18-year-old lad shot
BY RESEL JOY TIANERO
ILOILO City – Near the barangay hall of San Isidro, Jaro district an 18-year-old lad got shot.
Jerry Taño was rushed to...
BRP Sierra Madre a symbol of Philippine sovereignty that China wants to destroy
MANILA —The BRP Sierra Madre, a World War II-era warship which was intentionally grounded to serve as an outpost for the Philippines in Ayungin...
3 NPA rebels killed in Canlaon City clash
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a gun-battle with the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry...
First batch of ‘sacadas’ returns to Negros Occ.
SAN JOSE, Antique – One hundred eighty-three sugar migrants locally known as sacadas left this province to return to work in the sugar fields of...
Italy’s Salvini agrees to let 27 minors off migrant ship
ROME – Italy’s hard-line interior minister buckled under
pressure Saturday and agreed to let 27 unaccompanied minors leave a migrant
rescue ship after two weeks at...
Feb. 25 a regular working day but schools won’t hold classes
By ADRIAN STEWART COMANILA – Several educational institutions, including schools and universities, announced the suspension of classes on February 25, which marks the anniversary...
Church gatherings in Iloilo City suspended
ILOILO City – The Archdiocese of Jaro will temporarily suspend public liturgical celebrations in all city parishes starting June 3 until June 15.
Archbishop Jose...
Marcos orders swift destruction of seized illegal drugs to prevent recycling
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the immediate destruction of confiscated illegal drugs to prevent these from being recycled and reintroduced...
DOH orders tighter check on travelers amid ‘mysterious disease’ from China
MANILA –The Department of Health (DOH)
ordered tighter screening of incoming travelers following reports of a “mysterious
disease” from China.
The illness – similar to “viral
pneumonia of...
Businesses selling stolen electric wires to lose permits
BACOLOD City – Mayor Alfredo Benitez ordered the city government’s Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) to inspect business establishments and cancel the permits...