Bing’s disqualification from 2019 polls sought
BACOLOD City – A block-time radio broadcaster has accused Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia of being not truthful in this certificate of candidacy.
Edgar Cadagat filed...
SHOT TO DEATH: Gunmen kill retired cop linked to Odicta
ILOILO City – A retired police officer with ties to slain drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. was shot to death by motorcycle-riding gunmen early...
Surge in HIV cases alarms city execs
ILOILO City – How should the rising number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in this city be viewed?
“We need to be alarmed. We...
Kagawad dies at Roxas city council hearing
ROXAS City – A barangay kagawad died while attending a Sangguniang Panlungsod committee hearing.
The 81-year-old Sonny Llamas of Barangay Baybay had a heart attack,...
10 suspects fall, P310T ‘shabu’ seized in 4-day Bacolod ops
BACOLOD City – Over the past four days 10 people have been arrested in various antidrug operations in this city, police reported on Tuesday.
The...
Guns seized in Barotac Nuevo; CIDG arrests former soldier
ILOILO City – Two unlicensed firearms were seized from a house in Crossing Tiwi, Barangay Tinori-an, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.
Operatives from the Criminal Investigation and...
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ILOILO City – As tropical depression “Samuel” inches towards Western Visayas, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Ouster of Ilongga DSWD Usec dismays progressive groups
ILOILO City – The termination of an Ilongga undersecretary and two others from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has dismayed cause-oriented...
‘Pre-poll campaign posters make Iloilo City dirty, ugly’
ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III may order the removal of pre-election campaign materials flooding the city as these, he said, make the...
Int’l gab on East Asia seas conservation seen to gather 1T
ILOILO City – An international multi-sector meeting that aims to discuss challenges in marine conservation in East Asia is expected to gather some 1,000...