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‘WE SURVIVED’: 3 Ilonggo seafarers plead to escape Black Sea war zone

After narrowly escaping a drone attack that tore through their vessel in Ukraine, three Ilonggo seafarers are pleading to return home, saying they remain traumatized and fear another voyage amid the escalating Russia-Ukraine war. The families sought assistance from the Iloilo Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO) on Monday, July 27,

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Iloilo pitches Sicogon fisherfolk museum as tourism lifeline

Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is proposing to transform Sicogon Island in Carles into a “Living Museum of Fisherfolk Tradition,” a community-based tourism initiative that aims to preserve the island’s coastal heritage while creating additional livelihood opportunities for fishing communities. The proposal was presented during a dialogue with Sicogon barangay leaders, fisherfolk

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BACOLOD CITY — The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region is investigating a government vehicle assigned to the Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department for allegedly counterflowing on a public road. The LTO-NIR served a show cause order on the BTTMD as part of the administrative investigation. The action stemmed from a

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A comedy for the Ilonggos: ‘With Love, Bridgit’ premieres to laughter and applause

Fair warning: spoilers ahead. Following the wake of last year’s highly acclaimed Candè, filmmaker Kevin Piamonte and ERK Film Production offer a comedy this time—one brimming with follies and foibles most familiar to us. Friends and guests braved last Friday’s gusty showers to witness its premiere and, safe to say,

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July 28, 2026

Atty. Melissa Banias runs the Office of Civil Defense division that vets how Western Visayas towns spend their disaster money. So when she calls the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund “prone to abuse,” with money charged to activities that were never in the plan, it sounds and feels more than a routine gripe.

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