On Wednesday night, May 3, two high-value drug suspects were arrested in Molo, Iloilo City. PDEA 6 PHOTO

High-value suspect falls, P680K ‘shabu’ seized

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency - Region 6 and the Iloilo City Police Station 4 (Molo district police)...
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NegOcc LGUs halt classes due to heavy rains 

BACOLOD City – Several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, canceled classes in all levels on Thursday, May 4,...
Personnel of the Aklan Provincial Health Office conducting the ‘Chikiting Ligtas’ measles-rubella (left) and oral polio vaccination (right) activity in Barangay Poblacion, Madalag, Aklan. As of Wednesday, May 3, nearly 2,000 children received their doses. AKLAN PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE FACEBOOK

Nearly 2,000 Aklanon children get vax for measles, oral polio

AKLAN – Nearly 2,000 children successfully received the measles-rubella and oral polio vaccines in the province as of Wednesday, May 3. For measles-rubella, 2,062 children,...

BCPO nets P2-M ‘shabu’, 57 suspects in April

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized an estimated P2.27 million worth of suspected shabu and 57 drug suspects in April. Of...
Photo shows a newly discovered cave in Sebaste, Antique in 2021. Provincial Ordinance No. 2021-256 declared the month of April of every year as Cave Month to safeguard the integrity of Antique’s caves and their resources. PHOTO COURTESY OF DISCOVER ANTIQUE

Antique students tapped as cave advocates

ANTIQUE – Students from three schools in the province will be organized as cave protection advocates. Inspired by the lectures of Asian Union of Speleology...
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Declogging underway to address Bacolod flooding 

BACOLOD City – Drainages in this city are being declogged following the flooding on Sunday afternoon, April 30. Parts of the Reclamation Area, particularly in...

1 dead, 2 hurt in Cadiz City scuffle

BACOLOD City – A man died and two others were wounded in a scuffle at the covered court of Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros...
A police officer assigned at the Capiz Police Provincial Office died in a road accident in Roxas City yesterday, May 3. JOSHUA KENNETH ANAS/DYVR RMN ROXAS

Cop dies in road mishap 

ROXAS City – A police officer died in a road accident at around 3 a.m. yesterday, May 3, in Barangay Lawaan. Police Captain Cicero Lusterio,...

Boy, 13, dies in hit-and-run

ANTIQUE – A 13-year-old boy died in a hit-and-run along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion, Belison town. Juan Carlos Gallano of the locality succumbed...
Antique’s P970-million government center breaks ground in San Jose de Buenavista town on April 28. It will house provincial and national government offices, among others. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE FACEBOOK

Antique Government Center construction to start in two months 

ANTIQUE – The Antique Government Center, a hub for all national and provincial government transactions, will soon materialize. The groundbreaking ceremony for the P970-million project...