ICC discloses nearly 7,000 evidence items vs Duterte
MANILA — Nearly 7,000 pieces of evidence — including materials prosecutors consider potentially incriminating and exonerating — have been turned over to former President...
Iloilo City logs 21 leptospirosis cases; Molo man dies of suspected infection
ILOILO City – Health authorities have warned residents against the potentially deadly consequences of exposure to floodwater after Iloilo City recorded 21 leptospirosis cases...
Proposed ‘Pakdol Ordinance’ bares political friction between City Council allies
ILOILO City – A proposed pedestrian safety ordinance has exposed political friction within the Iloilo City Council after Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia questioned fellow...
Iloilo maritime schools generate employment
ILOILO City — Iloilo is strengthening its reputation as a major training ground for Filipino seafarers, with leading maritime schools reporting employment or deployment...
Iloilo City Gov’t moves to scrap P1,300 civil record correction fee for indigents
ILOILO City – Poor residents could soon correct clerical and typographical errors in their civil registry documents without paying the city’s P1,300 administrative fee...
DOLE-6: Workers get double pay on National Heroes Day; 30% premium set for those...
ILOILO City — Private-sector workers who report for duty on National Heroes Day on August 31 must receive double their regular daily wage, while...
Negros capitol opens Halfway House for former rebels
BACOLOD City — The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has opened a Halfway House in Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, to provide former rebels with...
P97-M rice subsidy set for 37,975 Antique families
ANTIQUE — A P97-million rice subsidy funded by the national government will be distributed to 37,975 poor and near-poor families in Antique beginning September,...
Over 9,000 NOHS students receive free bags, school supplies from Bacolod gov’t
BACOLOD City — A total of 9,136 students of Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) received free school bags filled with basic school supplies from...
Minor turned over to social welfare center after Bacolod drug operation
BACOLOD City — A minor was arrested and about five grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P34,000 were seized during a drug operation...