120K Antique children to get measles, polio vax
ANTIQUE – The measles-rubella and oral polio vaccine supplemental immunization activity (MR OPV SIA) targets to inoculate over 120,000 children in this province from...
20 served with bldg violations
BACOLOD City – The Office of the Building Official (OBO) served notices to 20 establishments for violations of the national building code, or Presidential...
‘Tanod’ shot to death
BACOLOD City – A barangay tanod of Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental was shot dead by unidentified assailants.
Marvin Caramihan, 50, was on his...
Antique’s 5th most wanted collared
ANTIQUE – The province’s No. 5 most wanted person was arrested in Barangay Carawisan 1, San Remigio.
James Agustino, 32, is single and a resident...
Antique water district prepares for El Niño
SWD general manager Engr. Jonathan De Gracia, on Monday, said they started repair and maintenance works on the pumping station in Barangay District 1...
Checkpoint nets ‘marijuana’
ROXAS City – At a police checkpoint in Barangay Tanza, Roxas City, suspected marijuana was seized from a 21-year-old man.
French John Vito was a...
NegOcc prov’l admin amid shortage forecast: ‘Pork production stays strong’
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The production of pork in Negros Occidental remains strong despite warnings from the Bureau of Animal Industry...
Roxas City strengthens measures to contain ASF
ROXAS City – Following the first cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) logged in two barangays here, the city government strengthened its measures to...
Tricycle driver nabbed for ‘arson’
ANTIQUE – A tricycle driver charged with arson was arrested in Barangay Poblacion 3, Hamtic, Antique.
Eduardo Lagunday, 55, was a resident of Barangay Lapaz,...
2 dead, 2 hurt in road mishap
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – Two individuals died in a motorcycle collision in Barangay Kinalkalan, Balasan, Iloilo around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25.
Drivers...