PESO-Antique to hold job fair

ANTIQUE – The provincial government here, through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), is set to conduct a job fair at Robinsons Place in...
In a survey, 71 percent of respondents claimed they still settle their bills in cash, which may be due to reservations about using online portals as cybersecurity threats have been rising amid the pandemic. PHOTO ©PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER 2022

Drug suspect claims giving protection money to cop

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS  ILOILO – The drug suspect arrested on Wednesday in Pototan town claimed enjoying police protection. Robert Kristian “RK” P. Dacara, 38, collared...
A drug suspect from Jaro district in Iloilo City was arrested early Friday morning, July 21. ICPO PHOTO

Jaro suspect yields ‘shabu’

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – A “priority target” in the drug watchlist of the Iloilo City Police Station 3 (Jaro Police Station) was...
Electronic image of Leptospira interrogans. CDC/NCID/HIP/Janice Carr (PHIL #1220)

‘Leptos’ prevention drive pushed 

BACOLOD City – The City Health Office (CHO) has been urged to conduct a prevention drive against leptospirosis. CHO data as of July 8 showed...
Traditional jeepneys in Bacolod City parked at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds on Nov. 7, 2022. Nanette L. Guadalquiver/PNA photo

1.3K PUJs in Bacolod get provisional authority to operate

BACOLOD City – Almost 1,300 traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) here obtained provisional authority to operate from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board...

Comelec inspects Sibalom voting centers

ANTIQUE – Preparations of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for this October’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have begun in this province. An inspection...

‘Leptos’ cases rising

CAPIZ – Thirty-one cases of leptospirosis have been recorded in this province since January this year, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). This is...
An encounter with the government forces on Thursday night, July 20, led to the deaths of two New People’s Army rebels, including Marivic Ebarle, believed to be the commanding officer of the Central Negros Front's Section Guerilla Unit. 96.7 XFM BACOLOD FACEBOOK PHOTO

2 NPA rebels slain in Moises Padilla

BACOLOD City – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a gun battle with soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion...

City gov’t to lift closure order vs junk shop

BACOLOD City – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said he would lift the closure order he issued against DLC Junk Shop once the latter settles...

Laborers lose cash, phones to ‘thieves’

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – The Arevalo district police are running after two persons who allegedly stole the money and cellphones of two...