2nd Guimaras Dragon Fruit Fest set
GUIMARAS – Dragon Fruit Festival is seen to be sweeter the second time around.
The provincial government of Guimaras will kick off the celebrations this...
2 rebels killed in Leon encounter
ILOILO City – Two New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a gun battle with government troops on Saturday, July 29, in Sitio...
7 rescued from sinking fishing boat
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A crew of seven persons was rescued from a distressed fishing boat in the waters between Masbate province and...
1 dead, 5 hurt in road mishap
CAPIZ – A motorcycle and tricycle collided in Barangay Parian, Sigma on Thursday, July 27, killing one and injuring five others.
Motorcycle driver Roy Isiderio...
SRA seeks P2B for 2024 budget
BACOLOD City – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is seeking to have its P2-billion budget restored next year, as mandated under the Sugar Industry...
Depopulation of backyard-grown hogs pushed
ANTIQUE – Backyard swine growers in San Jose de Buenavista town have volunteered their hogs for culling amid the continuing spread of the African...
Bacolod village under state of calamity
BACOLOD City – The council members of Barangay 39 declared a state of calamity due to flooding brought on by inclement weather.
A total of...
WV’s No. 1 fugitive falls
ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ No. 1 most wanted person charged with rape was arrested in Barangay Dacutan, Dumangas, Iloilo.
The 35-year-old suspect, a resident...
One dead in Anilao shooting
ILOILO – Two individuals were shot in Sito Mumwick, Barangay Dangula-an, Anilao.
Jerry “Sonny” Maravilla of Barangay Paloc Sa-ol, Dumangas, Iloilo was declared dead upon...
Suspects yield P884K ‘shabu’
ILOILO City – An estimated P884,000 for 130 grams of suspected shabu were recovered from two high-value suspects in a police drug operation in...