![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
Vaxx certificates now available online
ILOILO – Ilonggos fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may now secure vaccination certificates via the VaxCertPH portal.
The steps are simple: Visit vaxcert.doh.gov.ph and...
Bacolodnons urged to secure ‘BACuna’ cards
BACOLOD City – Fully inoculated residents of this city may now avail themselves of “BACuna” coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination cards.
According to Dr. Chris...
New ICPO chief wants heavier police presence
ILOILO City – To deter crimes in the metropolis, the newly installed director of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), Police Colonel Leo Batiles,...
Bacolod, NegOcc mulls lifting curfew
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA AND MAY SINGUAYBACOLOD City – Officials in this city and the province of Negros Occidental are considering shortening or entirely...
NegOcc guv bucks sanctions on LGUs with low vaxx turnout
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson bucked proposals to impose sanctions on local chief executives whose areas have...
Iloilo City has new police director
ILOILO City – Beginning today, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has a new director: Police Colonel Leo Batiles, then chief of the Regional Headquarters Support...
Capitol eyes P4.3-B budget for 2022
ILOILO – The provincial government is proposing a P4.3-billion budget for 2022, up by more than P1 billion from its 2021 budget of P3,234,509,176.
On...
IEDs explode; 2 cops hurt
ILOILO – Two police officers were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Barangay Mayang, Tubungan town yesterday afternoon.
The victims were Police Corporal...
Lambunao mayor infected with COVID
ILOILO – Lambunao’s Mayor Reynor Gonzales is recovering at a private hospital in Iloilo City. He tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The mayor...
NegOcc, NegOr bus trips resumption eyed
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental and Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) are discussing the possible resumption of bus...