NegOcc’s Panaad sales close to P24M this year
BACOLOD City – Sales during the recently concluded Panaad sa Negros Festival increased 29.7 percent, from last year’s P18.434 million to this year’s P23.908...
Boracay security tightened as closure draws near
ILOILO City – Some 200 personnel from the Philippine Army (12th Infantry Battalion) and Philippine Navy are helping the police ensure peace and order...
RICE RETAILERS HIT ‘UNFAIR’ NFA
ILOILO City – An association of rice retailers accused the National Food Authority (NFA) in Region 6 of being selective in selling rice to...
Isabela mayor: ‘I get death threats’
BACOLOD City – Isabela, Negros Occidental mayor Joselito Malabor said he has been receiving death threats.
Since February this year, Malabor would notice several vehicles...
City gov’t to enrol orphaned seniors at Asilo de Molo
ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III plans to put at Asilo de Molo on Avaceña Street senior citizens who have no more families...
Over 114T running for village, SK posts in WV
ILOILO City – There are a combined 114,385 candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Western Visayas, according to the Commission...
‘Pag-ulikid’ helps thousands
ILOILO City – An estimated 8,000 residents benefitted from various city government services during the launching of the “Pag-ulikid sang Syudad” program in the...
‘Enforce road safety law strictly’
BACOLOD City – The Land Transportation Office (LTO), the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) must coordinate with...
Potable water reaches remote Pototan village
ILOILO – Seventy-five households in Barangay Sinuagan, Pototan town now have access to sufficient potable water.
The water emanates from the newly-inaugurated Sinuagan Water System...
NEDA: DU30 RIGHT TO CLOSE BORACAY
ILOILO City – The government was right to temporarily close off Boracay to tourists, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
President Rodrigo...