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Bacolod suspends demolition of residential structures in Brgy. 12

BACOLOD City – The 22 informal settler families (ISFs) in Barangay 12 here can breathe easier following the suspension of the scheduled demolition on...
A 14-year-old gun running suspect was arrested in Barangay Tangque, Roxas City on Wednesday afternoon after he handed a caliber .38 revolver to a police poseur buyer. DYVR RMN ROXAS 657 khz/FACEBOOK PHOTOS

Boy, 14, arrested for ‘gun running’

ROXAS City – A 14-year-old boy was apprehended for selling an unlicensed firearm online in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tangque here at around...
The construction of the three-story Antique Capitol building amounting to P960 million in Barangay Badiang, San Jose de Buenavista has a 30 percent accomplishment rate. The project is eyed for completion in September this year. PNA PHOTO BY ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY

Construction of 3-story Antique Capitol goes full swing

ANTIQUE – The construction of the P960-million three-story capitol building of the provincial government of Antique is in full swing and is targeted for...
The wife was thrown off their tricycle and died of severe head injury while her husband was injured after a sport utility vehicle bumped their vehicle from behind in Barangay Cabugao Sur, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2025. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOMBO RADYO ILOILO 837 KHZ/FB

Wife dead, husband hurt in vehicle collision in Sta. Barbara

ILOILO – A 61-year-old woman died while her 67-year-old husband was injured when their tricycle was hit by a sport utility vehicle (SUV) in...
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Bacolod garbage hauling fee up by P9 million monthly

BACOLOD City – Due to the increase of the volume of garbage here, the city government has increased its allocation for hauling fee by...

Fish vendor yields over P200K ‘shabu’

ILOILO City – Thirty-five grams of suspected shabu valued at around P238,000 were confiscated from a fish vendor in a drug buy-bust operation in...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported increased volcanic activity at Mt. Kanlaon, warning of a possible escalation to Alert Level 4. PNA FILE PHOTO

Bago restricts night events amid Kanlaon threat

BACOLOD City – Citing the potential escalation of Mt. Kanlaon’s alert status to Level 4, Bago City in Negros Occidental is regulating night events. Mayor...
Tribu Linabuanon of Linabuan Norte, Kalibo, Aklan dominates the Tribal Big category of this year’s Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest. PHOTO COURTESY OF JADE N. REDISON – RUIZ PH

Tribu Linabuanon is the Ati-Atihan Tribal Big champion

KALIBO, Aklan – The defending champion of Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest passed the championship baton to the new Tribal Big winner. Tribu Linabuanon...
These bricks of marijuana worth around P1.8 million were discovered on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) booking outlet in Barangay Poblacion Ilawod, Panitan, Capiz. COAST GUARD STATION CAPIZ FB PHOTOS

15 kilos of marijuana seized in Capiz

CAPIZ – Authorities intercepted 15 kilograms of marijuana bricks worth approximately P1.8 million at a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) booking outlet in Barangay Poblacion Ilawod, Panitan...
A number of sardine makers and bread producers agree with the Department of Trade and Industry's plan to remove the suggested retail price and let market forces and competition work. DTI PHOTO

NegOcc consumers group urges city, prov’l gov’ts to activate price council

BACOLOD City – The Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (ACCESS) in Negros Occidental is urging the city and provincial governments...