Veterinary personnel conduct rabies prevention and testing activities in Antique as part of the province’s observance of World Rabies Day. The initiative includes free anti-rabies vaccination and faster testing of animal specimens. PN FILE

Antique offers free rabies vaccination, faster testing for World Rabies Day

ANTIQUE — The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (ProVet) Antique is strengthening its rabies prevention efforts by offering free anti-rabies vaccination and faster local...

Motorcycle passenger killed in collision with truck in Bacolod

BACOLOD City – A 48-year-old woman was killed after the motorcycle she was riding collided with a heavy truck along Araneta Street near Banga...
The Department of Health in Western Visayas says it is committed to provide quality and accessible healthcare, particularly in rural communities. Photo shows its free medical services to Mina, Iloilo on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH – REGION 6 PHOTO

Southern Negros to gain specialized healthcare services

BACOLOD City – Residents of southern Negros Occidental are expected to gain better access to specialized medical services as the Merceditas J. Montilla District...
Mandatory medical examination and health card are two of the requirements for ambulant food vendors under Bacolod City’s Ambulant Food Vendors Ordinance. RADYO BANDERA-BACOLOD CITY/NEGROS OCCIDENTAL/FB PHOTO

Bacolod SP mulls expanding areas for ambulant vendors

BACOLOD City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on markets is reviewing proposed amendments to the city’s vending ordinance to expand designated legal zones...
The Department of Trade and Industry is continuously monitoring 22 outlets, including five supermarkets and 17 grocery stores, in Capiz for compliance with the 60-day price freeze on basic necessities to keep prices stable and protect consumers from the impact of red-striped soft scale insect infestation. PHOTO BY DTI CAPIZ

DTI Capiz assures public of stable prices amid RSSI infestation

ROXAS City — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Capiz has intensified daily monitoring of basic commodities to keep prices stable and protect...

MBCCI proposes differentiated wage adjustments to protect jobs

BACOLOD City — The Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) is proposing a sector- and enterprise-size-based approach to wage adjustments, saying wage...
The Bacolod City Health Office conducts fogging inside a public school campus in this file photo as part of the measures to fight dengue. Bacolod logged 666 dengue cases as of Morbidity Week 36, covering Sept. 6 to 12, 2026. PHOTO COURTESY OF BACOLOD CITY HEALTH OFFICE

Negros Occidental records 13 dengue deaths despite 34% drop in cases

BACOLOD City – Health authorities in Negros Occidental have recorded 13 dengue-related deaths from January 4 to Sept. 19, even as overall cases across...

Bacolod SP approves climate resilience, emergency preparedness ordinance

BACOLOD City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) here has approved on third and final reading a proposed ordinance institutionalizing climate resilience and emergency preparedness...

College student dies in Isabela truck collision

BACOLOD City – A college student died while his back rider was injured after their motorcycle was hit from behind by a trooper carrier...
A total of 82 cats and dogs were successfully spayed and neutered in Sibunag, Guimaras during the recent free spay and neuter activity conducted by the municipality, in coordination with the Provincial Veterinary Services Office and Biyaya Animal Care Foundation. MUNICIPALITY OF SIBUNAG, GUIMARAS/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Guimaras steps up rabies prevention measures as animal bites top 4,000

GUIMARAS – This island province recorded 4,065 animal bite cases in the first six months of 2026 alone, prompting provincial authorities to intensify mass...