Kapatiran official survives ambush
By CYRUS M. GARDE
BACOLOD City — An official of the Kapatiran para sa Progresong Panlipunan survived an ambush in Sitio Cubay, Barangay Locutan, Kabankalan...
Pawnshop duped
By CYRUS M. GARDE
BACOLOD City — A pawnshop in Kabankalan City complained to the police that a man pawned to them fake jewelry.
Agencia Negrense...
Measles, polio vaccination up in Aklan
By BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan — A month-long free measles and polio vaccination is being conducted in Aklan.
The measles vaccination targets 66,107 children aged...
Filipino troops safe after ‘greatest escape’
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA — All Filipino peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (Undof), who were earlier trapped on the...
CITY COUNCILOR FACES RAPE CHARGE
BY CYRUS M. GARDE
BACOLOD City – A member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental faces a rape charge. The complainant is the city...
Cops hold 12 persons for murder over land dispute
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Twelve persons were arrested in Barangay Sta. Rosa, Guimbal, Iloilo following a shooting that left one man dead and two others...
3 family members nabbed for drugs
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 busted high-value targets on Friday in Barangay San Juan, Molo...
PNoy to swear in guv as RPOC chairman
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City - No less than President Benigno Aquino III will administer the oath of office to Iloilo governor Arthur Defensor Sr....
City gov’t to step up garbage collection
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – The city government has contracted a company to regularly collect trash across the metropolis. But not all of the...
Caretaker of fighting cocks busted for shabu
BY CYRUS M. GARDE
BACOLOD City – A caretaker of fighting cocks was arrested in Barangay Singcang-Airport for selling shabu.
Raymond Santiago, 39, of Calong-Calong, Zone...