30 fighting cocks worth P750,000 stolen from Bago game farm

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Thirty fighting cocks valued at an estimated P750,000 were stolen from a game farm in Barangay Mailum, Bago City, Negros Occidental,...
Beneficiaries lined up at the grounds beside the SMX Convention Center Bacolod to receive financial assistance under the government’s UPLIFT Program during the first day of the three-day payout on August 10. DSWD-NIR PHOTO

3,000 Bacolod beneficiaries to receive P2K UPLIFT aid

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Some 3,000 qualified beneficiaries in Bacolod City are set to receive financial assistance under the national government’s Unified Package for Livelihoods,...
Prosecution witness and state auditor Xylene del Campo takes her oath as she testifies before the Senate Impeachment Court on the alleged confidential fund misuse of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.

COA auditor: Sara, 2 OVP officials liable for P73-M disallowed funds

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio and two Office of the Vice President (OVP) officials were held liable by the Commission on Audit (COA)...
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P7.2-T 2027 budget puts jobs, education, health at forefront

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon formally hands over to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. the proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program, which prioritizes education,...
Police arrested a 20-year-old student, identified by the alias “Niel,” during a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Angel, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, on August 10. A sachet containing suspected marijuana was among the items recovered from the suspect. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONETTE DEL ROSARIO

20-year-old Iloilo City student collared in Antique drug sting

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ANTIQUE — Joint anti-illegal drug operatives arrested a 20-year-old student from Iloilo City and seized approximately 10 grams of suspected dried marijuana leaves during...
STARTING AT HOME. The Commission on Population and Development in Region 6 urges parents to become their children’s first source of accurate, age-appropriate information on sensitive health and sexuality issues. Parents can use everyday situations as “teachable moments.” A television scene showing a kiss, for example, could open a conversation about relationships, intimacy and personal boundaries, the agency says. PN Photo

ONLY 1 IN 5 WV YOUTH TALK SEX AT HOME | CPD: Silence leaves...

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – Only one in every five young people in Western Visayas feels comfortable discussing sex and sexuality with their parents, a communication...
Western Visayas is among the areas forecast to experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon. Moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall could trigger flash floods or landslides. This photo shows flash flooding near the plaza of La Paz district in Iloilo City. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Rains disrupt classes for at least 112,758 learners; Over 10,500 residents affected; 72 homes...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – Bad weather forced 129 schools in Iloilo Province and Iloilo City to suspend face-to-face classes on Monday, August 10, disrupting the...
International School of Sustainable Tourism (ISST) President and former Tourism Secretary Mina Gabor (center) meets with Secretary to the Mayor Atty. Marty Go and Bacolod City officials during a courtesy call on August 7 as the city prepares to host the 10th International Farm Tourism Conference Philippines in 2027. BCCO PHOTO

Bacolod to host 10th International Farm Tourism Conference in 2027

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The City Government of Bacolod is set to host the 10th International Farm Tourism Conference Philippines (IFTC-P) in 2027, bringing together...
LEPTOSPIROSIS RISK. A resident wades through floodwaters in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City. The City Health Office on Wednesday, Dec. 27, said exposure to floodwaters contaminated by the urine of infected animals poses the risk of leptospirosis infection among humans, especially those with cuts, wounds or abrasions on their skin. PNA BACOLOD FILE PHOTO

Flood exposure raises ‘leptos’; Palace urges immediate washing, medical consultation

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MANILA — Malacañang urged Filipinos exposed to floodwaters to immediately wash themselves and seek medical consultation as widespread flooding raises the risk of leptospirosis...
Locals pick through a variety of fresh produce from ambulant vendors stationed outside the La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City on April 12, 2026. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Ambulant vendors surge after city markets rehab

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The number of ambulant vendors (locally known as bolanteros) operating around Iloilo City’s public markets increased after several market rehabilitation projects...
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