Troops of the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion seize an improvised explosive device in a hideout of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army in Sitio Calagmakan, Barangay Camindangan in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on July 21. 15TH INFANTRY BATTALION, PHILIPPINE ARMY

Army cites teams’ ties with locals in locating NPA hideout

BACOLOD City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) cited the collaboration of its Community Support Program (CSP) teams with residents of far-flung...
“I AM NEGATIVE…My confirmatory test with the Philippine Red Cross showed that I no longer have live RNA cells of [COVID-19],” says Negrense senator Juan Miguel Zubiri. MSN.COM

Negrense Zubiri negative for COVID in confirmatory test

MANILA – Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri announced Tuesday his confirmatory test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) came out negative.“I AM NEGATIVE…My confirmatory...
A personnel of the Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management assists Divine Minasalvas in carrying her luggage after the overseas worker arrived in Sibalom town in the province last April 29. Minasalvas was able to return to the country through the help of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. ANTIQUE PDRRMO

853 Antiqueño overseas workers return home

SAN JOSE, Antique – A total of 853 returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) are now home in this province through the government’s repatriation program. These ROFS...
An antidrug personnel conducts an inventory of items seized from five individuals, who were nabbed in an entrapment operation in Barangay 6, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on July 26. PDEA Regional Office VI

San Carlos City buy-bust nets 13 sachets of ‘shabu’

BACOLOD City – Thirteen sachets of suspected shabu weighing about 16 grams were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 6, San Carlos City,...
Thirty-two persons who used drugs (PWUDs) complete their five-day Community-Based Rehabilitation Program in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental earlier this month. According to Mayor Maria Gina Lizares, the rehabilitation program aims to prevent the PWUDs from returning to substance abuse. NEGROS DAILY BULLETIN

Sipalay City drug users finish rehab program

BACOLOD City – Some 144 persons who used drugs (PWUDs) have completed the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program (CBRP) in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental since the...
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P1-B aid to increase WV rice production

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to increase the rice production in Western Visayas amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
Tourists enjoy their time in the world famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan in this undated photo. Acting Malay mayor Floribar Bautista said they will reduce the curfew hours in the world-class island resort. BOY RYAN ZABAL/AKEAN FORUM

Malay LGU to shorten Boracay curfew hours

BORACAY – Acting Malay town mayor Floribar Bautista said they will shorten the curfew hours in this world-famous island resort. This move came after the...
This resident of Barangay Cabunga-an, San Remigio, Antique avails herself of a food pack provided by the municipal government on July 23. Cabunga-an is a far-flung barangay which could only be reached by walking on foot for about three hours starting from San Rafael, the nearest village. SAN REMIGIO OFFICIAL FB PAGE

San Remigio extends services to far-flung brgy

SAN JOSE, Antique – Residents of Barangay Cabunga-an in the municipality of San Remigio in this province availed themselves of various services from their...
“May ara nga gin pang-hold kay naga butig sa ila nga edad kag may ara man nga naga-violate sang akon mandu sa social distancing. Madamo gid mga dungol,” says Gov. Samuel Gumarin of Guimaras. PNA

Gumarin urges Guimarasnons: Follow quarantine protocols

ILOILO City – Wary of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission in Guimaras, Gov. Samuel Gumarin urged his constituents anew to follow quarantine protocols. According to...
“The patient is currently quarantined in our isolation facility. She is in a stable medical condition,” says Mayor Margarito Mission of San Remigio, Antique about the town’s first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019. The result of the patient, who was a locally stranded individual, came out on July 23. PNA

San Remigio records 1st coronavirus case

SAN JOSE, Antique – The municipality of San Remigio in this province has recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).In a...