BCPO seizes P408K worth of ‘shabu,’ four homemade guns in Bacolod buy-bust
BACOLOD City — Police arrested three individuals and seized approximately P408,000 worth of suspected shabu and four homemade firearms in a buy-bust operation in...
Bacolod calls on telcos to strengthen security amid cell tower theft
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City government has urged telecommunications companies (telcos) to strengthen security at their cell tower sites following 15 theft incidents...
Ombudsman charges Co, ex-DPWH execs over P77.2-M ‘ghost’ project
MANILA — Former Ako Bicol congressman Zaldy Co and several former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials have been charged with malversation...
Palace: PBBM on top of monsoon response despite birthday party
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remained on top of the government’s response to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon even while spending...
Sara aide can’t recall nearly P2-B Davao confidential funds
MANILA — A former special disbursing officer of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio repeatedly told the Senate impeachment court that she could not recall whether...
10-wheeler truck crashes into tree in Passi City; driver injured
ILOILO — A truck driver was hospitalized after his 10-wheeler truck slammed into a tree, trapping him inside the vehicle, in Barangay Gemumua-Agahon, Passi...
Cops seize unlicensed gun, ammos in Leganes raid
ILOILO City – Police arrested a 59-year-old man for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition during a raid in his house in Barangay Cari...
PANAY HORNBILLS FACE EXTINCTION; Central Panay habitat under threat amid roads, energy projects
ILOILO City – More than 95 percent of the world’s remaining Dulungan hornbills are now concentrated in the Central Panay Mountain Range, according to...
Bacolod SP pushes stronger student mental health support after school shooting
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is pushing for stronger mental health, counseling and anti-bullying programs in local schools following a deadly...
Palace eyes nat’l flood control plan
MANILA — Malacañang is open to crafting a nationwide flood control master plan but wants experts and government agencies to first determine whether a...