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Man shot dead in San Carlos City

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – A 42-year-old man was shot dead by an unidentified gunman while walking along a street in Purok Calumpang, Barangay 1, San...
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Senators deny wrongdoing over P1-B ‘leadership funds’

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Several senators have rejected allegations of irregularity after former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan testified that lawmakers...
Only 106 votes, or a third of the 318-member House of Representatives, are needed to send the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio to the Senate, which will sit as an impeachment court.

Lawmakers raise concern over proposed 2027 budget cuts

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Several House members have questioned the proposed reductions in funding for social services, education, health and agriculture under the government’s P7.2-trillion National...
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IPPO seizes P4.9-M drugs, nabs 26 fugitives in a week

Metro Ruby P. Silubrico -
ILOILO City — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) seized P4.9 million worth of shabu and arrested 26 fugitives in week-long operations across the...
SUGARCANE UNDER SIEGE. A red-stripped soft scale insect (RSSI) is seen on a sugarcane leaf as personnel assess plantations showing signs of damage from the pest in Iloilo. Heavy infestation can weaken the crop and threaten the local sugarcane industry. PHOTO FROM THE ILOILO PROVINCIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

ILOILO GOES ON ‘DISASTER MODE’: Sugarcane pest hits over 7,000 hectares; province moves to...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government has shifted to “disaster mode” and is preparing tighter biosecurity measures after the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI)...
GIVE IT A SHOT. Young children receive their measles-rubella vaccines as health workers carry out the Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-SIA) in Iloilo. The province aims to immunize 172,360 children aged six months to 59 months from August 10 to 28, with 13,194 children already vaccinated on the first day of the campaign. Parents and caregivers are urged to bring eligible children to designated vaccination sites as health authorities work to close immunity gaps against measles and rubella. PHOTO COURTESY OF DUEÑAS MUNICIPAL HEALTH OFFICE / SAN MIGUEL PRIMARY CARE FACILITY

CLOSING THE IMMUNITY GAP: Iloilo battles misinformation as it races to vaccinate 172K children

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – With measles and rubella continuing to spread in communities where children remain unvaccinated, provincial health authorities have launched an immunization drive targeting...

NegOcc mayors back regulated hog prices amid raisers’ concerns

Region Cesar Jolito III -
BACOLOD City – Local chief executives in Negros Occidental are backing the proposed regulation of hog prices amid concerns from raisers over declining and...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday personally inspected the ongoing clearing and waste collection operations at the Baclaran River in Parañaque City, which recently drew public attention due to the massive accumulation of garbage following heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon and recent tropical cyclones. PCO

Marcos: Fix waste system before raising littering fines

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday pushed for a stronger and more accessible waste management system before imposing harsher penalties on...
The modernization of the Central and Terminal Markets, including the new mall wing, promises stronger opportunities for local entrepreneurs and their products, and serves as a meaningful way of giving back to the community. AJ Palcullo/PN

CITY TAKES OVER P3-B MARKET PROJECTS: Treñas confirms minor repairs under way at Central,...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – The city government has formally assumed control of the redeveloped Iloilo Central and Terminal public markets following their turnover, marking a...
Data from the Department of Health shows that there have been 260 cases of rabies recorded in the country from January to Sept. 20 this year.

11 towns lead anti-rabies drive to push for rabies-free Iloilo by 2030

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Eleven municipalities have emerged as Iloilo’s strongest performers in the campaign to eliminate rabies by 2030, earning provincial recognition for meeting key...
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