Domestic economy remains among the strongest in the region and even with the major economies around the world, says economist Michael Ricafort. YAHOO

Renewal of biz permits extended to Jan. 31

ILOILO City – Business permit applicants in this city will have more than a week to process their requirements. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved an...
Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado says the Philippines has enough funds to respond, fight and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding the government has so far disbursed P374.8 billion to help Filipinos fight the pandemic.

NegOcc LGUs allot fund for COVID vaccination

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have earmarked varying amounts to fund the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...

WV still ASF-free but on heightened alert

ILOILO City – Western Visayas remains safe from the African swine fever (ASF) despite the detection of this highly contagious hemorrhagic viral disease on...

Iloilo City ready for DILG road clearing evaluation

ILOILO City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) extended by one week the deadline for local government units (LGUs) to clear...

119 measles cases in Iloilo in 2020 – PHO

ILOILO – The Provincial Health Office recorded 119 suspected cases of measles last year. The municipality of Concepcion had the most number of cases at...
“Without Congress authorizing itself to convert into a constituent assembly, then Rep. Alfredo Garbin’s declaration that his committee is already convened into a Con-Ass is invalid,” says Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon of Iloilo City. PN FILE PHOTO

Fresh attempts to railroad Charter change slammed

ILOILO City – Can the House of Representatives’ committee on constitutional amendments convene itself into a constituent assembly without a concurrent resolution passed separately...
Residents wade through knee-deep flood to go to evacuation centers in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. A heavy downpour lasting three hours on Saturday resulted in the flooding of at least five barangays in the city. SAN CARLOS PIO

Hundreds flee floods in San Carlos City

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Hundreds of individuals fled their inundated homes after a heavy downpour triggered flooding in five barangays of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental over the weekend. Mayor Renato...
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Defensor getting first jab of COVID vaccine

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is willing to be inoculated first with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to boost the public’s confidence in the...
A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Sept. 9, 2020. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

Bacolod getting 650K doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

BACOLOD City – “A giant leap towards our vaccination goals.” This was the statement of Mayor Evelio Leonardia after the city government secured 650,000 doses...

Double your money in Capiz? Roxas denies ties to scheme

ROXAS City – Former Interior secretary Mar Roxas denied endorsing any investment or financial product, program, service or business in Capiz. In a statement, Roxas...