A Department of Social Welfare and Development personnel assist a senior citizen during the payout of social pension under the Social Pension (SocPen) Program, as part of the first quarter distribution in 2025. The program, which provides P3,000 in financial aid per beneficiary, supports indigent elderly citizens in meeting their basic needs. DSWD-6 PHOTO

15,000 poor and elderly patients in WV get free hospital care

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — More than 15,000 patients in Western Visayas have so far received hospital treatment without paying a single peso under the government’s...
Construction begins on the P163.5-million Mother and Child Building at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City. Funded through the Department of Health’s Health Facilities Enhancement Program, the facility is expected to add 189 beds and expand specialized maternal, neonatal, pediatric, and women’s healthcare services in the Negros Island Region by mid-2027. PNA BACOLOD PHOTO

DOH’s P163.5-M Mother and Child Building project begins at CLMMRH

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – A long-delayed healthcare infrastructure project aimed at strengthening maternal and pediatric services in the Negros Island Region (NIR) has finally moved...
Representative Photo. Photo by MChe Lee on Unsplash.

Roxas City to build 100 classrooms to address shortage, improve education quality

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Office (SDO) of Roxas City, in partnership with the city government, is set to construct...
A teacher conducts an elementary class in Albay. PNA

Bacolod legislators call on Congress to expedite passage of teacher salary increase bills

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Council has formally appealed to Congress to prioritize the passage of pending measures seeking substantial salary increases and...
Government employees, local officials, and community volunteers prepared for the annual Pista kang Kagubatan in Barangay Sinundolan, San Remigio, Antique, where up to 2,000 fruit-bearing trees are targeted for planting on June 26. The activity aims to strengthen micro-watershed areas, improve water security, and enhance the province’s forest cover while providing future livelihood opportunities for local residents. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE PHOTO

Antique targets 2,000 trees in annual Pista kang Kagubatan

Region Lyndie C. Defacto -
ANTIQUE – The Provincial Government of Antique is targeting the planting of up to 2,000 fruit-bearing trees during this year’s Pista kang Kagubatan on...
The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who was charged with graft and plunder for supposedly receiving P573 million in kickbacks from budget allocations for flood control projects last year. JOHN ERIC MENDOZA, PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

Estrada to serve 90-day suspension as Sandiganbayan enforces graft case rule

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada will be placed under a 90-day preventive suspension after the Sandiganbayan ordered his temporary removal from office in connection...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would be a welcome development for countries heavily affected by volatility in petroleum markets, including the Philippines, which experienced sharp increases in fuel prices during the conflict. REUTERS

Peace deal raises hopes of relief from oil price shocks — Marcos

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed cautious optimism that a reported peace agreement between the United States and Iran could pave...
An old car drives past debris from a demolished house occupying part of the seaside promenade in the Centro Habana neighborhood in Havana, Cuba. Fuel shortages means even fewer cars are on the road in Havana. GETTY IMAGES

Cuba tourism collapses as US pressure campaign bites

World Panay News -
HAVANA – The number of foreign travellers visiting Cuba has plummeted since the beginning of the year amid tightened US sanctions, figures released by...
Robert Kuzovkov was known for his caricatures of politicians, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. FACEBOOK

Russian artist and Putin critic shot to death in Poland

World Panay News -
WARSAW – Police in Poland are investigating the execution-style murder of a Russian artist and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin. Polish prosecutors said Robert...
Police arrested three dried fish vendors in a buy-bust operation in Zone 5, Barangay Boulevard, Molo, Iloilo City on June 16. Seized from their possession were around 60 grams of suspected shabu valued at P408,000. PHOTO COURTESY OF PRO-6

3 HVIs nabbed, 2 brothers flee in P1.2-M Iloilo drug busts

Metro Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated approximately 180 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,224,000 in two separate anti-drug operations conducted...
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