DepEd issues new rules on class suspensions
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued new guidelines to help schools make decisions during weather disturbances and other emergencies that may...
NASA astronauts for Artemis Moon programme named
FLORIDA – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named its crew for its next major Moon mission, Artemis III, though the astronauts...
2 possible Ebola cases in Brazil test negative
BRASILIA – Two suspected cases of Ebola in Brazil have been cleared after both patients tested negative for the virus, local health authorities have...
PRO-NIR probes extortion allegations in PNP recruitment
BACOLOD City – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) has initiated criminal and administrative proceedings against a police officer accused of demanding...
ICPO nabs robbery suspect within 24 hours
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) arrested one of two riding-in-tandem suspects within 24 hours after they robbed a minor in...
Patient takes own life inside Lambunao hospital
ILOILO — A 55-year-old male patient died of apparent self-harm while confined at the Dr. Ricardo Ladrido Memorial Hospital in Lambunao, Iloilo around 7...
‘SAVE WATER NOW’: Iloilo City disaster office warns rains may not avert water shortage
ILOILO City – City disaster officials have warned residents against being lulled into complacency by the onset of the rainy season, saying a lingering...
Nat’l gov’t targets completion of Bacolod Plaza, BCGC redevelopment by October
BACOLOD City — The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has assured the Bacolod City Government that the long-delayed redevelopment projects at the...
Sarangani earthquake death toll rises to 37; Over 1,000 aftershocks jolt Mindanao
MANILA — The death toll from the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani on Monday has climbed to 37,...
Iran, Israel pause strikes but warn of retaliation if truce breached
TEL AVIV – Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks on each other, after the two countries exchanged fire for the first time...