‘High-value’ suspect yields P81K ‘shabu’
BACOLOD City – In a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan, about P81,600 worth of alleged illegal drugs were seized.
Police arrested 27-year-old Maricel Mendoza, a...
La Carlota resident shot to death
BACOLOD City – A shooting incident in Purok Maghirupay, Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental left a 40-year-old man dead.
Police identified the fatality as...
Man, 55, jailed over ‘child abuse’
BACOLOD City – A 55-year-old man facing child abuse charges was nabbed in his residence in Barangay Handumanan.
Anthony Galve Sr. was caught on the...
Lawyers’ association offers to host Duterte-Carpio debate on West PH Sea issue
MANILA – The Philippine Bar Association (PBA) has offered to host the debate between President Rodrigo Duterte and retired Supreme Court Senior Justice Antonio...
Zero dengue cases in Guimaras for 7 weeks
JORDAN, Guimaras – The island province of Guimaras has not recorded new cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever for seven straight weeks.
The latest data from...
Eleazar is PNP’s new chief
MANILA – Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the...
PARAW REGATTA SAILS VIRTUALLY; Organizers yet to confirm timetable
ILOILO City – Cancelled last year, the Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival (IPRF) is unfurling its sails in the digital world this 2021.
The largest sailing...
Defensor: No closure of resorts, tourism establishments
ILOILO – The temporary closure of resorts and other tourism establishments earlier considered by the provincial government this summer won’t be happening, according to...
Graft raps vs Leonardia, 2 ex-Bacold execs junked
BACOLOD City – The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the graft complaints filed against Mayor Evelio Leonardia and two former city government employees.
These were...
PRO-6 welcomes new PNP chief
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) welcomed the appointment of Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar as the new chief of the Philippine...