Feed mill, coconut oil manufacturer in Pavia join MORE Power

Iloilo Panay News -
PAVIA, Iloilo — Two major businesses in Pavia, Iloilo – Vitarich Corporation and Visayas Coco Development Incorporated – have recently chosen MORE Electric and...
A large pile of waste remains at the former dumpsite along Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, where excavation and development activities have raised concerns over the proper handling and disposal of recovered materials. BCCO PHOTO

Bacolod summons EMB-NIR over old dumpsite excavation, waste disposal

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Government has summoned the Environmental Management Bureau–Negros Island Region (EMB-NIR) to a technical conference on Wednesday, August 12,...
New Department of Health secretary Edwin Mercado (left) and outgoing Health Secretary Jose Brittanio “Brix” Pujalte Jr.

Mercado takes DOH helm after Pujalte’s abrupt exit

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new health secretary, putting the former Philippine Health Insurance Corp....
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Breast cancer expensive but PhilHealth offers WV women hope thru free or subsidized tests,...

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Women across Western Visayas are being urged to undergo regular breast cancer screening as the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) offers...

LTO strips ex-mayor, lawyer of driving privileges; Twelve driver’s licenses face revocation

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — A lawyer has permanently lost his driver’s license while a former municipal mayor was barred from driving for two years, as...
GUNS OFF THE STREETS. Police Regional Office 6 officials inspect some of the 858 undocumented and unregistered firearms voluntarily surrendered across Western Visayas from May 15 to July 31 under Project R.T.T., or Restrict, Track and Turn-in. The weapons were presented at Camp Martin Teofilo Delgado in Iloilo City on August 10. AJ PALCULLO/PN

858 LOOSE GUNS RECOVERED: Region 6 police turns to voluntary surrender to prevent firearms...

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — Police have removed 858 undocumented and unregistered firearms from communities across Western Visayas in just over two months, seeking to prevent...
Sugarcane farmers in Negros Occidental are set to receive P10,000 each in government cash assistance following the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) outbreak. More than 12,000 validated farmers across the Visayas will benefit from the program as the government rolls out financial aid and intensified pest control measures to help protect livelihoods and sustain sugar production.

TWO-DAY DEADLINE | DA warns WV farmers: report calamity damage or lose insurance

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — Farmers and fisherfolk in Western Visayas could lose their chance to claim free crop insurance if they fail to report calamity-related...
LIGTAS TIGDAS. A child receives a measles-rubella vaccine during the launch of Iloilo Province’s supplemental immunization campaign at the Provincial Capitol. Health officials are urging parents to bring children aged six to 59 months to their nearest health centers for free vaccination from Aug. 10 to 28. PHOTOS FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Family action to stop measles spread pressed; Free vaccination of Iloilo children aged six...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — Iloilo’s success in preventing measles and rubella from spreading across communities now rests heavily on parents bringing their young children to health...
Photo shows the red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in sugarcane. Six areas in northern Negros Occidental are closely being watched after sugarcane farms reported an infestation of RSSI. SRA PHOTO

Capiz placed under state of calamity over RSSI infestation

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — The province of Capiz was placed under a state of calamity on August 10, 2026, following the severe damage caused by the...
Police investigators examined the roadside where the body of a still-unidentified man, who sustained fatal gunshot wounds, was found in Purok 11, Sitio Tanate, Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on August 9. NEGOCC PPO PHOTO

Man found dead with gunshot wounds in Himamaylan

Region Panay News -
BACOLOD City — A still-unidentified man believed to be between 30 and 40 years old was found with gunshot wounds along the National Highway...
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