Aklan drug suspect has Iloilo connection

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO KALIBO, Aklan – The suspected drug dealer arrested by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 here recently turned out...

Night fire wipes out Estancia public market

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – A late night fire wiped out the old public market of Estancia town on Sunday. The town’s lone fire truck...

Crime probers need training 

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – Police crime investigators need more training to enhance their competence, said Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) chief, Gen....

4 arrested in bar drug bust

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – Four suspected drug pushers were arrested by the combined forces of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) Intelligence Division...

Trillanes for president?

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – Sen. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV said he deserves to run for a higher position in 2016. “We have to raise...

PNoy immune from Syjuco suit – Palace

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III enjoys immunity against all legal suits, said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Sonny Coloma Jr. Coloma was...

Malaysia notes trade imbalance with PH

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA – For every $1 Filipino investment in Malaysia, the Malaysian investor bring $3 to the Philippines. Malaysian Minister of...

Kalaw, Rojas clash over finance committee

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Councilors Claudio “Kalaw” Puentevella and Roberto Rojas engaged in a verbal tussle over the former’s appointment as chair of...

2 nabbed in drug busts

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Two suspected illegal drug dealers were apprehended in separate buy-bust operations yesterday. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives arrested Jessie...

Laid-off capitol employees to get benefits

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Provincial government employees holding positions to be abolished under the capitol reorganization will be given benefits, Provincial Administrator Enrique...