Bacolod water parks, beach resorts shut
BACOLOD City – Water parks and beach resorts operating here have been ordered closed for violating health and safety protocols while the city is under...
Du30 names DPWH-6 staff sacked by Ombudsman
MANILA – Several officials and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 6 (DPWH) were dismissed from government service by the...
31 of 42 Iloilo LGUs have COVID casualties
ILOILO – Thirty-one of 42 towns and one component city in this province were able to record deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
According...
NegOcc starts marathon hearing on P4.4B budget
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental has started deliberations on the proposed P4.4-billion budget for 2021.
Atty. Maki...
DILG deploys over 800 contact tracers to Iloilo
ILOILO – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) deployed a total of 810 contact tracers to the province’s 42 towns and one...
More NPA rebels surrender in central Negros
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Eight New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to government forces in Barangay Poblacion, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental over...
Over 14K W. Visayans recover from COVID
ILOILO City – So far, 14,437 residents of Western Visayas diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have recovered from the viral disease, data from...
Iloilo guv bares rules banning public events
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. issued an executive order over the weekend enforcing additional and adjusted community quarantine measures on public events and...
Victorias City mayor positive for COVID-19
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Victorias City’s Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca became the latest local chief executive in Negros Occidental to get sick of coronavirus...
‘NPA rebel’ killed in clash with soldiers
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in an encounter with government troops in Barangay...