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Frustrated murder suspect nabbed

SAN REMIGIO, Antique – A man wanted for frustrated murder charges was arrested in Sitio Lipot, Barangay Bawang here. Laborer Jomar Panaguiton, 25, a resident...
The Pacific Partnership 2022 held from July 24 to Aug. 16, 2022 was the largest humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness exercise conducted this year in the Indo-Pacific region. COURTESY OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Jehovah’s Witnesses join multinational humanitarian training To raise awareness on bloodless medicine

PUERTO PRINCESA City — Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) participated in the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) hosted by the city aiming to present alternative clinical strategies...
This November, Roxas City recorded four days with zero or no additional coronavirus disease cases. These were on Nov. 6, 9, 13, and 14.

Health declaration from Roxas ‘outsiders’ mulled

BY GLENDA TAYONA ROXAS City – The city government is coming up with proactive measures to shield the city from the possible entry of monkeypox...
MOUNTAIN MARATHONER. Larry Apolinario will compete in the 100-kilometer ultra-mountain marathon in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sept. 9, 2022. Apolinario is a member of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) from the Municipality of Laua-an in Antique. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF RICHARD BURTON FILLONE

IP to compete in int’l mountain marathon

SAN JOSE, Antique – A mountaineering group is raising funds to send a member of the indigenous peoples (IP) to the international 100-kilometer ultra-mountain...
The City of Bago in Negros Occidental honors the student-athletes of Ramon Torres National High School for their third place finish in the just-concluded 2022 Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington, United States. PNA PHOTO BY NANETTE L. GUADALQUIVER

Bago Junior League team receives P100-K incentive

BACOLOD City – The City of Bago in Negros Occidental awarded a cash incentive of P100,000 to its homegrown athletes who won third place...
In Balabag Elementary School in Malay, Aklan, elementary pupils observe physical distancing in class. They also wear facemask.

135K students back to schools in Aklan

KALIBO, Aklan – Over 135,000 students in the province of Aklan trooped back to schools for face-to-face classes. In-person classes in public and private schools...
The Janiuay National Comprehensive High School in Janiuay, Iloilo holds its first flag-raising ceremony as classes officially open. Hernani Escullar Jr., regional information officer of the Department of Education in Western Visayas, says enrolment in the region for this school year increased by 2.11 percent from last year’s. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF L. QUIÑON/DEPED ILOILO

 2.14M learners enroll in WV for SY 2022-2023

ILOILO City – Learners who enrolled in Western Visayas this school year have reached 2,148,517, or 2.11 percent higher from the previous year's 2,104,060,...

Bago City softball team gets heroes’ welcome

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The city government of Bago in Negros Occidental gave a “heroes’ welcome” to the all-girls Bago City...
Barangays 4 and Badiang in San Jose Antique are now free from drug infestation, says town Mayor Elmer Untaran citing the recent deliberation of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing Operation.

Policemen reach out to IPs

SAN JOSE, Antique – The San Jose de Buenavista town police has partnered with the San Jose Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SJMPC) for a feeding and...

Dev’t plan for WV coco industry set in motion

JORDAN, Guimaras – Coconut farmers in Guimaras converged at the provincial covered gym in Barangay San Miguel here to celebrate the 22nd Kalubihan Festival...