Akelco pushing for minimal power rate hike
KALIBO, Aklan – The Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) hopes the impact of the six-month closure of Boracay Island on its member-consumers will be minimized.
Akelco...
Boy, 15, nabbed with firearm in San Carlos
BACOLOD City – A minor was caught carrying a gun in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
The boy, 15 years old, was arrested...
NOT YET OFF THE HOOK
ILOILO City – Five residents of Barangay Monica Blumentritt, City Proper linked their barangay captain to illegal drugs.
In a complaint filed before the Sangguniang...
‘High-value’ drug suspect falls
ILOILO City – Four plastic packs of suspected shabu were seized in an antidrug operation in Barangay Bagongbong, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.
Ernel Paredes was arrested,...
Boracay road rehab needs stakeholders’ cooperation
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL and PRINCE GOLEZ
BORACAY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is appealing to stakeholders affected by the road...
Duterte ‘adheres strictly to rule of law’
MANILA – When leading the country, President Rodrigo Duterte “adheres strictly to the rule of law,” Malacañang said on Friday.
“The President’s brand of justice...
TREÑAS GIVING UP ON JOE?
ILOILO City – Has Cong. Jerry Treñas given up hope of maintaining political alliance with Mayor Jose Espinosa III in next year’s election?
In an...
Boracay beach conceals illegal sewage pipes
ILOILO City – Boracay Island’s beachfront would be dug for hidden illegal sewage pipes.
According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region...
Pushers, murderers shipped to Munti
ILOILO City – To decongest jails in Western Visayas, 56 inmates were shipped to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila.
Twenty of the inmates were...
Boracay workers can tap emergency SSS loan
MANILA – The state-run Social Security System (SSS) has opened an emergency loan window to more than 11,000 potential member-borrowers affected by the closure of...