Policeman killed in Sara road accident
ILOILO City – A police officer died after figuring in an accident on the national highway in Barangay Zerrudo, Sara, Iloilo.
Police Officer 1 Joe...
Maayon stabbing suspect at large
ROXAS City – After stabbing a barangay kagawad, a man fled and was now under police hunt in Barangay Quevedo, Maayon, Capiz.
Police said the...
Biz groups to gov’t: ‘Extend one-stop shop op in Boracay’
BORACAY – Business groups in this island resort want the government to extend the “one-stop shop” that allows establishment owners to easily process their...
Price ceiling up in Antique soon
SAN JOSE, Antique – An “automatic price ceiling” will soon be imposed among prime and basic commodities in Antique.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan last week placed...
Capiz antidrug police arrest 2 in buy-busts
ROXAS City – Antidrug police operatives in Capiz arrested two suspected drug dealers in separate operations on Wednesday.
Ricky “Tabot” Cordovero was caught on McKinley...
Rats infest NegOcc farms; P8.4-M crop loss recorded
BACOLOD City – Rat infestation in rice farms in Negros Occidental resulted in production loss worth about P8.4 million, according to the Office of...
3 Roxas women jailed over ‘tong-its’
ROXAS City – Three women were arrested for illegal gambling in Sitio Arcabalo, Barangay Lawaan, police said.
They were the 30-year-old Jessica Bauson, 58-year-old Merlita...
Boracay power system rehab ‘only 20% done’
BORACAY – Rehabilitation works for this island resort’s power system is only 20-percent complete, according to the Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco).
The province’s sole power...
Parents urged to support school-based vaccination
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is reaching out to parents who have yet to give consent for their children’s...
‘Strengthen Capiz drive on HIV, AIDS awareness’
ROXAS City – The campaign on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) awareness must be intensified in Capiz, said Gov. Antonio...