One of the two circuits of NGCP's 138kV high voltage submarine cable was damaged last June 15, 2021 due to dredging and re-channeling activities of the DPWH, resulting in limited transmission capacity in Negros and Cebu and an oil spill in the area.

CENECO: Submarine cable charges fully refunded

BACOLOD City – Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) announced that the refund of the charges for the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP)...
When the coronavirus pandemic started in 2020, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Region 6 based in Iloilo City suspended the visitation rights of inmates to protect them from contracting the disease. PN PHOTO

Jail bureau ready for ‘no touch’ visitation

ILOILO City – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is ready to implement “no touch” visitations in jails in areas under Alert Level 2 or...
Mayor Evelio Leonardia. BACOLOD CITY PIO

Are there Bacolodnons in Ukraine?

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia ordered the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) to conduct an inventory of Bacolodnon overseas...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo is finalizing an executive order placing Iloilo under Alert Level 5 due to dengue cases.

23 towns record dengue cases

ILOILO – Twenty-three towns in this province have recorded dengue cases since January. As of Feb. 19, they registered a combined 59 cases with two...
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Bacolod fire damage in 2021 reaches P9.1M

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The damage caused by fire here in 2021 was pegged at P9,089,150 according to the Bureau of...

121 peace covenants signed in W. Visayas

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) already conducted 121 covenant signing activities with political candidates running for various posts in the...
Guimaras is an island province Western Visayas region. It is renowned for its natural landscape and pastoral farms. The province is the home of Manggahan Festival every May. PANAY NEWS FILE PHOTO

5 commodity groups push Guimaras’ inflation to 5.8%

JORDAN, Guimaras – Guimaras’ headline inflation rate accelerated further to 5.8 percent in January 2022, from 4.7 percent in December 2021 pushed by five...

Don’t give in to NPA extortion, bets told

ILOILO City – Election candidates running for various posts in Western Visayas were warned not to enter into an alliance, provide economic or financial...

PDEA, RDEU high-value drug targets rise to 63

ILOILO City – The high-value targets of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU) of the Police Regional...

Construction of condo for city gov’t workers set to start

ILOILO City – The city government will start this March the construction of a 120-unit low-rise condominium in Barangay San Isidro, Jaro district for...