‘Asset’ nabbed over unlicensed gun
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – An alleged “asset” of the Regional Intelligence Office (RIO) was arrested inside the dance hall of Brgy. Sambag,...
Transport group gets ‘Kontra 5-6’
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano personally turned over seed funds to the Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney Operators and...
Typhoon-hit families receive housing materials
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – Better late than never. A total of 2,000 typhoon-affected families from four towns in the 1st District will be receiving housing materials...
PH, Egypt seek stronger ties
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA – The Philippines is scheduled to ink three agreements with Egypt to bolster bilateral relations between the two...
Operator defends city abattoir mgt
By MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City — AVM Bernardo Engineering has defended its operation of the slaughterhouse in Brgy. Handumanan here, with its owner, Engr. Antonio...
Only 6 of 48 Baciwa wells have generators
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — Only six of the 48 wells of the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) have generators, director Marcihi Ramos revealed.
“Ideally,...
Ortiz to go to court if…
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — Salvador Benedicto Mayor Jose Max Ortiz said he will go to court if the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB)...
San Carlos Bioenergy, Inc. sets solutions to plant woes
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — The San Carlos Bioenergy, Inc. is acting on public demand to address the foul odor and pollution caused by the operation...
Visayas grid back to normal — NGCP
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — After expecting a 200-megawatt (MW) power shortage last week, the Visayas grid is back to normal with a power...
Spread of HIV ‘fast and furious’Men who have sex with men more at risk
By RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City — Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is spreading very fast among Filipinos, a Provincial Health Office (PHO) personnel said.
There is...