NegOcc capitol to open food terminal market
BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental provincial government is tapping its economic enterprise facilities, particularly its food terminal market at the North Capitol Road...
Jail, P5-K fine await poultry ban violators
ILOILO – The provincial government has strengthened its preventive measures against avian influenza by approving an ordinance imposing fines or even jail time on...
Sugar mills reopen ahead of milling season
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Jeffrey Ferrer thanked sugar mills for reopening ahead of the usual milling season....
New wave of opposition vs BIDA bill rises
KALIBO, Aklan – Opposition is again mounting against a bill creating the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA).
Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Jupiter Aelred Gallenero described...
PH’s first ‘Centaurus’ cases detected in WV
ILOILO City – The country’s first two cases of BA.2.75 or Centaurus, a new subvariant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Omicron variant, were detected...
Gunmen open fire at bus in Negros Occ.
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – One man was arrested while four others are being hunted down by the police after they allegedly...
Underground cabling to cost P150.7 million
ILOILO City – The undergrounding of electric and cable wires in identified areas here will cost around P150.7 million.
According to Engineer Bailey Del Castillo,...
Treñas sorry for improper ‘don’t give a damn” remark
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas publicly apologized for saying he didn’t “give a damn” about the sentiments of those criticizing the euthanizing of...
PRO-6 cops to undergo marksmanship training
ILOILO City – All police personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) will undergo handgun marksmanship training.
PRO-6 spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Arnel Solis said police...
Tourism dep’t urged to review Boracay’s carrying capacity
ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has been urged to review the carrying capacity of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan as well...