2 nabbed in buy-bust
ANTIQUE – Two drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok 2, Barangay 1, San Jose de Buenavista town.
Karen Abellar, 28, was...
Guimaras dragon fruit production increases, festival a big help
GUIMARAS – The production of dragon fruits in this province has increased since 2019 and the Dragon Fruit Festival helps.
From six hectares in 2022,...
Policeman faces probe for ‘threatening’ 4 civilians
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO City – A police officer is under investigation for allegedly threatening four civilians, including a minor, with a gun in...
Suspect in weekend shooting falls; cops eye ‘love triangle’
ILOILO City – Around 8:25 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, outside a hypermarket in Zarraga, Iloilo a security guard shot another security guard then...
Dead newborn found in dumpsite
KALIBO, Aklan – A baby was found dead inside a garbage bag at the dumpsite in Barangay Bakhaw Sur, Kalibo.
The baby, with its umbilical...
BCPO orders halt to ‘perya’ gambling
BACOLOD City – Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director Police Colonel Noel Aliño ordered all carnivals or peryahan to halt gambling operation
According to Aliño,...
Establishments selling liquor near schools face closure
BACOLOD City – The City Legal Office (CLO) warned business establishments within the 200-meter radius of schools against selling liquor.
City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos...
Grenade explodes outside Dumarao mayor’s house
CAPIZ – A grenade exploded outside the house of Dumarao town’s Mayor Mateo Hachuela in Barangay Poblacion Ilaya on Saturday night, Aug. 5.
There were...
Student nabbed for ‘robbery’
BACOLOD City – A Grade 9 student and a companion were arrested in Barangay Asia, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental following a robbery around 11:30 p.m....
Antique’s agri losses to‘Egay’, habagat hit nearly P7M
ANTIQUE – Losses in agriculture in this province were pegged at nearly P7 million due to the Typhoon “Egay”-enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat.
An estimated P6,950,251...