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Roxas City gov’t to probe collapsed riverside promenade

ROXAS City – The city government will create an independent committee to investigate the collapse of a portion of the Roxas City Riverside Promenade...
This fishing boat was damaged by Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in the province of Antique last month. Richard Cordero, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources head in Antique, said they will provide repair materials to affected fisherfolk. BFAR ANTIQUE PHOTO

200 Antique fisherfolk to get materials to repair boats

ANTIQUE – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 will provide repair materials worth P10,000 each to 200 fisherfolk whose...

Ferrer in favor of placing NDRRMC under Office of the President

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental acting governor, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, said he is in favor of placing the National...
“We (Iloilo City) will continue to be the lead city in Region 6. We will continue to be the champion in all events in Region 6. And we will be the best in Region 6,” says Mayor Jerry Treñas. ILOILO CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

Bacolod City, Iloilo City share commitment for regional dev’t

BACOLOD City – The mayors of the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo – the two highly urbanized cities in Western Visayas – have reaffirmed...

Bacolod eyes becoming a UHC Integration Site

BACOLOD City – This city intends to be one of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Integration Sites. City councilor Claudio Jesus Puentevella disclosed that Mayor...
Antique intensifies its campaign against the African Swine Fever (ASF). The Provincial Veterinary Office installed ASF tarpaulins and signage at Mohon Terminal in Iloilo City, Tiolas in San Joaquin and Guinsang-an in Hamtic. PROVET FACEBOOK PAGE PHOTO

Antiqueños urged to keep province ASF-free

ANTIQUE – The Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) Office is calling for the residents’ cooperation in keeping the province free from the African Swine Fever (ASF) that...
The Department of Public Works and Highways targets to commence by the first quarter of 2023 the detailed engineering design of the 32.47-kilometer Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island Bridges Project. DPWH FACEBOOK PAGE PHOTO

DPWH, Ferrer visit Guimaras-Negros bridge site

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), together with Negros Occidental acting governor Jeffrey Ferrer, visited...

Capiz Hall of Fame awardee for collection efficiency

CAPIZ – This province is a Hall of Fame awardee of the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BGLF) for Collection Efficiency of Locally Sourced...

Senior accused of raping 12-year-old girl arrested

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A 66-year-old man is being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. The police declined to identify both...
Antique’s Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (ProVet) receives veterinary drugs and multivitamins, dewormer, anti-bacterials, and disinfectants while the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist gets P13 million worth of palay on Tuesday, Nov. 8. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE FACEBOOK PAGE PHOTO

‘Paeng’ victims in Antique get relief, financial aid

ILOILO  – Different government agencies extended assistance to the victims of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in Antique. The turnover of various aids was done during...