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Negros Occ. pushes poultry meat safety

BACOLOD City – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Occidental in collaboration with broiler producers is pushing measures to ensure safety of chicken meat products...
A woman carries her dogs while walking in La Paz Public Market, Iloilo City. Recently, the Department of Health in Western Visayas urged the public to become responsible pet owners by having their pets vaccinated. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

WV rabies deaths 2nd highest in PH

ILOILO City – The Department of Health’s (DOH) Center for Health Development (CHD) in Western Visayas urged the public to become responsible pet owners after the region posted the second highest...

Culasi District Hospital improvement eyed

SAN JOSE, Antique – Outgoing Sanggunian Panlalawigan member (SP) Joseph Eugene Alojipan is pushing the rehabilitation and improvement of the Culasi District Hospital in this capital town. Alojipan, during...

7,510 drug surrenderers in W. Visayas undergo rehab

ILOILO City – More than one-third of the 21,021 persons who use drugs (PWUDs) or drug surrenderers in the region have availed themselves of community-based...
An antidrug personnel examines the suspected shabu and drug paraphernalia seized from Andre Mabasa after he sold illegal drugs to a poseur-buyer in Kalibo, Aklan on June 27. PDEA REGION 6

Kalibo drug sting nets ‘pusher’

KALIBO, Aklan – A 22-year-old man was arrested in a drug sting operation in Barangay Estancia. Seven sachets of suspected shabu were recovered from Andre Mabasa, police said....
Various products of agrarian reform beneficiaries in Negros Occidental are sold in the Agrarian Agripreneurial Expo 2019 at a mall in Bacolod City until June 30. The activity is part of the observance of the 31st year of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. DAR NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc ARBs showcase products in week-long expo

BACOLOD City – Farmer beneficiaries in Negros Occidental are showcasing their agricultural products in the week-long Agrarian Agripreneurial Expo 2019 (CARP). The activity running until June 30 marks...
ONE OF THREE. This store is among the three business establishments owned by James Caballero Tan that were closed on Tuesday, June 25 for violation of Republic Act 10963, or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. STEPHEN LOUIE CHECA/PN

3 WV stores shut for failure to pay taxes

SAN JOSE, Antique – Three business establishments in Antique and Aklan provinces have been closed as part of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) “Oplan Kandado”...
Local Government Operations Officer VIII Engineer Carmelo Flaviano Orbista will officially sit as the new Department of Interior and Local Government – Aklan director on July 1. AKEAN FORUM

Aklan gets new DILG chief

KALIBO, Aklan – Engineer Carmelo Flaviano Orbista is the new director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Aklan. Local Government Operations Officer...

Sibalom man survives road shooting

SIBALOM, Antique – A man survived an attempt on his life on the national highway in Barangay District 3 last weekend. Two motorcycle-riding men tried to...
The Caticlan-Boracay Transport Multi-purpose Cooperative is committed to modernize its fiber glass boats before their franchise will expire on 2021. Recently, the Maritime Industry Authority enjoined all transport groups to phase out wooden-hauled vessels carrying passengers in domestic shipping. BOY RYAN ZABAL

Boracay transport group backs modernization bid

BORACAY – The Caticlan-Boracay Transport Multi-purpose Cooperative (CBTMPC) is open to embrace the government’s ongoing Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. CBTMPC chairman Godofredo Sadiasa said they...