors even as it readies assistance and other interventions to help those affected by the prolonged dry spell in Western Visayas.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas expects the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) to perform their duties with the assumption of Sr. Supt. Eugenio Espejo as the OIC city police director.