PhilHealth head Morales seeks medical leave
MANILA – Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President and CEO Ricardo Morales has relayed his intentions to take a medical leave days after revealing...
Customs seizes P80-M fake N95 masks, smuggled cigarettes
THE Bureau of Customs has apprehended P80 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and fake N95 masks at a warehouse in Barangay Sta. Rosa, Marilao,...
Philippine coco fiber can tap potential in Switzerland
THE Philippine coconut fiber has a potential market in Switzerland, Swiss Ambassador to the Philippines Alain Gaschen said on Monday.
In a virtual press conference,...
COVID-19 hits two of Estancia mayor’s staff
ILOILO – The municipal hall of Estancia town closed its doors to the public for five days beginning yesterday while its offices are being...
DOH: 162 frontliners infected with COVID
ILOILO CITY – There are now a total of 162 medical and non-medical frontliners in Western Visayas infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),...
Marañón, Lopez Mendy
MANILA – United City FC is close to completing its signing of former Ceres-Negros FC players after coming to terms with Bienvenido Marañón and...
Salt and light
THAT’S what Christ tells us about who we are and what we are supposed to do in this world. “You are the salt of...
BFP-6 backs Duterte’s plan to modernize firefighting
SAN JOSE, Antique – Senior Superintendent Jerry Candido, director of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Western Visayas, welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan...
Jordan buy-bust nets 8 sachets of ‘shabu’
ILOILO City – Eight sachets of suspected shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Rizal, Jordan, Guimaras.
Winston Jim Gonzales yielded the suspected...
14 charged for violating Guimaras quarantine
JORDAN, Guimaras – The provincial government of Guimaras has taken legal action against violators of quarantine protocols being imposed to keep the island free...