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DOLE-6 asks employers to give parents time for measles shots

By Mariela Angella Oladive ILOILO CITY – Private-sector employers in Western Visayas are being encouraged to accommodate workers who need to attend to their young children during the government’s measles-rubella vaccination campaign. The Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DOLE-6), through an advisory issued in relation to Labor Advisory No. 2, series of 2026, said

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PHP 121.84-M TOP-UP: Collection surpluses, savings fund Iloilo City supplemental budget

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‘FAIR SHOT, PLEASE’: Minority measures stuck at committee level, Baronda says

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Iloilo keeps door open to tech investors after Oton exit

By Mariela Angella Oladive ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government remains open to major technology investments, including artificial intelligence, drone technology, and 3D printing, despite the withdrawal of a proposed AI data center project in Oton after a contentious public consultation on Aug. 14. In an Aug. 18 interview, Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann Debuque

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GUNS, GAMES, AND GAPS: Zamboanga shooting revives push on campus security, counselor vacancies

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Filipinos split on public opinion, evidence in impeachment trial

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Iloilo City flooding: submerged outfalls, old drainage blamed

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Bacolod, Gugma Foundation seal MassKara 2026 partnership

BACOLOD CITY — More than a month before this year’s MassKara Festival, Mayor Greg Gasataya and the Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. (BGFI) officially sealed their partnership through a memorandum of agreement signed Wednesday for the celebration. Gasataya and Festival Director Rodney Ascalon announced several significant changes during the signing at the

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Cincinnati Open: Gauff sweeps Bouzkova to claim quarterfinal spot

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The Mall, the Memory, and the Making of Happiness: Kyle Francis Dile’s Hamili nga Kalipay

By Noel Galon de Leon At first glance, Kyle Francis Dile’s Hamili nga Kalipay appears to be a sentimental return to a simple childhood experience. A young boy rides a carousel horse, dressed in red and holding what appears to be the ride’s pole, while the entire scene is enclosed within an elaborate maroon structure

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Cinemalaya finalist ‘Para-paraan’ exposes ordinary barriers to accessibility

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August 21, 2026

Fifty-one barangays went underwater on August 17. In the hardest-hit areas — Calubihan and Sambag, Jaro — the people directing the evacuations were running on empty as their electoral mandate expired last December. When the operations center issued the rainfall advisory, local disaster committees in Jaro and Mandurriao had to decide when to call for

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Filipinos split on public opinion, evidence in impeachment trial

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Groups mark fourth month of Toboso 19 killings

Bacolod readies localized 911 hotline for faster response

NBI raids illegal butane refilling operation in Bacolod

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North beats South, retains Junior PGT crown

NBA: Wizards show interest in acquiring free agent DeMar DeRozan

Cincinnati Open: Gauff sweeps Bouzkova to claim quarterfinal spot

Nick Kyrgios suspended after positive cocaine test

North survives South rally, wins ICTSI Junior PGT foursomes

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The Mall, the Memory, and the Making of Happiness: Kyle Francis Dile’s Hamili nga Kalipay

UPV tilapia innovation wins second-best pitch at AIPF

SEARCA’s 5th Meet the Diplomat highlights Ukraine-Philippines ties

DOST Balik Scientist capacitates local university in the R&D of bioinspired innovations

Hánag and the Art Scene We Have and the Art Scene We Need

SEARCA co-hosts International Ecology School on climate resilience and biodiversity

ISUFST adopts IMRaD format for undergraduate research

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DOLE-6 asks employers to give parents time for measles shots

‘FAIR SHOT, PLEASE’: Minority measures stuck at committee level, Baronda says

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Holdovers and high water

MGEN commits PHP 20.3M to Visayas, Luzon communities

When teachers become the target

North beats South, retains Junior PGT crown

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Iloilo keeps door open to tech investors after Oton exit

GUNS, GAMES, AND GAPS: Zamboanga shooting revives push on campus security, counselor vacancies

Filipinos split on public opinion, evidence in impeachment trial

Iloilo City flooding: submerged outfalls, old drainage blamed

NEGROS

Bacolod, Gugma Foundation seal MassKara 2026 partnership

Groups mark fourth month of Toboso 19 killings

Bacolod readies localized 911 hotline for faster response

NBI raids illegal butane refilling operation in Bacolod

SPORTS

North beats South, retains Junior PGT crown

NBA: Wizards show interest in acquiring free agent DeMar DeRozan

Cincinnati Open: Gauff sweeps Bouzkova to claim quarterfinal spot

Nick Kyrgios suspended after positive cocaine test

North survives South rally, wins ICTSI Junior PGT foursomes

McGregor rumored to join BKFC after UFC deal

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The Mall, the Memory, and the Making of Happiness: Kyle Francis Dile’s Hamili nga Kalipay

UPV tilapia innovation wins second-best pitch at AIPF

SEARCA’s 5th Meet the Diplomat highlights Ukraine-Philippines ties

DOST Balik Scientist capacitates local university in the R&D of bioinspired innovations

Hánag and the Art Scene We Have and the Art Scene We Need

SEARCA co-hosts International Ecology School on climate resilience and biodiversity

ISUFST adopts IMRaD format for undergraduate research

Cinemalaya finalist ‘Para-paraan’ exposes ordinary barriers to accessibility

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Holdovers and high water

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