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State of calamity up in NegOcc town

BACOLOD City – The municipality of San Enrique in Negros Occidental was hit hard by flooding due to heavy rains brought by the enhanced...
The greenhouses are among the features of the demonstration farm for high-value crops in Sitio Gahit, Barangay Aningalan, San Remigio, Antique. Antique Provincial Board member Karmila Rose Dimamay said during their Monday (July 31, 2023) session that electrification is needed to fully operationalize the greenhouses. (PNA file photo)

NEA urged to energize sitio hosting Antique’s greenhouse project

ANTIQUE – The Antique Provincial Board will request the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to energize Sitio Gahit of Barangay Aningalan in San Remigio town...
The province of Negros Occidental hosted the 2023 World Day Against Trafficking Regional Culmination Program dubbed as “Blue Heart Campaign” on July 28. PROV’L GOV’T OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PHOTO

NegOcc joins drive vs trafficking in persons

NEGROS Occidental – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said trafficking of individuals is not just a crime but a form of slavery and a serious...
The Senior Citizens Association of Barangay Felisa in Bacolod City participated in the Emergency Preparedness Forum for senior citizens and persons with disability on Monday, July 31, in celebration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week and National Disaster Resilience Month. BARANGAY FELISA, BACOLOD CITY FB PHOTO

Bacolod PWDs, seniors join disaster drill

BACOLOD City – Over a hundred persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens in this city participated in a fire drill yesterday, July 31,...
Loose soil and rocks temporarily closed the San Joaquin, Iloilo – Hamtic, Antique Road to all vehicle types on Monday morning, July 31. SAN JOAQUIN DRRMC PHOTO

Landslide closes Iloilo-Antique road

ILOILO – The San Joaquin, Iloilo - Hamtic, Antique Road became temporarily impassable to all vehicles due to a landslide yesterday. A portion of a...

Motorcycle driver dies in wing van collision

CAPIZ – A motorcycle crashed against a wing van in Barangay Lawa-an, Roxas City here. The motorcycle driver, Jayson Dala of Barangay Liong, was declared...
A vintage bomb, believed to be from World War II, was unearthed in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 24. FERRER FACEBOOK PHOTO

NOCPPO to dispose vintage bomb in Cadiz City

BACOLOD City – The Explosive and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is planning a controlled disposal of...
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. NIAID

DOH-6 cascades new COVID-19 protocols

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 has disseminated the DOH Department Circular No. 2023-0324 about the updated health protocols following...
Satellite image of Typhoon Egay (Doksuri) as of July 25, 2023, 11 pm. NOAA

Antique’s rice loses to ‘Egay’ hit P5.5M

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The province of Antique incurred P5.5 million in rice crop losses due to Typhoon “Egay”-enhanced southwest monsoon rains. Serafin...
Iloilo Provincial Cooperative Development Officer Atty. Arturo C. Cangrejo says cooperatives operating in the city and province of Iloilo are strong and resilient. He adds that the primary reason why there are cooperatives is to promote thrift and savings. PNA PHOTO BY PGLENA

245 ‘resilient’ Iloilo coops accumulate P6B in total assets

ILOILO City – Cooperatives operating in the city and province of Iloilo are “strong and resilient” with total assets of P5.99 billion as of...