Thailand to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shooting

World Panay News -
BANGKOK – Thailand's prime minister has vowed to introduce new gun control laws following a recent shooting by a teenager on the outskirts of...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defenSe agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense pact

World Panay News -
MECCA – Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defense agreement, saying an attack on one of them would be seen as...
This aerial photo shows a portion of Pavia, Iloilo. The fast-growing municipality has emerged as another potential site considered by foreign investors for a proposed hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data center after initial plans in Santa Barbara and Oton faced hurdles. ILONGGO TRAVELER PHOTO

ILOILO GROWTH DRAWS DATA CENTER INVESTOR; Proponent shifted focus from Negros to Panay; Pavia...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Iloilo’s perceived faster economic growth has drawn the Norwegian proponent of a hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data center to explore possible sites...
Screenshot/Sangguniang Bayan Oton Iloilo

Investor pulls out after public consultation backlash on proposed Oton AI data center

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – The investor behind the proposed 50-megawatt hyperscale artificial intelligence data center in Oton town has abandoned the project, days after his controversial...
Recent excavation activities at the old dumpsite along Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, have raised concerns over public health, safety, and the protection of investments in the area. The city government has asked developers to maintain the status quo on the hauling, transfer and disposal of the extracted waste pending technical recommendations from the Environmental Management Bureau-Negros Island Region. BCCO PHOTO

Bacolod seeks status quo on waste disposal at old dumpsite

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BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City government has asked private developers to maintain the status quo on the hauling, transfer and disposal of waste...
MARCOS, DUTERTE-CARPIO

Palace: No Sara request for meeting with PBBM

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Malacañang on Monday denied reports that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio had formally sought a private meeting with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.,...
Photo shows bolanteros at the Iloilo Terminal Market.

‘WIN-WIN’ DEAL IN VENDORS’ ROW: ‘Bolanteros’ return to ‘Super’ but prohibited from selling in...

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The city government has brokered a compromise between regular and ambulant vendors, ordering the bolanteros back to the Iloilo Terminal Public...
Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro Midyphil Billones has been appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental following the transfer of Bishop Louie Galbines to the Diocese of Bacolod.

Pope Leo taps Jaro archbishop as Kabankalan diocese administrator pending appointment of new bishop

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Pope Leo XIV has tapped Jaro Archbishop Midyphil Billones to temporarily lead the Diocese of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental, placing the Western...
FRONTLINE FORCE. Barangay health workers attend a meeting led by their provincial federation president Violeta Gicana (standing) at a local health station in Guimbal, Iloilo. More than 11,800 BHWs across the province stand to receive monthly benefits, hazard pay and other assistance under the Senate-approved Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers. PHOTO COURTESY OF VIOLETA GICANA

11,800 barangay health workers of Iloilo press for long-sought benefits

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – More than 11,800 barangay health workers (BHWs) across Iloilo Province stand to receive at least P3,000 in monthly benefits and other long-sought...
911 AWARENESS. Police Regional Office 6 and Department of the Interior and Local Government – Region 6 officials and personnel promote the 911 emergency hotline number through the posting of posters and stickers on emergency and government vehicles during a region-wide awareness campaign. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

258 emergency calls answered since June; 911 push intensifies across Western Visayas

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ILOILO — Authorities are stepping up efforts to make 911 the go-to emergency number in Western Visayas after the region’s Unified 911 system responded...
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