SUV overturns in Jaro after driver falls asleep
ILOILO City — A sport utility vehicle (SUV) overturned after crashing into concrete barriers in Barangay Tagbak, Jaro district early Thursday morning, July 16,...
Rape suspect recaptured four hours after escaping Oton police custody
ILOILO – Police recaptured a rape suspect on Wednesday, July 15, just four hours after he escaped from custody during a mandatory medical examination...
Drug surrenderer arrested with P714K worth of ‘shabu’ in Lapuz
ILOILO City – A 44-year-old high-value drug suspect who previously graduated from a community rehabilitation program was arrested after police seized approximately 105 grams...
‘P13,900 A MONTH NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE ON’; Cause-oriented group challenges gov’t poverty benchmark
ILOILO City — A cause-oriented group has challenged the government’s claim that a family of five in Western Visayas earning P13,900 a month is...
Bacolod abattoir records first ASF-positive hog during routine testing
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Veterinary Office (CVO) has intensified monitoring and random blood sampling of hogs delivered to the AVM Bernardo Slaughterhouse...
Marcoleta moved to QC jail after PGH declares him fit for discharge
MANILA — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was transferred to the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory in Payatas on Wednesday after the Sandiganbayan Third Division ruled...
28 killed, 25 critically injured after fire engulfs Bangkok bar
BANGKOK – A huge fire tore through a bar in Thailand’s capital Bangkok late on Sunday, killing at least 28 people and leaving 25...
Western Visayas’ measles cases jump 41%; DILG rallies LGUs for vaccination targeting 408K children
ILOILO City — Alarmed by a 41-percent surge in measles-rubella cases in Western Visayas, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has...
Childhood education through shared responsibility: DepEd taps parents as partners in kindergarten learning
ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 has launched a regionwide initiative that formally brings parents and guardians into kindergarten classrooms...
Going topless in public now illegal in Tubungan
ILOILO — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has declared as legal and valid a Tubungan municipal ordinance that imposes penalties on individuals found topless or...