![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
Ignorance results to labor violations – DOLE
ILOILO City – To ensure compliance to labor rules and regulations, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 held an employers’ forum...
Labor Day job fair: 16T jobs up grabs
ILOILO City – Some 16,000 job vacancies are waiting to be filled in today’s Labor Day job fair at the Marymart Center on Valeria...
Security guard kills colleague
BORACAY – Is this island’s closure too much for two security guards to take?
A hotel security guard stabbed a colleague at a videoke bar...
DOT, NEDA CLASH
ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Western Visayas has accused the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) of undermining investor confidence...
Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival all set
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival is all set.
Councilor Cindy Rojas, festival committee chairwoman, said they will set up a 300-meter long...
Iloilo City loses Aliwan crown; defeat blamed on ‘budget issues’
ILOILO City – This city failed to defend its Aliwan Fiesta championship crown.
Dinagyang Festival, represented by its 2018 champion Tribu Panayanon of Iloilo City...
‘Thorough’ study for Baciwa fee increase
BACOLOD City – The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) will “thoroughly” study the P13 increase in the maintenance fee of the Bacolod City Water...
Woman, 70, found dead
ILOILO City – A 70-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Barangay Mianay, Sigma, Capiz yesterday.
The body of Sheryl Bermejo already showed signs...
How safe are city’s construction sites?
ILOILO City – Are construction sites here safe? Do building contractors follow safety protocols?
The city government’s Office of the Building Official (OBO) admitted having...
‘WASTE OF TIME’: Algae cleanup in Boracay offers brief relief, scientist says
ILOILO City – The daily removal of unwelcome green algae carpeting Boracay’s shores won’t do it, according to a marine biology expert at the...