New Year’s Day floods NegOcc incurs P20M crop, livestock losses
BACOLOD City – Several local government units (LGUs) in northern Negros Occidental incurred an estimated P20 million in damage and losses to agro-fishery and livestock...
Kalibo airport tests seen to restore travel confidence
KALIBO, Aklan – The required coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-29) test for the staff of the Kalibo International Airport will hopefully restore travelers’ confidence, according...
Antique allots P10 million for COVID jabs
SAN JOSE, Antique – The provincial government of Antique allocated P10 million for the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.
Antique’s provincial planning and...
Boracay, Palawan included in Condé Nast beach list
BORACAY – White Beach, Boracay and El Nido, Palawan have placed second and ninth, respectively, in the Condé Nast’s Traveler's 25 Best Island Beaches...
‘Cracker-related injuries in Capiz down by 40%
ROXAS City – Firecracker-related injuries during holidays in Capiz province were down by 40 percent, data from the Provincial Health Office showed.
Only 15 cases...
Sotto: Duterte wants party-list system removed
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte wants an amendment to the party-list system under the 1987 Constitution following his allies move to revive the charter...
DOJ: Probe on Dacera case just starting
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) said investigation on the controversial death of flight attendant Christine Angelica Dacera is not yet closed or...
4 deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol
WASHINGTON – Four people died on the US Capitol grounds Wednesday and 52 people have been arrested, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee...
3 children killed in grenade explosion in Pakistan
PESHAWAR – Three children were killed and two others injured Wednesday when a grenade they found in a field exploded in northwest Pakistan, officials...
Twitter, Facebook muzzle Trump amid Capitol violence
WASHINGTON – In an unprecedented step, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms Wednesday following the storming of the US Capitol...