Brigadier General Sidney Villaflor, Police Regional Office 6 acting director, said they are conducting counterintelligence monitoring on the 76 village officials involved in illegal drugs. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Capiz has most drug-linked village officials in WV

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO & RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – The province of Capiz had the highest number of village officials involved in illegal...
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NegOcc town’s most wanted collared

BACOLOD City – The most wanted person in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental was collared in Batangas City. An arrest warrant for three counts of rape...

Laborer nabbed for gun at checkpoint

ILOILO City – A laborer was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm at a checkpoint in Barangay Gines Patag, Cabatuan, Iloilo. The 32-year-old Arjonel...
Students and faculty at the Lacaron Integrated School were given access to fast and reliable internet connectivity through Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet. This was made possible by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda.

Legarda brings Elon Musk’s Starlink to Antique

ANTIQUE – Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda took a crucial step towards digital inclusivity for Filipino students by spearheading the installation of Starlink...

5 nabbed, P700K ‘shabu’ seized in Jaro

RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS  ILOILO City – Five suspects were arrested in an antidrug operation in an abandoned house in Barangay Desamparados, Jaro district at around...
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41 Guimaras villages landslide-, flood-prone

GUIMARAS – Forty-one barangays in this island province are susceptible to landslides and flooding, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Mines...
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Lightning strikes; 1 dead, 4 hurt 

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – One died and four are still being treated at the hospital after lightning struck a bahay kubo in Sitio...
HISTORIC MOMENT. Dr. Hazel P. Villa, hands over a copy of her dissertation to Gov. JC Rahman Nava, in a groundbreaking moment in inspiring scholarly pursuits on the heritage of Guimaras. The turnover happened during the 31st provincehood celebration and Manggahan Festival, held on May 22, at the Capitol Event Area, Jordan, Guimaras. PRETTY PEARL KATE SERILO PHOTO

Dissertation on Guimaras waterlore handed to prov’l gov’t

BY MARK LAWRENCE G. ARTICUNA SERVING a significant contribution to preserving the Guimarasnon identity and the province's intangible cultural heritage, Dr. Hazel P. Villa, an...
The People's Pagbana-ag Activity Center serves as one of the evacuation centers in Hinoba-an town. At least 1,000 families in Negros Occidental were pre-emptively evacuated over the weekend. MAYOR DAPH V. RELIQUIAS FACEBOOK PHOTO

1K NegOcc families move to safety

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – At least 1,015 families in Negros Occidental were pre-emptively evacuated in preparation for the effects of the...
The Supanga Hanging Bridge in Barangay Supanga, Calinog, Iloilo is one of the six Agroforestry Support Facilities funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the town. DENR-6 PHOTO

Calinog far-flung areas get P63M agroforestry facilities

ILOILO– Communities living in the far-flung area of Calinog were recipients of over P63 million worth of newly constructed infrastructure projects. Six Agroforestry Support Facilities...