A firecracker vendor in Tigbauan, Iloilo attends to his goods on Dec. 26. Firecrackers can only be sold in designated zones set by the local government unit in coordination with the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection. PN

NegOcc to hold consultative meeting on firecrackers injury prevention

Region Panay News -
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) and Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) of Negros Occidental will hold...

Gasoline boy, cashier hurt in holdup incident

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ROXAS City – A gasoline boy and a cashier of a gasoline station were robbed and shot by motorcycle riding-in-tandem suspects in broad daylight...
Police Regional Office 6 director, Police Brigadier General Leo Francisco, assures the two wounded personnel of the 1st Antique Provincial Mobile Force Company (1st APMFC) that proper medical attention will be given to them. Photo shows one of the wounded cops receiving treatment. PRO-6 PHOTO

8 San Remigio schools suspend classes after police-NPA clash

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ANTIQUE – Eight schools in San Remigio town suspended classes for security reasons starting Monday, Dec. 12. Mayor Margarito “Mar”  Mission Jr. released an official...
“The National Capital Region’s coronavirus disease positivity rate is still very high,” says Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson of Negros Occidental.

Lacson mulls visiting Degamo to discuss NIR issue

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By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – To smoothen a possible major obstacle in the revival of the Negros Island Region (NIR), Negros Occidental...

Buy-bust subject flees from cops

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BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – A pedicab driver subjected to a drug buy-bust operation by the La Paz police on Saturday, Dec. 10, managed to...
A new policy takes effect next month in the provincial government of Guimaras – job hires must have themselves vaccinated against coronavirus disease or their contracts won’t be renewed. Those applying for job hire positions must also be vaccinated.

Guimaras bans entry of poultry, poultry products from Capiz

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GUIMARAS – To protect the poultry industry of this island-province, the provincial government ordered a temporary ban on the entry of domestic and captured...
Indigenous People kids from Pan-ayanon Bukidnon in Capiz enjoy their field trip at the SM City-Roxas. CAPIZ PROV’L GOV’T COMMUNICATION GROUPS PHOTO

247 IP kids hold Christmas field trip at mall

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ROXAS City – A total of 247 children belonging to the Pan-ayanon Bukidnon Indigenous Peoples (IP) group in Capiz had their first mall exposure...
Photo courtesy of The Province of Guimaras

Guimaras to hold 1st Bangus Fair

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GUIMARAS – To promote and further boost the local bangus industry, the Guimaras provincial government is set to celebrate its first ever Bangus Fair on...
Two motorcycle-riding men figured in an accident in an attempt to overtake a truck in Barangay Tigayon, Kalibo, Aklan on Friday morning, Dec. 9. The driver died. MDRRMO KALIBO PHOTO

Man dies in Kalibo road mishap

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AKLAN – A 29-year-old man died while his friend was injured in a vehicular accident on Osmeña Avenue in Barangay Tigayon, Kalibo, Aklan around...

Guimbal’s No. 1 most wanted falls

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BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – The No. 1 most wanted person of Guimbal town was arrested in Barangay Cabubugan. Suspect Kent Matulac, 20, a student,...
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