‘Home for girls’ in Cabatuan now an accredited child-caring agency
ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 has achieved a major milestone in child protection.
Its Home for Girls...
Iloilo City readies responders as monsoon threats loom despite no direct cyclone hit
ILOILO City – Disaster response agencies in Iloilo City have stepped up preparations as weather authorities warned that the enhanced southwest monsoon could bring...
Indian national gunned down in Bacolod; police launch manhunt
BACOLOD City – Police have launched a manhunt for the still unidentified gunmen who shot and killed an Indian national in Barangay Villamonte here...
Over 3,800 Capiz fisherfolk receive cash aid under PAFFP
CAPIZ – A total of 3,830 fisherfolk from seven municipalities in Capiz received cash assistance under the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program...
RSSI infestation hits over 5,800 hectares in Negros Third District; stakeholders unite on response
BACOLOD City – More than 5,800 hectares of sugarcane farms in Negros Occidental's Third District have been validated as infested by the red-striped soft-scale...
Woman killed, tricycle driver hurt in Pulupandan road mishap
BACOLOD City – A 26-year-old woman died while a tricycle driver was injured after their vehicle figured in a head-on collision with a sport...
COA state auditor: No rule bans or allows aliases in confidential fund official records
MANILA — A former Commission on Audit (COA) official told the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday that existing government rules governing confidential and intelligence...
Focus crimes plunge 36% in July; PNP cites stronger police ops
MANILA — Focus crimes across the country dropped by more than one-third in July, with the Philippine National Police (PNP) recording a 36.12-percent decline...
EU commends Spain’s swift response to Ceuta migrant crisis
BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) has praised Spain's "swift response" to the migrant crisis in Ceuta, following a meeting of the bloc's interior...
France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW II bomb shells in village
PARIS – Wildfires in the south of France have revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge,...