SPECIAL PROBERS: Task force mulled for lawyer slay investigation
BY GLENN BEUP and RUBY SILUBRICO
ROXAS City – Police wanted to form a “special investigation task force” that will look into the fatal shooting...
Motorcycle rider shoots to death Arevalo driver
ILOILO City – A motorcycle-riding gunman peppered a 41-year-old tricycle driver with bullets in Barangay Sooc, Arevalo district.
Police identified the victim, Bengie Abacajin of...
Ancajas draws with Santiago, keeps IBF super flyweight title
MANILA – Jerwin Ancajas managed to keep his IBF super flyweight belt after settling for a split draw with Mexican Alejandro Santiago on Friday...
Boracay must adopt ‘green building’ – DENR
BORACAY – Environment officials are urging stakeholders in this island resort to adopt “green building.”
This initiative will help in significantly reducing carbon emissions in...
Restaurant blast hurts 3
ILOILO City – Three people were wounded when an LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tank exploded inside a restaurant in Barangay Rizal, City Proper.
One of...
ODICTA LAWYER SHOT DEAD
BY GLENN BEUP and RUBY SILUBRICO
ROXAS City – Did the gunmen who shot to death Iloilo City drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. the same...
Du30 not available; mega dam groundbreaking postponed
ILOILO – The Oct. 4 groundbreaking for the P11.2-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Phase II (JRMP II) in the municipality of Calinog won’t push...
Antidrug ops intensify as MassKara fest nears
BACOLOD City – Antidrug operations in this capital city were intensified in view of the upcoming MassKara Festival.
Chief Inspector Sherlock Gabana, spokesman of the...
WV is 123% fish sufficient
ILOILO City – There is no lack of fish supply in Western Visayas.
“We are not affected by the lack of fish supply,” said Remia...
NFA to flood metro with imported rice
ILOILO City – The National Food Authority (NFA) is hoping to complete the unloading here of 170,000 bags of imported rice from Thailand.
To date,...