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ILOILO CITY— Three provinces in the Western Visayas region were able to surpass the 100-percent production growth of rice, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA-6).

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Soldiers from the 40th Infantry Battalion (IB) encountered an undetermined number of Armed Lawless Group (ALG) members at the hinterland of General Salipada K. Pendatun town in Maguindanao at dawn on Tuesday, December 1.

BACOLOD CITY - As a way of helping their colleague who was a victim of a fire, personnel of Police Station 8 here voluntarily shared their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hazard pay amounting to P22,000 to him.

ILOILO CITY —The wife of former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to move on and stop attacking her husband and their family.

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has alloted a total of P110 million for the construction of two big projects in the province that are intended to boost its tourism and economy.

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VIRAC, Catanduanes – A mother of five was allegedly beaten to death by her partner while two of their children are in critical condition at a hospital in Barangay Francia here after they were also attacked by their father.

DAVAO CITY – Health authorities are targeting to swab all “close contacts” of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Davao City in a three-day aggressive community testing (ACT) from December 1 to 3, in an effort to put the massive spread of the infection under control.

LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte Provincial Jail (INPJ) was declared a critical zone, and was placed under lockdown after 90 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and five guards tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the provincial government reported Sunday night.

DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Davao Region has reported 28 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the highly-congested Davao City Jail in Barangay Ma-a, bringing the total of infected cases to 76 on Monday since the first cases were reported last November 21.

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – The alleged leader and six members of a syndicate engaged in the selling of fake gold and palladium bars were arrested by the police in an entrapment operation here on Sunday, November 29.

ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Duterte has reportedly expressed full support for the proposal of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government to extend the Bangsamoro transition period from 2022 to 2025.

CAMP OLA, Albay – A motorized banca carrying relief goods to residents affected by typhoons Rolly and Ulysses in San Miguel Island in Tabaco City in Albay province capsized on Sunday due to strong waves.

CEBU CITY -- The new regional director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO 7) will assume his post Tuesday, December 1.

CEBU CITY--Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has taken responsibility for a controversial tourism activity in Madridejos town on Bantayan Island in the northernmost tip of Cebu last Saturday that could have violated health protocols on physical distancing and mass gatherings.

ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Debold Sinas has named Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda as the next head of the PNP in Western Visayas.

TUGUEGARAO CITY – At least 380 families were evacuated, while 11 roads and 21 bridges were rendered impassable in Cagayan, Isabela and Quirino provinces, as of Monday, November 30, due to continuous rainfall that caused flooding in several towns.

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.