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Bacolod school cited for permit non-compliance amid graduation dispute

BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Government has issued a notice of violation against a private educational institution for allegedly operating without a valid...
The Department of Health reported 269,467 dengue cases nationwide as of October 4, 2024.

Antique records 249 dengue cases, 1 death; public urged to observe 4S strategy

ANTIQUE — The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has renewed its call for residents to strictly observe the Department of Health's 4S strategy...

Teen rider dies, 2 minors hurt in motorcycle crash in Cadiz City

NEGROS Occidental — An 18-year-old motorcycle rider was killed while three minors sustained injuries in a head-on collision involving two motorcycles along a barangay...
Piglets produced by a sow in Sibalom, Antique on Oct. 31, 2025. Dr. Marco Rafael Ardamil, chief of the provincial veterinary public health division, said in an interview on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, that the price of live weight has declined to P170 per kilo, despite the high demand for pork this Christmas season. PHOTO COURTESY OF SILPRA

Guimaras bans entry of hogs, pork products from ASF-hit areas

GUIMARAS — The Provincial Government of Guimaras has imposed a temporary ban on the entry of live hogs, swine, pork, pork products, and by-products...
GoreBox is a game where “creativity meets unrestrained destruction”, according to its Google Play listing. GETTY IMAGES

GoreBox developer shuns Senate probe on school shooting; Committee seeks help of the German...

MANILA — The developer of the online game GoreBox has refused to attend the Senate’s investigation into the deadly Tacloban City school shooting, prompting...
Asked about proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility, Malacañang said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. remains open to reviewing any legislative measure but emphasized that any proposal would undergo careful study before a decision is made. MARCOS

PBBM orders urgent probe into surge in student-linked school violence

MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to immediately determine the root causes behind a string of violent incidents involving...
Capiz’s Gov. Fredenil H. Castro has imposed an immediate ban on the entry and passage of live pigs, pork, pork products and byproducts from areas identified as African Swine Fever (ASF)-positive or ASF-suspected. Border checkpoints have been intensified at strategic land entry points, particularly in the towns of Dumarao (as seen in this photo), Maayon, Pilar, and Tapaz, while veterinary quarantine personnel continue monitoring cargo arriving through the province’s seaports and airport. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DUMARAO PNP

ASF BIOSECURITY ALERT: CAPIZ BLOCKS PORK FROM ILOILO, NEGROS

ILOILO City – The Capiz provincial government has tightened its defenses against African swine fever (ASF) by banning the entry of live hogs, pork...
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NegOcc guv, PRO-NIR urge stronger school safety measures after San Carlos stabbing

BACOLOD City — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) have called for heightened vigilance and stronger...
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P1.32-T LGU tax share to take SONA spotlight

MANILA — Local government units (LGUs) are set to receive their biggest-ever share of national taxes, with the National Tax Allotment (NTA) projected to...
Rescuers scour for survivorso these rubbles from a collapsed building in Venezuela after two strong earthquakes struck struck the capital Caracas. BBC

Powerful back-to-back quakes strike Venezuela

CARACAS – Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency after two major earthquakes shook the capital Caracas yesterday just seconds apart...