Escalante ‘arms trade’ foiled; 2 barangay officials arrested
BACOLOD City – An entrapment operation against a suspected illegal arms trade in Escalante City, Negros Occidental resulted in the arrest two barangay officials...
PECO KEEPS HOPES ALIVE: Electricity distributor invokes ‘power reliability record’
ILOILO City – Empirical data prove it is serving the city well, according to Panay Electric Company (PECO) as it expressed confidence President Rodrigo...
Treñas’ allies tighten grip on City Council
ILOILO City – The chairmanships of two Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committees previously held by Mayor Jose Espinosa III’s ally Councilor R Leone Gerochi went...
2 ‘senior high’ students wounded in buy-bust
ILOILO City – Two senior high school students were wounded in an antidrug buy-bust operation of the police in Barangay Tabucan, Mandurriao district. They...
Ecclesiastical museum in Santa Barbara mulled
ILOILO – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) plans to establish an ecclesiastical museum in the town of Santa Barbara.
Executive Director Ludovico...
More tribes for Sadsad Ati-Atihan street dancing contest
KALIBO, Aklan – Half of the number of tribes and groups expected to join the Sadsad Ati-Atihan of the 2019 Ati-Atihan Festival has already...
TRANSITION ANXIETY: SP seeks assurance there won’t be power failure
ILOILO City – Will there be a blackout during the transition of the power distribution system in this city from Panay Electric Company (PECO)...
Girl with hole in the heart survives surgery
ILOILO – Zhen Mary Kathleen Deypalubos, a child born with a hole in her heart, can now fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor.
The...
Suspected rebel killed in Igbaras encounter
ILOILO – Philippine Army troops and armed men clashed in Sitio Butuan, Barangay Igcabugao, Igbaras, Iloilo. One suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel died.
According...
Weekend operations net nearly P300-T drugs in Bacolod City
BACOLOD City – Almost P300,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in this city over the past weekend, according to the Bacolod City Police...