Bacolod DPS head dismissed from service

BACOLOD City – This city’s Department of Public Services (DPS) head, Ramel Palalon, has been dismissed from service and is facing administrative charges. City Legal...

Jeepney driver shot

ILOILO – A jeepney driver was shot by a riding-in-tandem in Barangay Bayuyan Estancia, Iloilo, yesterday, May 2. Jelly Cuacoyco, 54, of Barangay Abong, Carles,...

NOCPPO to coordinate with BCPO over missing persons 

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) will coordinate with the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on...
The newly-constructed Sitio Calaptan Bridge (left) and the reconstructed Nanca-Cudangdang Bridge in E.B. Magalona town, Negros Occidental province connect communities across the Malogo River. DPWH REGION VI FACEBOOK PHOTO

New bridges link Negros town’s remote villages

BACOLOD City – Two bridges worth P74.7 million make travel easier and safer for residents of remote villages in E.B. Magalona town, Negros Occidental. The...

‘Stolen’ fighting cocks recovered 

BACOLOD City – Three stolen fighting cocks were recovered by the authorities in Barangay San Juan, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental. Businessman Lorenzo Atienza, 50, reported that...

2 women nabbed for ‘shabu’

BACOLOD City – Two women were arrested for possessing 20 grams of suspected shabu valued at P136,000. Operatives apprehended suspects Sheeja Dela Fuente, 31, and...
Roxas City’s Mayor Ronnie Dadivas (right) welcomes Khristale Del Rosario (left) of the US Peace Corps Response Program at the city hall. RONNIE DADIVAS FB PAGE PHOTO

US Peace Corps to send volunteers to Roxas City

ROXAS City – The United States Peace Corps will send International Peace Corps Response Volunteers in this city soon. Mayor Ronnie Dadivas disclosed this following...
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Voters’ files safe from flooding–Comelec

BACOLOD City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this city assured voters that no files had been damaged by floodwaters that entered its...
A high-value drug suspect and 10 others were arrested in Jaro, Iloilo City, on Sunday, April 30. An estimated P408,000 worth of suspect shabu was seized. PCADG WESTERN VISAYAS

11 busted, P400K ‘shabu’ seized 

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – Law enforcers arrested 11 individuals and seized over P400,000 worth of suspected shabu in Barangay Desamparados, Jaro district...

Man stabbed to death

BACOLOD City – A 59-year-old man was stabbed dead. Hernan Garayes went to check who was throwing stones at their house in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan...