![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
Don’t call Boracay kids ‘dugyot,’ Malay town councilors say
BORACAY – A recent incident at the newly rehabilitated white-sand beach of this world-renowned island resort resulted in netizens calling local children “dugyot,” which...
Antique eyes more quake drills
SAN JOSE, Antique – Local disaster management officials in Antique province plan to hold more earthquake drills.
They were heeding the recommendation of a multiagency...
More than 200 health personnel detailed in Capiz
ROXAS City – Over 200 health personnel have been assigned in 17 local governments across Capiz province this year.
The Department of Health’s Human Resource...
Group backs governor’s push for coal-free Negros Occidental
BACOLOD City – A pro-environment group supports the move of Negros Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. in seeking to declare the province “coal-free” amid...
650 free computers for 65 high schools in Western Visayas
ILOILO City – A total of 650 desktop computers will be given to 65 public high schools in Western Visayas under the largest computerization...
Pagasa tells Antiqueños to conserve water amid El Niño
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) urged Antiqueños to save water due to the presence...
Boracay water sports activities to be booked only via hotels, accredited agencies – DOT
BORACAY ISLAND – Bookings for water sports here must be coursed through hotels and resorts, not peddlers on the beach, authorities said on Nov....
With Bacolod Public Plaza rehab, flower vendors ordered to transfer
BACOLOD City – Flower vendors in Bacolod City Public Plaza are set to be transfered to a designated site at the back of the...
BFAR gears up for fishing ban at PH ‘seafood capital’
ROXAS City – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has officially launched in this “Seafood Capital of the Philippines” the “closed season”...
Miss Teen Int’l 2018 runner-up is proud Antiqueña
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Miss Teen International 2018 second runner-up Alysa Aaron Mandahuyan Esponilla is a proud Antiqueña, who hails from Barangay...