Drug suspect busted in Jaro

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – A call center agent was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Sitio Washington, Barangay Benedicto, Jaro district. Jenkin...
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‘Habagat’ damages at least 20 houses in Bago City, Don Salvador Benedicto

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – At least 20 houses were damaged in Bago City and the town of Don Salvador Benedicto in...
Residents of Barangay Nagdayao, Sibalom, Antique take shelter at the Nagdayao Elementary School as a precaution against flooding. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE FACEBOOK PAGE

Over 2K Antiqueños evacuate

ANTIQUE – When Typhoon "Betty" entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on May 27, 2,138 individuals from 870 families in the province preemptively...
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DepEd-Antique to schools: Hold catch-up lessons

ANTIQUE – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique is urging all 535 public schools in the province to conduct catch-up lessons...

Missing woman found dead

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – An old woman reported missing was found dead in Sitio Lagong-ong, Barangay Baclayan, New Lucena, Iloilo. Reginita Soldevilla, 73, a...
An emergency hotline that directly connects barangay tanods to the Bacolod City Police Office and acting director Colonel Noel Aliño was established recently. BCD PIO FACEBOOK PHOTO

Quick response hotline set for Bacolod ‘tanods’

BACOLOD City –The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has established an emergency hotline that directly connects barangay tanods to acting director Police Colonel Noel Aliño. Aliño said...
A 38-year-old man was stabbed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental early yesterday morning, June 1. The victim was able to mutter two names before his death. CHERRY LOU VILLACAMPA FB PHOTO

Stabbing victim names suspects before death

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A resident of Sagay City, Negros Occidental was stabbed inside his house in Yolanda Housing Phase 2,...
Several residents were stranded yesterday after heavy rains rendered the temporary access road across the Paliwan River inaccessible. The Paliwan Bridge collapsed during Tropical Storm "Paeng" last year. DISCOVER ANTIQUE, PHILIPPINES FB

Paliwan River impassable anew

ANTIQUE – The temporary access road across the Paliwan River has become inaccessible due to flooding following intermittent, heavy rains in the province. Paliwan Bridge...

DENR to test air quality amid foul odor in Victorias City

BACOLOD City – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will test the air quality in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, whose residents have...
Western Visayas has over one million live hogs as per inventory of the Philippine Statistics Authority. The number is expected to increase with the repopulation program implemented in the region. DA-6

Kalibo intensifies ASF measures

AKLAN – The Kalibo Municipal Agricultural Services Division has intensified its field surveillance on possible cases of African swine fever (ASF). This week, blood samples...