Ordinance better than EO on 2 a.m. closure of bars – Alim
ILOILO City – The mandatory closure of establishments serving liquor is better if expressed in an ordinance, according to Councilor Joshua Alim.
The current policy...
News agency head to grace Negros Press Club event
BACOLOD City – The head of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) will be the guest of honor in the upcoming induction and oath-taking ceremony...
This year ‘not the right time’ for federal shift
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson believes that shifting to a federal form of government any time this year...
PWDs call for automatic PhilHealth coverage
ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Federation of Associations of Persons with Disabilities is asking the national government for additional medical privileges as they celebrated...
No tuition at city gov’t-run college
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Community College (ICCC) now offers free tuition for four-year bachelor’s degree programs Tourism Management and Office Administration.
Applications for...
Bldg accident raises doubts on contractor’s safety practices
ILOILO City – A Black Saturday accident at a new edifice being constructed in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao district raised doubts on the safety practices...
Bing to graduates: ‘You can make it in the world’
BACOLOD City – “If you can make it in Bacolod City College (BCC), you can make it anywhere in the world.”
This was Mayor Evelio...
10 Negrense senior high studes sent to study in Japan
BACOLOD City – Ten incoming senior high school students from various public schools in Negros Occidental arrived in Japan on Tuesday for their three-year...
ICPO reports 70% drop in theft cases
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) noted a 70-percent in theft cases – six – from March 16 to 22 this...
11 more Western Visayas cops linked to illegal drug trade
ILOILO City – Eleven more police officers in Western Visayas are being linked to illegal drugs.
According to the Police Regional Office 6’s (PRO-6) Regional Drug...