Category: WV News
Respiratory, lifestyle illnesses keep Antique on alert
Respiratory infections, hypertension, and lifestyle-related illnesses are keeping health...
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Fireworks injuries plunge 78% in WV as safer celebrations take hold
Western Visayas welcomed the holidays with far fewer emergency room visits, as fireworks-related...
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3rd Infantry Division nears dismantling of local communist groups in Visayas
The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), also known as the Spearhead Division, is...
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Loren opposes mining in Antique
Senator Loren Legarda strongly opposed potential mining activities in Antique as the Mines and...
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‘It’s about time’: Treñas backs Cha-cha
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has expressed support for the House of Representatives’ push...
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Floods caused by shear line affect over 15K families in Capiz, Aklan
Significant rains due to shear line caused flooding in Capiz and Aklan, affecting 15,464 families...
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University of Antique accepts student trainees from China
Representatives from the Guizhou Vocational College of Foodstuff Engineering will be in Antique on Oct. 20-21 for exploratory talks about the on-the-job-training (OJT) program for their Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) students at the University of Antique (UA).
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DOH-6: Rabies one of the leading causes of death in WV
The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-6) reported a total of 27 deaths due to rabies in the region last year.
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Western Visayas cops told to take immediate action vs e-sabong
The Police Regional Office (PRO-6) has ordered its unit commanders to aggressively enforce the law against e-sabong (online cockfighting), based on the instruction of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
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44th Masskara Festival set Oct. 7-22
The 44th edition of the Masskara Festival will kick off on Oct. 7 and run until Oct. 22, with a “more spectacular” street and arena dance showcase to culminate the celebration of the “festival of many faces.”
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Sluggish rice cost slows down Guimaras food inflation
The drop in the price of rice in the province of Guimaras in July, according to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), slowed down the food inflation to 4.0% from 6.9% in June 2023 and 11.9% in July 2022.
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Gov’t forces prep up for 2023 barangay, SK polls
Security forces in Western Visayas have commenced the preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled on Oct. 30 this year.
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