The 14th Philippine Shrimp Congress kicked off yesterday, Sept. 20, at the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City. MAE SINGUAY/PN

Nat’l Shrimp Congress kicks off in Bacolod

BACOLOD City – The 14th Philippine Shrimp Congress kicked off at the SMX Convention Center here with a focus on the promising export potential...
An unlicensed firearm with ammunition was recovered from a man about to enter a court in Mambusao, Capiz on Tuesday, Sept. 19. MAMBUSAO MUNICIPAL POLICE STATION PHOTO

Man tries smuggling gun, ammos into court

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS CAPIZ – A 23-year-old man attempted to bring a firearm into the Regional Trial Court -Branch 21 in Mambusao town where...

Capitol employee found dead

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – The lifeless body of a 54-year-old Iloilo Provincial Capitol employee was discovered at his boardinghouse in Barangay San...
Photo courtesy of Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee)/ Wikimedia Commons

Roxas brgy undergo validation for nat’l ‘Lupon’ awards

ROXAS City – The Lupong Tagapamayapa of Barangay Lawaan here recently underwent validation for the 2023 Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards (LTIA). This marks the third...

Theft suspects detained

BACOLOD City – Two individuals have been taken into custody at the Kabankalan City Police Station in Negros Occidental in connection with a theft...

82 punong barangay bets run unopposed in Capiz

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Eighty-two candidates for punong barangay in the province's 473 villages will run unopposed in this Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang...
ABONADO. AJ PALCULLO/PN

PDEA-6: Go for BSKE bets with clean record

ILOILO City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 (PDEA-6) is appealing to the public to vote for candidates with no illegal drug record. PDEA-6...
Personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency conduct a greyhound operation and drug test at the Aklan District Jail in Kalibo. PDEA REGION VI

PDLs, personnel in Aklan District Jail hurdle drug test

AKLAN – All persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and personnel at the Aklan District Jail in Barangay Nalook, Kalibo, who took drug tests yesterday, passed. A...
In a survey, 71 percent of respondents claimed they still settle their bills in cash, which may be due to reservations about using online portals as cybersecurity threats have been rising amid the pandemic. PHOTO ©PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER 2022

Local biz group bucks proposed P150 wage hike

BACOLOD City – A local business group in this city is against the proposed P150 across-the-board wage increase for workers in the private sector...

Decomposing body found in Tapaz

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS CAPIZ – A body in an advanced state of decomposition was found in Barangay Tacayan, Tapaz on Monday night, Sept. 18. The...