Iloilo turns over P10M for farm, fishery insurance
ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government has turned over P10 million to the state-owned Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) to expand insurance protection for...
Nearly P2-M worth of illicit cigarettes surrendered to San Carlos police
BACOLOD City — Nearly P2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes were surrendered to authorities after a shipment was intercepted at the San Carlos...
PSA: Capiz posts 8.7% GDP growth, ranks 2nd PH’s fastest-growing province
CAPIZ — Capiz recorded an 8.7 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate from 2024 to 2025, making it the second fastest-growing province in...
Bacolod SP summons water utility officials
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has summoned officials of the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) and Hiraya Water Corporation to explain...
Man shot dead following altercation in Bacolod
BACOLOD City — A 52-year-old man was shot dead following an alleged heated altercation with another resident in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, on the...
Estrada to fight Bonoan’s exit from flood control case
MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada vowed to exhaust legal remedies after the Sandiganbayan allowed former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan to be dropped as...
Decades-old gov’t flood master plan left unexecuted, laments Marcos
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a national flood control master plan had existed for decades but was never fully implemented, an admission...
Nepal death toll crosses 1,000
KATHMANDU – The death toll in Nepal from devastating floods on the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000, according to the country's disaster agency.
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World’s youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
KAMPALA – A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world's youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minister has announced.
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Nighttime fire displaces 13 families in City Proper
ILOILO City — A fast-moving fire swept through a block in Zone 8, Barangay Veterans Village, City Proper district late Tuesday night, September 1,...