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ILOILO CITY—Two marine turtles were separately rescued in Antique and Guimaras provinces, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 6 (DENR-6).

A place used for manufacturing dynamites was uncovered in Barangay Burabod, San Antonio Island, Northern Samar after an explosion took place in the area, the Philippine Coast Guard said Friday.

CEBU CITY—More modern jeepneys will be plying soon in the city.

CEBU CITY—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Central Visayas (PDEA 7) has warned the public of robbery suspects posing as anti-narcotics agents.

BACOLOD CITY - The city government of Bacolod has put up its own “One Hospital Command Center (OHCC)”, which was acknowledged as one of the best practices in Cebu City when it was trying to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

TACLOBAN City - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 8 (BFAR 8) sees that the sudden red tide blooming and the ensuing incident in eight bays in Eastern Visayas might be due to existing weather patterns in these areas.

ILOILO CITY — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has dismissed 29 of its personnel in Western Visayas region for various violations.

ILOILO CITY — At least 28 barangays in this city have been placed under surgical lockdown after three or more cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in these areas.

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Thursday said that they were really scared when doctors told them that their brothers – Marlon and Nelson Garcia, who had tested positive for COVID-19 –  were being taken to the intensive care unit.

 Cebu Third District Rep. Pablo John Garcia said his two brothers – Marlon and Nelson Garcia – “died not from COVID or pneumonia but because of the bacteria that they got from the hospital.”

Lawmakers hailed Thursday the release by the Supreme Court of a decision that is expected to put to rest the long-standing legal controversy that has affected electricity distribution in Iloilo.

CEBU CITY—The one-meter physical distancing rule inside public transportation will still be in effect here.

CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Visayas, through its Adjudication Committee, has collected more than P1.72 million in settlement fines from its seaborne patrol apprehensions in Central Visayas from January to August this year.

ILOILO CITY—At least 863 frontline workers in Western Visayas region have been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

TACLOBAN CITY – After Supertyphoon “Yolanda' devastated Eastern Visayas, 72-year-old Ricardo Cortes Jr. or "Mang Jun" from Baybay City, Leyte, put up a small “buko” (young coconut) stand just outside his home and called it the Honesty Buko House for a reason.

TACLOBAN CITY – Two children died and four other family members were downed by suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning in the island town of Daram in Samar, according to the Department of Health (DOH-8) Wednesday, September 16.

ILOILO CITY—More than 40 at a jail in this city have been infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

CEBU CITY—A ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered in Bohol province.