UPV, Victorias City ink MOA to restore, protect Gawahon Eco-park
ILOILO – The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) entered into a memorandum of agreement with the city government of Victorias in Negros Occidental to...
Manokan Country vendors to relocate
BACOLOD City – The impending P4-billion development at the Reclamation Area will see at least 25 Manokan Country stall owners moving to a temporary...
Elderly man takes own life following wife’s passing
BY IME SORNITO & JEN BAYLON
ANTIQUE – A poignant real-life enactment of the vow “’Till death do us part” transpired in Hamtic town.
The decomposed...
Prov’l Development Council joins push for Iloilo Airport expansion
BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS
ILOILO – The push for the Iloilo Airport expansion gains momentum as the Provincial Development Council (PDC) Executive Committee endorsed two...
NFA calls on farmers to avail of higher ‘palay’ buying price
BACOLOD City – The National Food Authority (NFA) is encouraging rice farmers in Negros Occidental to avail themselves of the higher buying price of...
Bago’s ‘green’ initiatives earn global recognition
BACOLOD City – For the second consecutive year, Bago City’s sustainable tourism efforts have earned a spot in the Top 100 Green Destinations Stories...
Guimaras vies for SGLG award
GUIMARAS – The provincial government of Guimaras recently underwent an assessment for the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG).
The national validation team was...
‘Kontra Bigay’ strengthens drive vs vote-buying, -selling
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Provincial Committee on Kontra Bigay (CKB) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Antique emphasized its commitment to running after offenders...
Man flees after shooting cousin
BY JEN BAYLON
ILOILO – On Tuesday night, a man shot his cousin in Barangay Cabayogan, Badiangan.
The victim, known by the alias “Roll,” is currently...
Rebel suspect nabbed in Toboso
BACOLOD City – A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was caught in a joint operation by the municipal police and the Philippine Army’s...