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PHO: 2 women didn’t have meningococcemia

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Two Negrense women suspected to have meningococcemia did not have the disease, according to the Provincial Health Office. Results of...

Court workers slam ‘attack’ on judiciary

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Court employees across Negros Occidental yesterday wore black clothing in silent protest of what they called “political pressure” on...

31 Negrense women ‘trapped’ in Kuwait

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — A provincial government official has promised to help 31 job-seeking Negrense women allegedly trapped in a “holding area” in...

Resident slams Cauayan VM

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — A resident of Cauayan town called “baseless” the accusation of the town’s vice mayor, Jerry Tabujara, that he was...

Register weapons, Aklanon gun owners urged

By BOY RYAN B. ZABAL KALIBO, Aklan — Firearm owners in Aklan were urged to avail themselves of the amnesty program under the new gun...

APEC Summit hosting still uncertain for Boracay

By BOY RYAN B. ZABAL BORACAY — It remains uncertain whether or not this world-famous island resort will host ministerial meetings during the Asia-Pacific Economic...

ILLEGAL DRUGS ENTER PORT OF DUMANGAS

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – The port of Dumangas, Iloilo has a porous security, making it an ideal transshipment point of illegal drugs,...

Workers demand wage increase

BY MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City – Citing the declining purchasing power of workers in Western Visayas, a labor alliance is demanding at least a P72...

‘Strange’ deaths in Antique

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – Did a brother’s bite kill a man in Antique’s municipality of Hamtic? Did a 19-year-old lad in San Jose hang himself to...

Convention center not in DAP list

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – In the July 14 list of Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)-identified projects that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released, Iloilo...