Two fuel tankers carrying 120 thousand liters of fuel arrived in Antique on Friday night, Nov. 4. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE FB PAGE PHOTO

First batch of fuel tankers arrive in Antique

ANTIQUE – A roll-on roll-off (RORO) vessel ferried the first batch of fuel tankers to this province. Loaded with a total of 120 thousand liters...
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‘Pag-IBIG on wheels’ to visit more Capiz towns

ROXAS City – The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) will take its Lingkod Pag-IBIG on Wheels (LPOW) to five towns in Capiz province...

Capiz calls for realization of Panay River Basin flood control

ROXAS City – The call for realization of the Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project (PRBIDP) has become louder following the recent massive flooding...
The General Juan Araneta Monument, which pays tribute to the revolutionary leader, General Juan A. Araneta. WATCHMEN DAILY JOURNAL

Bago City commemorates ‘Al Cinco de Noviembre’ today

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Following a two-year hiatus brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bago City will finally be able to celebrate...
Satellite image of #PaengPH as of October 30, 2022. Photo courtesy of Japanese Meteorological Agency

‘Paeng’ agri damage in NegOcc reaches P256M

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Agricultural damage due to Tropical Storm “Paeng” in Negros Occidental has reached P256,807,870.35, according to a new...

Construction worker nabbed for ‘theft’

BACOLOD City – A construction worker was apprehended following a complaint for theft. The 43-year-old Rodelyn Arias of Barangay 6, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental was...

PH has enough sugar supply now – NegOcc solon

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The country now has enough sugar supply, said Negros Occidental 5th District’s Cong. Emilio “Dino” Yulo III. The...
Negros Occidental governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (center, back) and provincial health officer, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang (center, front) during the Provincial Health Board’s third quarterly meeting at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on Nov. 2. Lacson said the use of facemasks will continue to be mandatory in all transactions inside the provincial government building. PIO NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PHOTO

NegOcc capitol transactions still require facemask

BACOLOD City – The use of facemasks will still be required in Negros Occidental’s provincial capitol. The province remains under COVID-19 Alert Level 2, explained Gov....

Concepcion dead man still unidentified

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – The dead man recently found in an advanced state of decomposition on the beach in Sitio Puntales, Barangay Nipa,...

Fuel supply tightens in ‘isolated’ Antique; rationing sparks panic buying

SAN JOSE, Antique – Cut-off from the rest of Panay Island after Tropical Storm “Paeng” struck, Antique is reeling from, among others, a tightness...