NegOcc guv confident BSKE will be peaceful
BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is confident that the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Negros Occidental will be peaceful.
This...
Probe ordered vs ‘illegal’ culvert to address Bacolod flooding
BACOLOD City – The city council is seeking an immediate investigation on the alleged illegal construction of a culvert in Purok Mabinuligon II, Barangay...
P150K ‘shabu’ seized in lodging house buy-bust
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ROXAS City – A 30-year-old drug pushing suspect was arrested in a buy-bust operation at a lodging house in Barangay Tiza,...
10K enrolled in Antique child dev’t centers
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Around 10,000 children in Antique were enrolled in 668 Child Development Centers, which aim to nurture social-emotional skills...
Boat trips to Mindoro, Palawan resume
ANTIQUE – Travel via small sea vessels from Antique (Semirara, Caluya, Libertad, and Culasi) to Occidental Mindoro and Palawan and vice versa has resumed.
The...
DTI, DA finalize fine for rice price cap violators
BACOLOD City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have yet to finalize penalties for rice retailers...
Food, alcohol-free drinks push Guimaras’ headline inflation
GUIMARAS – The annual rate of price change in Guimaras province moved quicker in August due to the sharp rise in the costs of...
Son stabs pa
BACOLOD City – A father lost his life in the hands of his son in Bangga Diot, Barangay III-Poblacion, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on...
No drug groups, ‘huge’ personalities in W. Visayas – PDEA
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has yet to identify “huge” drug personalities or groups in Western Visayas.
Atty. Bomrad...
Guv: Aklan on track to full recovery
KALIBO, Aklan – Aklan’s tourism industry is now on track for full recovery, according to Gov. Jose Enrique Miraflores.
Miraflores revealed this during his State...