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Seaman from Arevalo disappears from ship

ILOILO City – A seaman from Barangay Mohon, Arevalo district disappeared from the international shipping vessel where he was working. Wilhelm Mantua, 25, was a...

VENDORS DEFY ‘UKAY-UKAY’ BAN: Espinosa wants them blacklisted

ILOILO City – Ukay-ukay vendors managed to sneak into Jaro Plaza days before the Jaro district fiesta on Feb. 2, according to Mayor Jose...

Cops raid house of Calinog candidate for mayor; 2 unlicensed firearms seized

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO and IAN PAUL CORDERO ILOILO – Policemen raided the house of a Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member of Calinog town. They found...

Tubungan ‘best performing’ LGU in solid waste mgt

ILOILO – The municipality of Tubungan has been cited as best performing local government unit (LGU) in solid waste management. It bested 17 other LGUs...

DepEd bats for early enrolment of pupils

ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) urged parents in Western Visayas to enrol their children in school early for school year 2019-2020. DepEd’s...

14.92 km farm-to-market road set for concreting

ILOILO – A total of 14.92 kilometers of farm-to-market road in the hinterland barangays of Bongol, Tambal and Quipot in the municipality of Janiuay...

‘INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN’: Poll bets tapping rebels, goons – PRO-6

ILOILO City – Some candidates running for public office in Western Visayas have availed themselves of the services of rebels and private armed groups...

Joe to Jerry: ‘Evidence against you is strong’

ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III has words for his estranged brother-in-law Cong. Jerry Treñas: “The evidence against you is strong.” Espinosa said this...

Over 2,000 loose guns destroyed

ILOILO City – More than two thousand loose firearms were destroyed at the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) headquarters in Camp Martin Delgado yesterday. The...

Dead whale washed up on Carles shore

ILOILO City – A sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) was found dead on the shore of Barangay Gabi, Gigantes Sur Island, Carles town in northern...