Negros Producers Expo aims to boost food industry
BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental and the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) will once again spearhead the...
Defensor reiterates stricter enforcement of health protocols
ILOILO – To prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. once again ordered a thorough implementation of health...
Bacolod forms taskforce on animal welfare
BACOLOD City – Following a series of discussions among officials of the city government and animal welfare advocates, this city created the Bacolod City...
More COVID-19 vaccines deliveries for WV today
ILOILO City – More vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be delivered to Western Visayas today via the Iloilo International Airport.
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Bacolod court voids warrants vs 6 activists
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 42 here quashed the search warrants issued against six activists arrested here...
Vaccine advocates launch ‘Bakuna Iloilo’
ILOILO City – To promote vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a group of advocates launched the “Bakuna Iloilo” information campaign at the University...
PDEA dismantles Bacolod ‘drug den’
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Special Enforcement Team dismantled a suspected drug den in Barangay 12 yesterday...
First In Iloilo: Calinog launches community disaster monitoring system
ILOILO – The town of Calinog launched its Community Disaster Monitoring System (CCDMS), the very first in this province.
Mayor Francisco Calvo said the CCDMS was...
‘Sinovac vaccine not for city execs’
BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia responded to speculations why city officials were not among those who got vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 during...
CHR-6 to probe attack on Iloilo lawyer
ILOILO City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region 6 will conduct a motu proprio probe into the case of Atty. Angelo Karlo...