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‘WARD-ONLY COVERAGE’: Zero-balance billing excludes ER, outpatient, and cosmetic procedures

The Department of Health Western Visayas (DOH-6) clarified that only patients admitted to basic or ward accommodations in the three DOH-retained hospitals in the region are covered by the government’s Zero-Balance Billing (ZBB) program. Three DOH-retained hospitals in the region are currently implementing the program: the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)

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Negros Power urges energy saving as June electricity rates rise

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Visayas Container Terminal adds Maersk PH6 service in Iloilo

Visayas Container Terminal (VCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in the Port of Iloilo, welcomed the inaugural call of Maersk’s PH6 service, marking a step toward improving international trade connectivity for the Visayas region. The service gives customers in Panay and the wider Western Visayas region direct access

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Visayas Container Terminal adds Maersk PH6 service in Iloilo

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CLMMRH starts PHP 163.5 million mother-child building upgrade

BACOLOD CITY — The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital officially started the renovation of its Mother and Child Building on Monday as part of efforts to modernize and expand specialized health care services for mothers, newborns, children, and women across the Negros Island Region. In a press briefing Monday, Rey

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CLMMRH starts PHP 163.5 million mother-child building upgrade

Woman arrested anew over PHP 1.43 million shabu

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Iloilo reclaims title in 2026 Chairman’s Cup Philippines Basketball

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Gaethje takes home USD 825,000 bonus for win against Topuria

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JPGT Finals race heats up at Eagle Ridge

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Gilas Youth repeats over Thailand for SEABA gold

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The Art of Song: A master class at the Conservatory

Independence Day sounded a bit different this year at the University of San Agustin’s Conservatory of Music. The college celebrated with a culminating concert for a master class for voice: the two-hour-plus programme featured both Western and Filipino art songs – quite predictable enough for an intimate classical concert. But

SinagLarawan 2026 photo contest offers PHP 2.5 million prizes

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Interdependence is the new independence

June 16, 2026

For generations, discussions surrounding the West Philippine Sea have felt like a luxury reserved for academic boardrooms in Manila or elite diplomatic circles. We argued over the nuances of maritime law while our fisherfolk quietly bore the brunt of harassment at sea. But the latest numbers have completely flipped that script. When 86% of Filipinos

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