Big-time Estancia drug suspect falls
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ESTANCIA, Iloilo – “Patience pays.”
The two-word quotation sums up the success of police operatives here. They nabbed a suspected big-time illegal...
Cops step up drive vs Boracay guns
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
KALIBO, Aklan – The Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) has intensified its campaign against loose firearms following the arrest of a...
Boy, 19, nabbed for raping a minor
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO, City – The young man charged with sexually abusing a minor was arrested yesterday in Brgy. Bolilao, Mandurriao district.
The 19-year-old...
Cases of dog bites up 42%
BY EUGENE Y. ADIONG
BACOLOD City – Dog bite incidents this year in Negros Occidental rose by 42 percent or 1,555 cases, according to the...
Kabankalan-Mabinay mulled as reg’l center of island region
BY EUGENE Y. ADIONG
BACOLOD City – Proponents of the One Negros Island Region wants the regional center to be at the Kabankalan City –...
‘Be a pilot at Fast Academy’
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – “Be a pilot. Be an aircraft mechanic at Fast Academy,” Rey Sorgon, school administrator, told those interested in aviation.
Fast...
Cops hit for inaction on farmer’s shooting
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA – An international human rights watchdog bewailed the failure of Philippine authorities to arrest the security guard who...
Gov’t to release P878.5M for info tech project
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA – The Aquino administration is releasing P878.5 million to support the second phase of the Integrated Government Philippines...
Treñas to seek reelection
By PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA — Cong. Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City said he will seek reelection in 2016.
“There are still many (bills) I am...
Dengue kills 6 in W. Visayas
By MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City — Dengue hemorrhagic fever claimed six lives in Western Visayas from January 1 to May 17 this year, records from...