Third District Board Member Andrew Gerard L. Montelibano speaks to reporters during an interview on July 10, where he denied any knowledge of the alleged illegal e-sabong operation discovered inside a leased portion of Hacienda Pilar fish farm in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. PRO-NIR has since filed criminal and administrative complaints against him before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the case. SCREENGRAB FROM WDJ FB

PRO-NIR files Ombudsman raps vs NegOcc board member over alleged ‘e-sabong’ op

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BACOLOD City – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has filed criminal and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against a...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles on 10 counts of malversation for her role in the diversion of government agricultural assistance funds.

Ex-DAR exec, Napoles convicted over P50-M farm fund diversion

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MANILA — Former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) undersecretary Jerry Pacturan and businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles were convicted by the Sandiganbayan for diverting P50...
Former president Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in New York. GETTY IMAGES

Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro to face US trial

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NEW YORK – The trial of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2027,...
RESCUE FROM RISING WATERS. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard Station Antique’s Deployable Response Team evacuate 10 residents trapped inside their homes as floodwaters rise in Barangay Funda, Hamtic, Antique on Friday, July 24. Hamtic is among the areas identified as vulnerable to flooding and rain-induced landslides. PHOTOS BY SN1 SURIAGA/COAST GUARD STATION ANTIQUE

Storm-enhanced ‘habagat’ batters WV; floods hit 30 Iloilo City barangays;264 villages across region at...

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ILOILO City – Floodwaters swept through at least 30 barangays in Iloilo City and other parts of Western Visayas on Friday, July 24, as...
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ILOILO EXPANDS MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK; More youth centers to bring counseling, family support services...

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ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Government has stepped up its campaign to address the growing mental health needs of young Ilonggos by releasing P42.5...
Out of Iloilo City’s 20 fire trucks, two are currently unserviceable and one has been declared beyond economic repair, according to Bureau of Fire Protection-Iloilo City data. The reduced fleet presents a growing challenge for the bureau as the city's population and rapid development continue to expand. BFP-ILOILO CITY PHOTO

City Hall pushes equipment, manpower upgrades for fire emergency response

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ILOILO City – The city government is moving to strengthen its firefighting capability by pursuing the acquisition of additional fire trucks after the Bureau...
PROTEST VS PUMP PRICES. Consumers, students, and members of progressive organizations stage a picket protest outside a gasoline station in Iloilo City, demanding the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law and opposing the latest “one-time, big-time” fuel price hike, which they warn will further drive up transportation fares, commodity prices, and the cost of living for ordinary Filipinos. ALTERMIDYA/BAYAN-Panay

Oil price shock fuels calls to scrap deregulation law

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ILOILO City — Mounting public anger over the latest “one-time, big-time” fuel price increase spilled onto the streets of Iloilo City as consumers and...
Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Police Office

PRO-6 audits all police operatives

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has launched a region-wide audit of all police operatives as it intensifies its internal cleansing...
Photo shows the red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in sugarcane. Six areas in northern Negros Occidental are closely being watched after sugarcane farms reported an infestation of RSSI. SRA PHOTO

Iloilo weighs ASF-style quarantine as sugarcane farm infestation hits 24 towns, Passi City

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — A rapidly spreading infestation of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) has already damaged 7,021 hectares of sugarcane plantations across Iloilo Province,...
Personnel of the Provincial Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)/K9 Unit recovered an M47 100-pound White Phosphorus bomb believed to be from World War II after it was unearthed during excavation work for a flood control project in Hacienda Minilu-an, Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, on July 22. The unexploded ordnance was safely rendered harmless before being transported for proper disposal. PRO-NIR PHOTO

Vintage World War II bomb unearthed at Talisay flood control site

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BACOLOD City – A vintage World War II-era bomb was unearthed during excavation work for an ongoing flood control project in Hacienda Minilu-an, Barangay...
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