Sugar consumption up this summer
By EUGENE ADIONG
TALISAY City — Domestic sugar consumption in the country is increasing as the summer season intensifies, said Ma. Regina Martin, administrator of...
Mambukal retirement hotel mulled
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — A Japanese investor plans to put up a retirement hotel at the provincial government-run Mambukal Resort in Brgy. Minoyan,...
‘Bring new PH-US defense deal to SC’
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Two senators – Franklin Drilon and Antonio Trillanes IV – urged those who question the constitutionality of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation...
Aquino defends human rights record
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA – As far as President Benigno Aquino III is concerned, his administration’s track record in addressing extrajudicial killings of journalists...
‘Clear drug-affected brgys’
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO – Provincial police director, Senior Supt. Cornelio Salinas ordered all his police chiefs to tighten watch on suspected illegal drugs...
Task group vows to solve Ibajay bank exec’s slay
By BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan -- The police has activated a task group to lead the investigation and the speedy resolution of the...
Investigation on Leganes ‘illegal’ quarry starts
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – A fact-finding committee created by the provincial government has commenced its investigation on the alleged illegal quarrying in Leganes town.
Committee chairman, Atty....
Water spat alarms Iloilo governor
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO - Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. vowed to help settle the ongoing rift between the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and bulk water supplier...
AFP, PNP deploy maximum force
Labor Day rallies today
ILOILO City - Across Western Visayas, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are deploying...
NGOs vital to country’s growth – Villar
KALIBO, Aklan — Nongovernment organizations (NGOs) are important in the country’s growth and development, Sen. Cynthia Villar said.
Villar was the keynote speaker in the...