Margate is new PDEA-6 director
ILOILO City â The new director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 6 is Emerson Margate. He would formally assume his...
Pototan police net 20 loose firearms
ILOILO City â Twenty loose firearms â unlicensed and with expired licenses â were either seized or turned over to the police station in...
Four men nabbed for âillegal fishingâ
BACOLOD City â Four men were apprehended for illegal fishing in the seawaters of Barangay Chambery, Manapla, Negros Occidental, police said.
They were identified as...
New Boracay pipes âto last 100 yearsâ
BORACAY â The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is using German technology in rehabilitating the drainage system in this island resort.
High-density polyethylene...
After Basilan blast, police place Metro Manila on high alert
MANILA â The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) placed Metro Manila under heightened alert after the explosion in Lamitan City, Basilan province that...
P2 HIKE NOT ENOUGH?
ILOILO City â While waiting for the approved P2 fare increase to take effect, transport groups in this city and Iloilo province would petition...
Alimodian plaza âimportant cultural propertyâ â NHCP
ILOILO City â The public plaza of Alimodian, Iloilo is an âimportant cultural propertyâ, according to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP).
The...
Passengers stranded as flash floods hit Bacolod
BACOLOD City â Flash floods hit several areas in this city on Thursday afternoon, stranding passengers and worsening traffic congestion, the local disaster management...
1.5T riders join âClean Riderâ launch in NegOcc
BACOLOD City â A total of 1,543 motorcycle drivers participated in the launch of the Philippine National Policeâs âCampaign Plan Clean Riderâ in Negros...
Iloilo capitol groundsâ makeover overpriced?
ILOILO City â Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. denied that the multimillion-peso capitol ground redevelopment of the provincial government of Iloilo was overpriced.
In fact, he...