Chickenpox downs 35 Tubungan school kids
ILOILO – Thirty-six cases of chickenpox were recorded in Barangay Cadabdab, Tubungan town since Jan. 1 this year.
The cases involved 35 schoolchildren of Cadabdab...
Rice pests cause P11.5-M damage in Negros crops
BACOLOD City – Pest infestations have incurred P11.544 million crop damages to rice farmers in Negros Occidental.
According to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist...
5 more towns report losses due to El Niño
ILOILO – Five more municipalities reported losses in agriculture due to the prevailing El Niño phenomenon. These were Estancia, Leganes, Maasin, Miag-ao, and San...
Graft rap filed vs LTO-6 chief; director denies allegation
ILOILO City – A complaint for graft, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service, gross neglect of duty, grave abuse of authority,...
Bacolod’s PLD to crackdown establishments sans biz permits
BACOLOD City – The Permits and Licensing Division (PLD) conducted an on-going business permit inspection to establishments in the city.
“We will focus inspecting businesses...
Ilonggo war veterans get ‘highest US appreciation’
ILOILO City – Twenty-seven Ilonggo World War 2 veterans were each honored with a US Congressional Gold Medal yesterday during rites commemorating the 74th...
PN medical mission serves over 500 beneficiaries
ILOILO City – Panay News reached out to over 500 residents of Barangay Jibao-an, Pavia, Iloilo in a free medical mission called “Fit for...
Wanted: Action plan vs El Niño
BACOLOD City – The City Council ordered the local government offices to come up an action plan assisting farm workers affected by the El...
CICL cases in Western Visayas down 72.7%
ILOILO City – The number of cases involving children in conflict with law (CICL) in Western Visayas has gone down in 2018, data recently...
WV officials in narco-list welcome admin raps
BY ADRIAN STEWART CO and IME SORNITO
ILOILO City – Western Visayas officials linked to illegal drugs by President Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence they could...