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22/08/2025

Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya announced that the City Government will provide allowances to at least 664 scholars under the Public Employment Services Office.

BACOLOD City Mayor Greg Gasataya has announced that the City Government will provide allowances to at least 664 scholars under the Public Employment Services Of

22/08/2025

The Bacolod City Police Office seized an estimated P680,000 worth of substance believed to be shabu in a drug bust in Purok Lubi, Barangay 3, Bacolod City.

THE Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized an estimated P680,000 worth of substance believed to be shabu in a drug bust in Purok Lubi, Barangay 3, Bacolod Cit

22/08/2025

Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya has asked for the cooperation of barangay officials to address the garbage problem that significantly contributes to flooding in Bacolod.

BACOLOD City Mayor Greg Gasataya has asked for the cooperation of barangay officials to address the garbage problem that significantly contributes to flooding i

22/08/2025

PULONG, SARA IN THE HAGUE

Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao City First District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte are currently in The Hague, Netherlands.

Their younger sister, Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, is also in The Hague to visit their father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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22/08/2025

LOOK. At least 300 senior citizens in Bacolod City joined the Health and Wellness Senior Citizen Summit of pharmaceutical giant Unilab, Inc. at the Barangay Mansilingan Gymnasium, on Friday morning, August 22, 2025.

The senior citizens availed the services include free nerve screening tests (for nerve-aging and arthritis), a mental health lecture that focuses on dementia as well as free Unilab medicines.| via Merlinda A. Pedrosa

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20/08/2025

Judge Frank Caprio Passes Away at 88

Judge Frank Caprio, beloved for his compassion and kindness, passed away at 88 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Known for his empathy in the courtroom and beyond, he touched millions of lives and will be remembered as a devoted family man and a source of inspiration. His legacy of compassion lives on in the kindness he inspired in others.

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20/08/2025

Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. is now officially an Army reservist, donning his military uniform as a symbol of service beyond governance.

How do you see leaders balancing governance and national service?

ILOILO Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. was formally presented with his military uniform as an Army reservist, underscoring his commitment to public service beyond

20/08/2025

Police nabbed two of Western Visayas’ most wanted individuals in successive operations in Iloilo City late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Read the story.

TWO of Western Visayas’ most wanted individuals were arrested in successive operations by the Iloilo City Police Office (Icpo) late evening of August 19, 2025,

20/08/2025

Fifteen minors, including street children and “rugby boys,” were rescued by the DSSD-Anti-Mendicancy Team and Police Station 1 in Bacolod City from August 13 to 18, 2025.

A TOTAL of 15 minors, including street children and “rugby boys,” were rescued by the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD)-Anti-Mendicancy Team,

20/08/2025

The City Government of Bacolod has started releasing the local social pension to at least 1,510 senior citizens in the city.

THE City Government of Bacolod has started releasing the local social pension to at least 1,510 senior citizens in the city.For bedridden beneficiaries, it was

20/08/2025

The City Government of Bago has launched the “Project Night Care: Emergency Night Clinic” at the Barangay Ma-ao Health Station on August 18, 2025.

THE City Government of Bago has launched the “Project Night Care: Emergency Night Clinic” at the Barangay Ma-ao Health Station on August 18, 2025.The activity w

19/08/2025

Billions poured into flood-control projects, but are they riddled with corruption?

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has launched a probe into alleged bogus projects cornered by a select group of contractors since 2022. Read this report.

THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee launched on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, a motu proprio investigation on the bogus flood-control projects across the country.Among