High-value drug suspect nabbed
BY MAE SINGUAY and CYRUS GARDE
BACOLOD City – Seven sachets containing suspected shabu worth about P84,000 were recovered from a high-value drug target in...
TREÑAS HIT FOR SK ‘MEDDLING’
BY GLENDA TAYONA and IAN PAUL CORDERO
ILOILO City – A voice recording purportedly of Cong. Jerry Treñas speaking before a gathering of Sangguniang Kabataan...
‘Vice mayor’s right to speedy disposition of cases violated’
ILOILO City – The Sandiganbayan First Division dismissed the four counts of graft charges filed against Vice Mayor Rufino Palabrica III of Dingle, Iloilo,...
Int’l group cites Leila de Lima as notable rights defender
MANILA – Amnesty International named Sen. Leila de Lima the “Most Distinguished Human Rights Defender” on its first-ever Ignite Awards for Human Rights.
The nongovernment...
Carles man killed in Pontevedra crash
ROXAS City – The motorcycle he was driving crashed against a speeding truck on Rizal Street in Barangay Poblacion, Pontevedra, Capiz.
Meliton Alcantara of Carles,...
Lightning strikes another man in NegOcc
BACOLOD City – Lightning struck another man in Barangay Ma-ao, Bago City, Negros Occidental, a police report showed.
The 33-year-old resident Reynaldo Alanza was killed,...
‘VESTED INTEREST’
ILOILO City – “A gut reaction of people with vested interests.”
This was how three critics of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP) Stage II...
American motorist threatens Ilongga
ILOILO City – An American national was arrested for threatening a resident of Jaro district, a police report showed.
Lawson David yelled expletives at her...
Roxas City girds for opening of classes
ROXAS City – The Brigada Eskwela 2018 kicked off yesterday.
In this capital city, the pre-school year cleanup activity was launched at the Don Ynocencio...
FIBA bans Kiefer Ravena over prohibited substances
MANILA – PBA rookie Kiefer Ravena was banned from playing in FIBA for 18 months after testing positive for three prohibited substances.
The Ilonggo player...