DOH wary of post-holiday surge in COVID cases
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 6 urged the public to always practice the minimum public health standards (MPHS) this...
Power restoration in southern NegOcc hampered by uncooperative landowners
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The restoration of power in southern Negros Occidental is being hampered by landowners refusing entry to repair...
Septuagenarian found dead near sugarcane plantation
BACOLOD City – A 72-year old man missing for a week was found dead near a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla,...
3 children die in San Carlos City residential fire
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Three children died. Their house caught fire on Tuesday night in Sitio Trozo of San Carlos City’s...
Army, PNP wary of attacks; Reds mark anniversary on Dec. 26
ILOILO City – The Philippine Army and the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) are on full alert status. The Communist Party of the Philippines...
5,370 fugitives arrested, 3,915 firearms seized
ILOILO City – This year from January to November, various police units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) arrested 5,370 wanted persons and...
‘Odette’ slows down Negros vax program
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Super typhoon “Odette” not only claimed lives and destroyed properties. It also disrupted Negros Occidental’s vaccination program...
Region 6’s rice losses to ‘Odette’ hit P820M
ILOILO City – Losses to Western Visayas’ rice crops due to super typhoon “Odette” reached P820 million, data from the Department of Agriculture (DA)...
Iloilo City opens dialysis center
ILOILO City – The city government opened it first-ever Uswag Dialysis Center 1 in Barangay East Baluarte, Molo district on Monday.
Mayor Jerry Treñas and...
‘Odette’ displaces 13K Aklan families
AKLAN – In this province, 12,600 families or 49,400 individuals were affected by the widespread destruction of super typhoon “Odette: (international name: Rai).
Over P17-million...