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PEDC Unit 3 back on grid ahead of recovery schedule

Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC), a subsidiary of MGEN Thermal, has synchronized Unit 3 of its 278.4-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Lapaz, Iloilo City to the grid, completing its recovery from an equipment failure in May 2026. The restoration, announced July 2, 2026, brings back an important source of reliable power for Panay Island

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Watchmen, not guards: the gap in WV school security

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‘NO CAUSE FOR PANIC’: Barotac Viejo farm logs Iloilo’s first ASF case of 2026

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FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE: Drilon questions PHP 11.8 billion CIF after INC rally

Former Senate President Franklin Drilon questioned the government’s use of PHP 11.8 billion in confidential and intelligence funds under the 2026 national budget after a surprise Iglesia ni Cristo rally paralyzed parts of EDSA and exposed what he called an intelligence failure. “Bilyon-bilyon ang intelligence funds, pero isang malaking kilos-protesta

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FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE: Drilon questions PHP 11.8 billion CIF after INC rally

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TIEZA targets MassKara-ready Bacolod upgrades

BACOLOD CITY — The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority has committed to completing two redevelopment projects worth PHP 300 million ahead of the MassKara Festival in October. TIEZA chief operating officer Mark Lapid gave the assurance during a meeting with Mayor Greg Gasataya at the Bacolod City Government Center on

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Escalante school resumes classes after online threat

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Hogtied man found dead in Bago sugarcane field

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Avaricio wins as Go nears Pinewoods title

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ASEAN strengthens regional cooperation for the protection of cultural heritage

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Cultural Properties Regulation Division, reopens the ASEAN Regional Dialogue: Building Foundations for Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Protection, held on 22–24 June 2026 in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines. Bringing together cultural heritage practitioners and representatives from ASEAN Member States, the three-day dialogue provides a platform for

UPV student wins Southeast Asia research grant

PSA pushes National ID integration at GSU

New Tuburan Study Center breaks ground in Iloilo City

Teehankee biography honors jurist’s enduring legacy

New study finds alarmingly low genetic diversity in Philippine eagle

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Teachers are not therapists

July 3, 2026

Nobody becomes a public school teacher expecting to spend half the week managing acute mental health crises. Yet that is exactly what is happening across Western Visayas right now. Last year, the government passed Republic Act No. 12080. It is a beautifully titled law — the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act – promising

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