Congo boat under quarantine for Ebola after five deaths
KINSHASA – Congolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo River.
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More graft raps filed over P670-M Antique infra projects
ILOILO City — A citizens’ alliance has filed three more criminal and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas over alleged environmental and...
ISRAEL BATTLES AI-ERA INFO WAR: Truth, firsthand experience strongest weapons vs misinformation – envoy
JERUSALEM, Israel — Israel’s first Special Envoy to the Christian World has urged journalists and the international community to verify claims about the Jewish...
Iloilo imposes 500-meter noise-control zone around CPU for September Bar exams
ILOILO City – The city government is imposing a 500-meter noise-control zone around Central Philippine University (CPU) to protect thousands of examinees from distractions...
PH should Filipino-built AI solutions – science chief
ILOILO City – The Philippines should stop measuring its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions against Silicon Valley and instead focus on building AI solutions that...
Iloilo eyes lasting flood fix; Drainage master plan to go beyond 421 declogging ops
ILOILO City – This city is moving beyond routine declogging toward a comprehensive overhaul of its drainage network as increasingly intense rainfall exposes the...
8 fishermen survive banca mishap off Culasi after Coast Guard rescue
ILOILO City – Eight fishermen were safely rescued after their fishing boat overturned off the coast of Culasi, Antique while navigating rough seas brought...
Iloilo City seeks 95% measles, rubella vaccine coverage after falling short in 2023
ILOILO City – Nearly 41,000 young children will be targeted in an intensified citywide vaccination campaign beginning August 10 as health authorities seek to...
RSSI damage puts Bacolod under state of calamity
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has approved the declaration of a state of calamity in the city following the widespread infestation...
Over P14.6-M worth of illicit cigarettes seized in NegOcc
BACOLOD City — More than P14.6 million worth of suspected illicit cigarettes were seized by authorities during a coordinated anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Malingin,...