Hanzon Angon, 40, was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly sold shabu to a poseur-buyer in Barangay Banica, Roxas City. GLENN BEUP/PN

Suspected ‘shabu’ peddler nabbed in Roxas buy-bust

ROXAS City – Police arrested a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Banica. Hanzon Angon, 40, was arrested after he allegedly sold shabu...
“I am positive that peace is indeed viable, that peace is not a Utopian aspiration for Negros Occidental” says Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. AKSYON RADYO BACOLOD

NegOcc guv backs nat’l youth group

BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed his support to the vision of the National Youth Commission (NYC) for the Filipino youth. On Monday,...
The local government of Malay, Aklan faces difficulty in paying P95 million to ECOS Sanitary Landfill and Waste Management Corporation for its collection, hauling and dumping services from January to June 2019. BOY RYAN ZABAL/AKEAN FORUM

DENR, Aklan gov’t to help in Boracay garbage hauling payment

BORACAY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the provincial government of Aklan will help the town of Malay settle its obligation with...

Grade 12 student falls in drug-bust

ROXAS City – Police arrested a Grade 12 student in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Salocon, Panitan, Capiz. Four sachets of suspected shabu were recovered...

PHO Aklan urged public to follow ‘4S strategy’ vs dengue

KALIBO, Aklan – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) urged the public to follow the “Enhanced 4S Strategy” to swiftly prevent the spread of mosquito-borne disease after...
“John Denver Trending,” a film about a 14-year-old farm boy’s life after a video of him bullying a classmate went viral, dominated this year’s Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival awards show on Sunday. JOHN DENVER TRENDING

Antique’s pride ‘John Denver Trending’ tops Cinemalaya awards

SAN JOSE, Antique – “John Denver Trending” is making the people of this province proud after it took home the bulk of trophies at the awards...

Bacolodnons urged to observe ‘4 O’clock habit’ vs dengue

BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod here urged government agencies, barangay officials, schools, and communities to conduct the “4-o’clock habit para deng-get out!” vector control program, which...
The local government of Malay, Aklan is hiring more security enforces in Boracay Island. Town mayor Frolibar Bautista says he wants to ensure that the delivery of public services in the famed-island resort will not be impaired.

Malay LGU to beef up security in Boracay

BORACAY – The local government of Malay, Aklan intends to hire more police auxiliary and beach guards to step up security efforts in this world-famous island....

Slain soldier in Negros encounter identified

BACOLOD City – The Philippine Army soldier, who was killed in a gun battle with New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Himamaylan City,Negros Occidental...
The Department of Agriculture Region 6 (DA-6) remains optimistic to reach its rice output goal for 2019 despite the recent calamities that hit the region. DA-6 director Remelyn Recoter says the region’s agriculture sector is climate-dependent. BULATLAT.COM

WV rice output goal for 2019 still attainable – DA

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas remains optimistic to reach its rice production target of five metric tons per hectare this...