An operative of the Bacolod City Police Office Station 2 inspects suspected shabu seized from four arrested suspects during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tangub. The suspects yielded 19 sachets of suspected illegal drugs valued at around P224,000. POLICE STATION 2/BCPO

BCPO seizes P22M ‘shabu’ in 6 months

BACOLOD City – Police officers here seized P22.228 million worth of suspected shabu in various operations from Jan. 1 to June 30 this year. Figures...

Antique establishments urged to set up handwashing stations

SAN JOSE, Antique – Business establishments, government offices and schools in this province are required to set up handwashing stations for their clients following...

NegOcc milling distillery gets P100-M upgrade

BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental-based sugar producer Victorias Milling Company (VMC) has temporarily stopped the operations of its Manapla distillery to introduce a P100-million...
Department of Education (DepEd) in Antique superintendent Dr. Felisa Beriong says a total of 102,752 learners in this province have enrolled as of July 3. DepEd has extended the modified regular enrollment until July 15. PNA

Over 100-K Antique students enrolled

SAN JOSE, Antique – A total of 102,752 learners have enrolled in different schools in this province as of July 3, the Department of...

Bugasong shooting lands man in hospital

SAN JOSE, Antique – A man was shot in Barangay Zaragoza, Bugasong, Antique. Carl Herik Egonio of Barangay Buhang, Hamtic sustained gunshot wounds on the...
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (standing) speaks with members of The Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental during the launching of the swine-fattening project at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on July 3. Lacson said hog raises are among the sectors affected the most by coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc hog raisers get P1.5-M funding aid

BACOLOD City – The Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) has received a P1.5-million funding boost from the provincial government for...

Zubiri pushes for creation of Bacolod City General Hospital

MANILA – The creation of the Bacolod City General Hospital is being pushed by Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri. His Senate Bill (SB) 1647,...

Army, rebels clash in Hamtic

ILOILO City – Personnel of the Philippine Army (PA) clashed with members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Barangay...
Beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) cash for work program in Caluya, Antique cleans the surrounding of a town facility in this undated photo. Integrated Provincial Health Office information officer Irene Dulduco attributed the decrease of dengue cases in the province to the implementation of DOLE’s program. PESO-CALUYA,ANTIQUE

Dengue cases in Antique drop due to COVID cleanup activities – IPHO

SAN JOSE, Antique – The cash-for-work program initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as a response measure amid coronavirus disease 2019...
Mayor Eugenio Reyes of Buenavista, Guimaras swipes his resident identification (ID) card on a scanner at the town’s wharf on July 1. The municipality has launched the ID card system for easier coronavirus disease 2019 contact tracing. RUBY SILUBRICO/PN

Buenavista rolls out resident ID system

ILOILO City – The municipality of Buenavista, Guimaras has launched a resident’s identification (ID) card system for faster contact tracing despite the province remaining...