EMB to probe VMC plant odor
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — Residents of Manapla town were complaining about the odor emitted by the wastewater of the Victorias Milling Company’s distillery...
Man killed over drugs
By RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City — A 32-year-old man was shot dead on Philippine Railway Street here.
Police said the fatal shooting of Henry Buenvinida...
City dad pushes for ‘social biz’
By RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City — Councilor Cesar Yap Jr. encouraged investors to put up “social businesses” in partnership with the government.
Yap said this...
Boracay tourist arrivals still on the rise
By BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
BORACAY — Tourist arrivals in this island increased by 9.25 percent in the first four months of the year, the...
POTOTAN MAYOR AIMS AT ‘CITYHOOD’
BY HERBERT VEGO
ILOILO City – Mayor Tomas Peñaflorida of Pototan, Iloilo, as guest of the talk show Reklamo Publiko on DyOK Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo yesterday, said his...
‘Wanted’ cop to surrender?
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – If he’s man enough to enter a motel, he should be man enough to face investigation, too.
The police...
Man slashes brod’s neck
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – A man believed to be mentally unstable landed in jail for trying to kill his brother in Brgy....
Dueñas PNP tops 1st qtr review
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO -- The police station of Dueñas town topped the first quarter performance evaluation of police units in the province this...
‘Prepare for the worst’
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – “Brace yourselves. Prepare for the worst.”
Thus said Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 director Helen Catalbas when asked for...
Summer’s ‘circum’ time
BY LEONARD T. PINEDA I
ILOILO City – Summer is circumcision time in the Philippines but the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas advised...