Bacolod dengue cases up; ‘leptos’ down

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BACOLOD City – Dengue cases in this city has increased – 13.2 percent higher than the cases recorded last year from January to April. The...

Indian shopkeeper attacked in Sagay

Region Panay News -
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGABACOLOD City – An Indian shopkeeper was shot twice in Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Easter Sunday. The...
The design of this proposed P250-million evacuation center cum convention center to rise in Roxas City is inspired by the diwal, a bivalve shell endemic to the coastal waters of Capiz. Its groundbreaking on April 16 was led by President Rodrigo Duterte. PIA-CAPIZ PHOTO

Duterte breaks ground Capiz legacy project

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ROXAS City – President Rodrigo Duterte led the groundbreaking for the biggest evacuation center cum convention center in Western Visayas on April 16 in...
To protect Boracay’s fragile environment, the national government put a cap to the number of tourists that the island could accommodate daily – the so-called carrying capacity at 19,215 persons. Overcrowding is being discouraged. PHOTO FROM AKLAN FORUM BLOGSPOT

‘MALING-MALI!’; DOT slams Boracay Lent overcrowding

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BORACAY – “Maling-mali.” Really wrong. This was how Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat described the overcrowding of visitors in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan during...
Photo courtesy of PNA

DepEd-Negros condemns violence in schools

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGABACOLOD city – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Occidental condemned violence in schools, including at Bilbao Uybico National...
Policemen conduct an inventory of the items seized from a buy-bust operation in Purok Candelaria, Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City. PRO-6 PHOTO

Cops bust couple in drug sting

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BACOLOD City – A couple was nabbed by police operatives in a buy-bust operation and P530,400 worth of suspected shabu was recovered from them...
The granting of paid leaves is not only beneficial to the employees but economically advantageous for employers as well. Such incentives boost the morale and satisfaction of employees which are manifested in increased productivity, says Baguio City representative Mark Go. UNTV

Buenavista LGU starts 4-day workweek today

Region Ime Sornito -
BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – Beginning today, the municipal government here will observe a four-day workweek. Mayor Eugenio Reyes, in Executive Order No. 18-2022 adopting a “compressed”...
People gather around the body of slain security guard Ven Edward Gotico in Barangay Aureliana, Patnongon, Antique. He fell from his motorcycle after being shot. PHOTO BY CHARMMIE JOY DIAZON

School security guard shot to death in Patnongon

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PATNONGON, Antique – A 33-year-old school security guard was shot to death in Barangay Aureliana here. Ven Edward Gotico of Barangay Maybato North, San Jose,...
Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture - Western Visayas

Filipino Food Month marked in WV

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ILOILO City – Underlining the significance of preserving and promoting local products and indigenous food as key toward economic recovery and upheaval, the Department...
Inter-island trips to Boracay Island from Caticlan remained normal, according to the Philippine Coast Guard Caticlan Office.

Inter-island trips to Boracay, Mindoro remain normal

Region Boy Ryan Zabal -
MALAY, Aklan - Inter-island trips to Boracay Island from Caticlan remained normal, the Philippine Coast Guard Caticlan Office said. Trips of all vessels from Batangas,...
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