1 dead, 3 hurt after truck slams into house

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – One person was confirmed dead while three others were injured after a cane truck accidentally plowed a...
The Ramon Maza Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Barangay Catungan I, Sibalom, Antique will open on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. MAYOR GIAN CARLO F. OCCENA/FB

New 25-bed Sibalom hospital to open on Sept. 16

ANTIQUE – Aspirations turned into reality for the residents of Sibalom town here. The newly built Ramon Maza Sr. Memorial District Hospital located in...
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MGB, Phivolcs to study ground cracks in Moises Padilla

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga BACOLOD City – Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo yesterday confirmed that the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and...

Bacolod mayor forms city disposal committee

BACOLOD City – The local government unit here constituted the Bacolod City Disposal Committee (BCDC) following an executive order (EO) issued by Mayor Alfredo...
The Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge project involves the construction of two sea-crossing bridges spanning five kilometers for the Panay-Guimaras segment and 13.11 kilometers for Guimaras-Negros section. DPWH PHOTO

PDC backs Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge project

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Provincial Development Council (PDC) has expressed support for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge project. The PDC passed...
The Capiz provincial government through the Provincial Health Office conducts COVID-19 mobile vaccination in barangays Bungsuan and Dacuton in Dumarao, Capiz on Sept. 7, 2022. CAPIZ PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE

Capiz inoculates over 96% of target population

BY GLENDA TAYONA CAPIZ – This province has already administered vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to 96.26 percent of its target population. Data from the...
Philippine Councilors League - Antique president, Sangguniang Bayan member Plaridel E. Sanchez IV (left) of Pandan, Antique, takes his oath of office before Vice Governor Edgar Denosta (right) on Sept. 5, 2022. VICE GOVERNOR EDGAR DENOSTA/FB

Sanchez is new PCL-Antique prexy

ANTIQUE – Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member Plaridel E. Sanchez IV of Pandan town here has been formally sworn in as the new president of...
Western Visayas’ most wanted person, Roland Castañeda, was arrested in Sitio Magtang, Barangay Harigue, Caluya, Antique on Sept. 9, 2022. PRO-6

WV’s No. 1 most wanted falls

A MAN charged with two counts of rape – and the No. 1 most wanted person in Western Visayas (WV) – was arrested on...

Guimaras inflation slows down to 8.5% after 5-month surge

GUIMARAS – The inflation rate in this island province subsided to 8.5 percent in August this year after five months of unstoppable acceleration, starting...

‘One time, big time’ op nets 44 ‘illegal gamblers’

GUIMARAS – Guimaras Police Provincial Office’s (GPPO) major simultaneous operations against illegal gambling here led to the arrest of 44 people on Tuesday night,...