NegOcc seeks new markets as US ban threatens blue crab exports
BACOLOD City — Negros Occidental is intensifying efforts to safeguard its blue swimming crab industry by exploring alternative export markets and strengthening compliance with...
Construction worker busted; P136,000 ‘shabu,’ improvised gun seized
BACOLOD City — A 38-year-old construction worker was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on July 9 after police seized...
Sara defense team ready to challenge ‘surprise witness’
MANILA — The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio said it is fully prepared to confront a prosecution witness expected to testify about...
2016 arbitral ruling protects Filipino fisherfolk, rule of law, says Marcos
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to the landmark 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, declaring that...
New dinosaur species as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand
BANGKOK – Palaeontologists in Thailand say they have discovered a new species of dinosaur from fossils found in Kalasin Province in the country's north-east.
The...
ORDINARY ILONGGOS, EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE: Search begins for outstanding Ilonggo awardees
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Government has officially opened nominations for the Outstanding Ilonggo Awards, which recognize ordinary citizens whose selfless service, compassion,...
Man yields P2.3-M ‘shabu’ in Cabatuan drug sting
ILOILO City – Around 340 grams of suspected shabu approximately valued at P2.3 million were confiscated from a 41-year-old man during an anti-illegal drug...
IPPO nabs 323 fugitives in three months
ILOILO City – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has arrested 323 wanted persons during its intensified operations across the province over a three-month...
Farmer killed in Dumangas electrocution
ILOILO – A 47-year-old farmer died after being electrocuted while working in a rice field in Barangay Balabag, Dumangas town over the weekend.
Police identified...
‘HABAGAT’ PARALYZES WORK, TRAVEL, CLASSES
ILOILO City – The southwest monsoon (habagat) enhanced by Typhoon Inday crippled normal operations across Western Visayas on Friday, disrupting education, government work, and...