JERRY BEATS JOE IN 3RD SURVEY
ILOILO City – Cong. Jerry Treñas has retained his lead over the incumbent mayor, Jose Espinosa III, in the third mayoral survey conducted face-to-face...
60 Negrenses ‘turn backs’ on rebels
BACOLOD City – Sixty supporters of the New People’s Army in two villages in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental withdrew their support to the rebel group.
They...
‘Most bike-friendly’ Iloilo City hosts ‘Celebration Ride’
ILOILO City – After being proclaimed the most “bike-friendly” among the country’s cities, Iloilo City staged a “Celebration Ride” yesterday. Hundreds of cycling enthusiasts...
24.66% decline in city crimes – police
ILOILO City – From last year’s 7,433 crimes recoded in this city from Jan. 1 to Sept. 13, this year’s crime figures within the...
Public forum to ‘help Mar choose Roxas mayoral bet’
ROXAS City – A public gathering in Barangay Dayao today will provide aspiring candidates for mayor under the Liberal Party a venue where they...
MORTARS VS REBELS: Army seeks tougher anti-NPA tactic
BY IME SORNITO and RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Several Philippine Army soldiers in Western Visayas have trained in handling mortars during combats with the...
‘Illegal gun traders’ fall in Calinog sting op
ILOILO City – An entrapment resulted in the arrest of two suspected gunrunners in Barangay Poblacion Centro, Calinog, Iloilo.
The operation led the Calinog police...
MassKara security preps in ‘full blast’ – police
BACOLOD City – Security preparations for the 39th MassKara Festival are now in “full blast,” according to Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) head Senior...
Last batch of livelihood grants released in Boracay
BORACAY – Livelihood grants amounting to a total of P28.3 million were distributed in this famed island resort on Friday.
The Department of Social Welfare...
Landslide victims ‘sent texts from underneath rubble’
MANILA – A landslide has killed at least 21 people and left dozens missing in Cebu province, with some texting for help from under...