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...
New elders’ groups officials inducted
ROXAS City — New officials of the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines (FSCAP), Inc.’s provincial and municipal chapters in Capiz have...
Workers still exploited, says labor group
BACOLOD City — As the world marks the International Labor Day today, workers in the Philippines remain exploited, according to a workers’ group.
Every May...
Don’t fear 2015, farmers told
BACOLOD City — The sugar industry need not fear the Asean Free Trade Agreement in 2015, said Ma. Regina Martin, administrator of Sugar Regulatory...