Youth project aims to make Antique ‘fruit basket’ of WV
SAN JOSE, Antique – A group of youths
here initiated a project that aims to make the province a “fruit basket” of
Western Visayas, planting around...
Negros Occidental turns over nearly P5-M crop insurance fund to PCIC
BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental
provincial government released P4.92 million to the Philippine Crop Insurance
Corp. (PCIC) as additional allocation for farmers’ premiums last week. ...
3 NegOcc MPAs shortlisted for nat’l awards
BACOLOD City – Three marine-protected
areas (MPAs) in Negros Occidental were among the 22 finalists in various
categories of the Para El Mar Marine Protected Area...
Boracay kids’ moral values ‘slowly diminishing’ – PCCI
MALAY, Aklan – The president of the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Boracay called on the
different sectors for the preservation of moral values among...
Aklan mayors urged to enhance security vs ASF
KALIBO, Aklan – The Sangguniang
Panlalawigan here urged municipal mayors to implement stricter security
measures on the heels of African swine fever (ASF) cases in Luzon...
DDB to release P5M for Bacolod rehab center
BACOLOD City – The Dangerous Drugs
Board (DDB) has allocated a P5-million augmentation fund for the construction
of the drug treatment and rehabilitation center (BCDTRC) in...
3 drug suspects fall in Roxas buy-bust
ROXAS City –
Police arrested three drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Inzo
Arnaldo.
Nine sachets of
suspected shabu valued at around P18,000 were seized from...
DENR chief pushes for int’l collab on wetlands conservation
BACOLOD City – Participants from
various countries visited the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation
Area (NOCWCA) – the seventh Ramsar site of the Philippines located in...
4 Aklan towns get low grades in road clearing order – DILG
KALIBO, Aklan – Four towns in the
province barely made the assessment and validation ratings of the Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in...
Western Visayas IPs aim to preserve cultural heritage
BACOLOD City – The Indigenous Peoples
(IPs) of Western Visayas celebrated the IPs Month for another leg of the “Dayaw
Suroy” Media Caravan 2019.
Teresita Sinceda...