House OKs Tangalan fish port bill
KALIBO, Aklan – A bill seeking to establish a fish port in the municipality of Tangalan hurdled its third and final reading in the...
Capiznons warned vs. potential red tide toxin in Pilar waters
CAPIZ – There is potential paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), or toxic red tide, in the municipality of Pilar, based on reports received by the...
Traders offer higher price for early-harvested rice
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Traders are offering farmers between P22 and P24 per kilo from the previous month's buying price of P12...
W. Visayas cops told to stop ‘e-sabong’
BACOLOD City – Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director Brigadier General Sidney Villaflor ordered an aggressive campaign against e-sabong (electronic/online cockfighting).
Major Mary Grace Borio, PRO-6...
Fire razes Guimaras house
GUIMARAS – A Monday night blaze turned 18 sacks of palay into ashes in Barangay Lucmayan, Nueva Valencia.
The house of barangay kagawad Angelita Gaitan was left...
Kabankalan resident yields ‘shabu’, gun
BACOLOD City – Police seized suspected shabu and a firearm with ammunition during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
The 34-year-old...
AS MILLING SEASON NEARS, Will P3k per bag of sugar price remain?
BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson of Negros Occidental is hopeful that sugar will remain at P3,000 per bag as milling season begins.
“Every...
34 cops relieved over Passi City raid
BY RUBY SILUBRICO & RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO City – Personnel of the Passi City Police Station and Provincial Special Operations Group (PSOG) were relieved...
PSA-Aklan accepts PhilSys ID replacement
KALIBO, Aklan – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Aklan has begun accepting requests for the replacement of damaged or defective Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)...
P1M awaits Sadsad Ati-Atihan tribal big champ
KALIBO, Aklan – As preparations gain momentum, the local government recently announced that winners of the 2024 Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest will get cold...