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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Soaring heat forecast prompts Bacolod mayor to declare two-day class suspension

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines - A heat wave forecast over the next two days in this highly-urbanized capital of more than half a million people has led Mayor Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez to declare the suspension of classes in public and private elementary and secondary schools.

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Pesase bows out of 62nd Battalion with destroyed mother front, leaves only six rebel remnants

ISABELA, Negros Occidental, Philippines - Lieutenant Colonel Evelio Ilanga III formally asssumed command of the 62nd Infantry Battalion from Colonel William Pesase during a...

Grim Wednesday in Mabinay: 14 people die as truck rolls off cliff, pins some to death

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines - Police in the Oriental side of the province reported the death toll in a road tragedy in Mabinay...

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Amid Case No. 1: Inspections of water sources on as Bacolod goes on cholera threshold alert

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines - A public doctor here has confirmed that the public health office is inspecting water refilling stations and deep wells that are sources of drinking water in this highly-urbanized capital of more than 600,000 people.