GIFT OF SIGHT. Dr. Mary Katherine Francia, head of Western Visayas Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology, explains how corneal transplant surgery replaces a damaged or cloudy cornea with healthy donor tissue, using visual aids and an eye model to illustrate the procedure and how it can help restore a patient’s vision. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

WVMC MOVES TO SAVE MORE PEOPLE’S VISION, But donations for corneal transplants are scare

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ILOILO City — Eight patients have regained the chance to see through successful corneal transplants at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC), marking a...
Temporary kiosks, booths, stalls and designated vending areas are expected to serve festivalgoers during the MassKara Festival 2026 in Bacolod City. ARKYPILA GO FB PHOTO

Bacolod Council approves kiosks, vending areas for MassKara 2026

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BACOLOD City – The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has approved the request of the Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. (BGFI) to allow the operation of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government secretary Jonvic Remulla provides a situational report on the arrest of former House speaker Martin Romualdez during a press briefing at Camp Crame on Sept. 8, 2026. SANTI SAN JUAN, MANILA BULLETIN

No surgery set for Romualdez as court weighs hospital detention

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MANILA — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez has no surgery or invasive medical procedure scheduled, his doctors told the Sandiganbayan, sharpening the dispute over...
Smoke plumes from the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center, shortly after the attack on September 11, 2001. GETTY IMAGESA GETTY IMAGES

9/11: What happened and how many died in Sept. 1 attacks?

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WASHINGTON – A series of events will take place in the United States to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. On September 11,...
“Recalculating the Secondary Price Cap on a regional basis, and making it retroactive to August, means Visayas and Mindanao consumers will see real relief in their bills — not just an acknowledgment of their various letters to us,” says Energy Regulatory Commission chairperson and chief executive officer Atty. Francis Saturnino C. Juan. ERC PHOTO

ERC cap could slash power price by 54% in Visayas

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ILOILO City – Electricity consumers in the Visayas could get substantial relief from soaring power costs after regulators ordered the retroactive imposition of a...
Iloilo 1st District’s Cong. Janette Garin labels the process taken by a foreign investor behind a proposed hyperscale Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center in Oton as “highly unusual” and a “red flag.” Garin also condemns the investor’s behavior following a public consultation. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PHOTO

LINOBAYAN OFFICIALS HOLD OFF EXIT: Garin intervention buys time as Tigbauan poultry farm dispute...

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ILOILO – The entire leadership of Barangay Linobayan in Tigbauan town has temporarily put its mass resignation on hold following the intervention of 1st...
LEPTOS RISK. A farmer wades through a waterlogged rice field, an occupational exposure that puts agricultural workers at heightened risk of leptospirosis. In Iloilo Province, agriculture-related exposure accounted for the highest number of infections with 39 cases, followed by flood-related exposure with 34 cases, according to the Iloilo Provincial Health Office. PN

‘Leptos’ deaths surge in Iloilo; Hospitals open fast lanes as rains raise infection risk

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ILOILO – Leptospirosis deaths in Iloilo Province have surged by more than 60 percent this year despite a slight decline in infections, prompting hospitals...
Photo courtesy of Barangay Sambag, Jaro.

Declogging teams deployed to barangays

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City — Repeated flooding across dozens of barangays is pushing the city government to move beyond piecemeal drainage solutions and pursue an interconnected...
Land Transportation Office – Region 6 personnel inspect vehicles during roadside enforcement operations. The agency has impounded 170 “colorum” vehicles since January as it intensifies its campaign against unauthorized public transport operators that lack the required franchise and passenger safeguards. LTO-6

Crackdown pulls 170 ‘colorum’ vehicles off WV roads

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ILOILO City — At least 170 “colorum” vehicles have been pulled off Western Visayas roads since January, as transportation authorities intensify a regionwide crackdown...
Photo courtesy of Passi City LGU

RSSI ravages 10K hectares of Iloilo sugarcane; Passi City LGU declares state of calamity

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ILOILO – A destructive insect infestation has swept through nearly 10,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations in Iloilo, threatening this year’s sugar production and the...
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