Antique storm surge victims to get aid
SAN JOSE, Antique – The provincial government will provide financial assistance to the victims of a storm surge in the municipality of Belison.
Gov. Rhodora...
Ex-Malay execs ‘not yet off the hook’
BORACAY – Former government officials of Malay, Aklan are “not yet off the hook,” said Interior and Local Government undersecretary Epimaco Densing III.
The Commission...
Bolo, shotgun land Sibalom man in jail
SAN JOSE, Antique – A man was arrested for violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act) in Barangay Pantao, Sibalom,...
‘Shabu’ worth P60T seized in Roxas City
ROXAS City – Suspected shabu worth about P60,000 was recovered in a drug buy-bust operation in this capital city.
The suspected illegal drugs contained in...
Makato stabbing suspect surrenders
KALIBO, Aklan – He turned himself in to the police in Makato, Aklan after a fatal stabbing incident.
The 37-year-old Romel Tumanun of Barangay Cayangwan,...
Bacolod police conduct antidrug drive in schools
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is conducting a series of drug awareness and prevention symposiums in public and private schools...
‘Low turnout’ of Boracay workers getting aid
BORACAY – There is a “low turnout” of displaced island workers availing themselves of the government’s livelihood assistance, according to Labor secretary Silvestre Bello...
Muslim-friendly destinations eyed in WV
ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 is looking for ways to attract more tourists from Muslim countries to visit Western...
Antique man killed in antidrug operation
SAN JOSE, Antique – A drug buy-bust operation turned fatal for a man in Sitio Bacolod, Barangay San Luis, Culasi, Antique, a police report...
29-year-old Bago man found dead
BACOLOD City – His relatives found him dead inside his bedroom in Purok Proper South, Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental, a police report...