Boracay ordered shut – Duterte aides
MANILA – Boracay Island, the crown jewel of Philippine tourism, will be shut down for six months on the order of President Rodrigo Duterte,...
Duterte gives peace talks ‘another last chance’
MANILA – On the order of President Rodrigo Duterte, the government will resume its peace negotiations with the rebels.
“Let’s give this another last chance,”...
WHO’S THE BOSS?
ILOILO City – Who is the real chief of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Iloilo? Two women are claiming to be the...
DTI bats for Boracay closure in phases
MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has suggested a phase-by-phase closure of Boracay Island.
According to Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra,...
Ilongga high jumper Brooks lands on US magazine cover
AFTER winning gold medals and breaking records, an Ilongga high jumper appears on the cover of Unites States-based magazine this month.
Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks,...
610 policemen take ‘surprise’ drug test
ILOILO City – A total of 610 police personnel of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) were subjected to an unscheduled drug test.
The test...
Teenager in freak building mishap wanted for robbery
ILOILO City – Sam Jan Cel Villegas was nursing an amputated leg in a hospital in Molo district when police officers served him a...
SWIFT JUSTICE
ILOILO City – “A sweet and swift justice.”
This was how the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) described the death sentence meted by a...
PRO-6: Holy Week peaceful despite shootings
ILOILO City – Holy Week in Western Visayas was relatively peaceful, according to the Police Regional Office (PRO-6), even if a man died while...
No bail for Napoles, Supreme Court rules
MANILA – The Supreme Court denied the motion for reconsideration Janet Lim-Napoles filed against the Sandiganbayan decision to dismiss her petition for bail for...