Negros Occidental sacadas (migrant workers) haul sugarcane to a cargo truck for transport to a sugar central for milling. The Sugar Regulatory Administration anticipates sugar shortage before the opening of milling season for calendar year 2022-2023 which is estimated at about 300,000 metric tons. PN FILE PHOTO

Sugar mills reopen ahead of milling season

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Jeffrey Ferrer thanked sugar mills for reopening ahead of the usual milling season....
Boracay Island is under the jurisdiction of the local government of Malay, Aklan. However, there is now a proposal in Congress creating a new government body that will oversee the island.

New wave of opposition vs BIDA bill rises

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KALIBO, Aklan – Opposition is again mounting against a bill creating the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA). Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Jupiter Aelred Gallenero described...
The COVID-19 vaccine’s emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration will be invalid once the President lifted the state of calamity in the country, says Health undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. INQUIRER file photo / EDWIN BACASMAS

PH’s first ‘Centaurus’ cases detected in WV

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ILOILO City – The country’s first two cases of BA.2.75 or Centaurus, a new subvariant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Omicron variant, were detected...

Gunmen open fire at bus in Negros Occ.

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – One man was arrested while four others are being hunted down by the police after they allegedly...
Personnel of MORE Electric and Power Corporation go after illegal connections in Iloilo City to stop system loss. Vigilant consumers play a big role in the success of this campaign because residents know exactly which areas in their community have massive power pilferage and who are involved.

Underground cabling to cost P150.7 million

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ILOILO City – The undergrounding of electric and cable wires in identified areas here will cost around P150.7 million. According to Engineer Bailey Del Castillo,...
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Treñas sorry for improper ‘don’t give a damn” remark

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ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas publicly apologized for saying he didn’t “give a damn” about the sentiments of those criticizing the euthanizing of...

PRO-6 cops to undergo marksmanship training 

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ILOILO City – All police personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) will undergo handgun marksmanship training. PRO-6 spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Arnel Solis said police...
A Department of Environment and Natural Resources study back in 2018 determined Boracay Island’s carrying capacity at 19,215 tourists a day. Now, such figure is unrealistic, according to stakeholders in the island.

Tourism dep’t urged to review Boracay’s carrying capacity

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ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has been urged to review the carrying capacity of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan as well...
Weesam Express operator Frank Carbon announces that starting Thursday, Dec. 2, they will have two round trips from Monday to Saturday. The fare rate of Weesam Express for first-class accommodation is at P500 one-way, and P1,000 for round trip. DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA/PHILIPPINE SHIP SPOTTERS SOCIETY PHOTO

Ferry operators not feeling oil price drop

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Ferry operators serving the Bacolod-Iloilo and Bacolod-Dumangas routes said they were not feeling the recent rollback in...
Parents and learners troop to the Balabago Elementary School in Iloilo City. Enrollment for school year 2022-2023 started July 25. PHOTO BY DEPED WESTERN VISAYAS

Around 2.2M learners to enroll in WV

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ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting around 2.2 million learners in Western Visayas for school year 2022-2023. Enrollment started yesterday. Parents have...
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