2 drug suspects fall

By Glenda SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – Two illegal drug personalities fell in the hands of the police in separate anti-illegal drug operations. In Brgy. Cuartero, Jaro...

Mentally-ill man shot

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – A man with a nervous breakdown was shot by a neighbor in Brgy. Bolilao, Mandurriao district. The 57-year-old Dominador...

Theft suspect found dead

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – A theft suspect was found dead in Brgy. Boray, Oton town. Arnel Bornea, 22, was believed to have been summarily...

‘Speed up rehab efforts in Visayas’

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – Opposition senator Joseph Victor Ejercito called for the elimination of government red tape in the rehabilitation of “Yolanda”-stricken areas in the...

Navy shifts focus to ‘territorial defense’

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA – The Philippine Navy's strategic direction has shifted to a “territorial defense role” amid the “real and present”...

EU hails PH-Indon border agreement

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA – The European Union described the agreement inked by the Philippines and Indonesia on the delimitation of their...

EX-REBEL GUNNED DOWN

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – A former member of the New People’s Army with ties to the slain brother of retired Archbishop Fernando Capalla...

Iloilo’s most wanted man falls

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – The province’s most wanted person was finally arrested after eight years of hiding from the police. The 27-year-old Ronilo Jimenez,...

Girl, 17, hangs self

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – A 17-year-old girl committed suicide in their neighbor's house in Brgy. Sambag, Jaro district. Angel (not her real name)...

House bill prohibits hoarding of coins

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that prohibits and penalizes the hoarding of...