Bacolod City man yields ‘shabu,’ gun in Himamaylan

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – Police arrested a man for possessing suspected shabu and an unlicensed firearm in Barangay Poblacion, San Enrique, Negros Occidental. The 47-year-old Arvin...

Guimaras amongst PH’s least poor provinces

Region Panay News -
GUIMARAS – This island province still ranks No. 16 among the 24 least poor provinces of the country, classified at cluster 5 (least poor),...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines issues Notice to Airmen B1957/23, advising flight operators to avoid flying in close proximity to Kanlaon Volcano’s summit due to the possibility of sudden and hazardous steam-driven or phreatic eruptions. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOST PHIVOLCS

CAAP to flight operators: ‘Avoid flying near Kanlaon’s summit’

Region Panay News -
MANILA – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) yesterday included Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island as among the volcanoes that airmen should...
An unidentified dead man wearing a pair of brown shorts and black wristwatch was found floating in the waters of Barangay Jinalinan, Bugasong, Antique on Tuesday morning, June 6. KYLE REMZ GALLEGO FACEBOOK PHOTO

Man found dead in Bugasong waters

Region Ime Sornito -
ANTIQUE – A man was found dead floating at sea in Barangay Jinalinan, Bugasong town yesterday morning. The still-unidentified man was wearing a pair of...
Children from barangays Gahit, Latasan and Pasil in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental get vaccinated against measles, rubella and polio. E.B. MAGALONA MHO PHOTO

8 NegOcc LGUs surpass targets for ‘Chikiting Ligtas’ vax drive

Region Panay News -
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Eight local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have surpassed their targets for the Department of Health’s...
Hogs. Photo for representation only. ELMA PEÑA/PNA PHOTO

Antique towns on heightened alert vs ASF threat

Region Ime Sornito -
ANTIQUE – Following reported hog deaths in neighboring towns, Mayor Ernesto Tajanlangit III ordered residents of Tobias Fornier, Antique to avoid bringing in pork...
A child avails of the measles-rubella and oral polio vaccines during a supplemental immunization activity in Bugasong, Antique on May 8. Irene Duldoco, Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office information officer, said health workers are doing rapid coverage monitoring to locate children who have yet to avail of the immunization. ANTIQUE IPHO PHOTO

Antique health workers search for unvaxxed kids

Region Panay News -
ANTIQUE – The search for children yet to avail themselves of vaccination under the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA)...

Sugar group files charges vs DA Usec

Region Panay News -
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP), along with others, filed...
Bago City’s Mayor Nicholas Torres said laboratory results so far show zero cases of African Swine Fever. MAE SINGUAY PHOTO

Bago City mulls cash aid to hog raisers

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – The city government of Bago is eyeing financial assistance to hog raisers affected by hog deaths. Mayor Nicholas Torres said they continue...
Fisherfolk in Tangalan, Aklan will soon have a hub for the processing and distribution of their products. A bill to establish a fish port has been approved by the House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources and the Committee on Appropriations. VIA BOY RYAN ZABAL/AKEAN FORUM

House OKs Tangalan fish port bill

Region Boy Ryan Zabal -
KALIBO, Aklan – The House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources and the Committee on Appropriations approved a bill seeking to establish a fish...
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