100 child laborers in Antique get aid
ANTIQUE – One hundred children engaged in child labor in the province of Antique received educational cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare...
Boracay eyes rise in tourist numbers
BORACAY – Boracay Island is optimistic its tourist arrivals will reach two million this year.
Arrivals from Jan. 1 to June 15 were at 1,040,847—59...
NLRC official denies corruption claims
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – An official of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in Bacolod City denied allegations of corruption and...
ASF-hit farmers in Capiz get P1-M aid
CAPIZ – Around P1,156,000 worth of indemnity checks were distributed to 42 hog farmers affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) in this province.
These farmers...
22 villages in Antique town log suspected ASF
ANTIQUE – Of the 47 barangays in Antique's southern town of Hamtic, 22 had suspected cases of African Swine Fever (ASF).
"As of June 16,...
Over P5-M ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) confiscated about P5.7 million worth of suspected shabu in separate antidrug operations.
At around 1:56 a.m....
Minor drowns in San Miguel
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A 14-year-old boy drowned in the Aganan River in Barangay Sto. Niño, San Miguel on Saturday, June 17.
Police Major...
Capiznon ranks 5th in architecture board exam
CAPIZ – A graduate of Capiz State University main campus in Roxas City here landed in the Top 5 of the June 2023 Licensure...
Transport, oil price drops ease Guimaras consumer price index
GUIMARAS – Slower price movement in passenger transport, gasoline, and diesel eased the consumer price index (CPI) in Guimaras. This pushed the province’s headline...
To combat child labor, DOLE shells out P14.417-M aid to 694 parents
ILOILO City – Since 2022, 694 poor parents in Western Visayas have received a total of P14,417,070.23 livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor...