Illegal fishing sends two men to jail
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – Two persons were arrested for illegal fishing in Bukot Island, Barangay Talotu-an, Concepcion.
Aries Artisana, 35, of Barangay Tanza, Estancia,...
Senate to check ‘economic viability’ of NIR
BACOLOD City – The creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) should be “economically viable” as the proposed legislation will soon be tackled in...
PDRRMC: Place Antique under state of calamity
ANTIQUE – The Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommended placing Antique under a state of calamity due to typhoon-enhanced southwest monsoon rains,...
BCPO assistance desks up for swift crime response
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has put up assistance desks in strategic areas around the city to ensure a timely...
2 dead, 1 hurt in road crash
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
CAPIZ – Two people died in a vehicular accident in Barangay Mianay, Sigma, Capiz.
Motorcycle driver Lawrence Rodico, 22, and backrider Nicole...
Lung, heart diseases top killers in Antique
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Respiratory and heart diseases are among the top 10 leading causes of death in all age groups in...
Iloilo City wins regional best PESO award
ILOILO City – Iloilo City was recently adjudged as the regional winner of Best Public Employment Services Office (PESO) for highly urbanized city category during...
BARANGAY, SK POLLS; 12 Antique villages areas of ‘immediate concern’
ANTIQUE – Twelve barangays in Antique province have been identified as areas of “immediate concern” or under the “orange” category vis-à-vis the Oct. 30...
Bacolod JOs to run in BSKE deemed resigned
BACOLOD City – About 100 job order (JO) casual employees of this city were deemed to have resigned after they filed their certificates of...
Boracay’s tourist numbers up
BORACAY – Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan welcomed 1,528,095 tourists for the first eight months of this year.
Citing the ease of travel restrictions, the...