Photo shows one of the job fairs held by the Public Employment Service Office of Bacolod City. Few job vacancies were filled during job fairs in 2022. To address this, the city government is refocusing on reskilling and upskilling its labor force. BCD PIO PHOTO

Bacolod seeks to reskill workers for job market

BACOLOD City – Noting that only a few job vacancies were filled up during job fairs, the city government will implement a “reskilling revolution”...
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PHOTO

Guv assures athletes’ security if NegOcc hosts Palaro

BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental's Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson assured organizers of the 2024 Palarong Pambansa of the security of participating athletes if the...

Pototan’s No. 1 drug suspect falls

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – The No. 1 drug suspect in the town of Pototan and the No. 4 priority target of the Philippine...
The Office of Vice President (OVP) Sara Duterte warned the public on Wednesday against illegal monetary collection to avail OVP services. SENATE PRIB PHOTO VIA INQUIRER.NET

Cops hunt ‘scammer’ using VP’s office 

BACOLOD City – The Himamaylan City police are looking for unscrupulous individuals roaming Barangay Carabalan, collecting P50 from residents for monetary aid or availing...

Antique logs 271 dengue cases

ANTIQUE – As of July this year, 271 dengue cases were recorded in the province — 84 percent lower than in the same period...
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2 PRO-6 personnel test positive for drugs

ILOILO City – Two police officers of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) tested positive for illegal drugs. One was a Police Non-Commissioned Officer (PNCO)...
The Roxas City Police Station conducts simulation exercises during a field evaluation and validation for the Best Component City Police Station-National Level award of the Philippine National Police. ROXASCITY PNP PCADS FB PHOTO

Roxas City Police Station vies for PH’s Best Component City Police Station

ROXAS City – The Roxas City Police Station (RCPS) is vying for the Best Component City Police Station award at the national level. The station,...
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Antique masons confer Duremdes highest award

SAN JOSE, Antique – Freemasons of Hamtik Lodge No. 76 in San Jose, Antique have conferred the “Hiram Award” upon lawyer Nery G. Duremdes....

Guimarasnon yields ‘shabu’

GUIMARAS – A buy-bust operation on Monday afternoon led to the arrest of a man from Barangay Poblacion, Jordan, Guimaras. Reylan Dela Puerta was collared...

Bacolod SP invites BTAO head to clarify ‘ordinance discrepancies’

BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Committee on Transportation has invited Police Major Junji Liba, head of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO),...