A total of 3,119 police officers and force multipliers of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) will be deployed from October 30 to November 3 across Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor to ensure public safety and maintain peace and order during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. PRO-NIR PHOTO

PRO-NIR deploys 3,119 personnel for Undas security

BACOLOD City – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) will deploy 3,119 security personnel from October 30 to November 3 to ensure public...
The International Criminal Court has ordered the arrest of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa in connection with the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. Dela Rosa served as the head of the Philippine National Police under former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Malacañang gives Bato 3 more days to surrender peacefully

MANILA — Malacañang has given Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa three more days to surrender voluntarily as police intensified their manhunt for the former...
Photo courtesy of Jose Nereo Cajilig Lujan

CSC charges Iloilo capitol info chief over FB posts critical of Treñas

ILOILO City – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) Regional Office 6 has charged Iloilo Provincial Government information chief Jose Nereo Lujan over a series...
Richard Osmeña , director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 6, said they are strictly monitoring the P50 excess baggage fee collected by taxis at the Iloilo International Airport. He added that the Association of Taxi Operators of Panay, Inc. is now required to display a tarpaulin at the airport taxi area explaining the excess baggage rule and the legal basis for the charge. AJ PALCULLO/PN

AVIATION SAFETY DRILL: Iloilo Int’l Airport to halt flights for 3.5 hours today

ILOILO – Operations at Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo will be suspended for three and a half hours this Wednesday, October 28, to...
TUAÑO

2,920 Western Visayas cops lack driving skills – PRO-6; Tuaño: It’s an operational concern

ILOILO City – Nearly 3,000 police personnel across Western Visayas still lack the driving skills needed to operate patrol cars and motorcycles, exposing a...
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CHED sets 20% AI limit on academic papers and theses

ILOILO CITY — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is rolling out a nationwide policy limiting artificial intelligence-generated content in academic papers, theses and...

3 suspects in fatal San Enrique shooting arrested in Bago

BACOLOD City – Three suspects in a fatal shooting in San Enrique, Negros Occidental, were arrested in a hot pursuit operation in Bago City...
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Motorcycle driver killed in Sipalay truck collision

BACOLOD City – A 30-year-old motorcycle driver was killed, while his 51-year-old back rider was injured after their motorcycle collided with a truck in...
BONOAN, ESTRADA

P573-M PLUNDER CASE | Bonoan: Estrada asked P1-billion infra projects

MANILA — Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan has implicated Sen. Jinggoy Estrada in alleged requests for P1 billion worth of infrastructure projects under...
LOPEZ, DIZON

No letup in DPWH corruption purge under Lopez – Dizon

MANILA — The government's crackdown on corruption at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will intensify rather than ease under incoming Secretary...