A presidential convoy with an ambulance transporting Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the armed forces hospital in Brasilia, Brazil on July 14, 2021. REUTERS/ADRIANO MACHADO

Man wounded in accidental firing

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A member of a civilian volunteer organization was hospitalized following an accidental gun discharge in Hacienda Vista...

WV’s No. 1 most wanted falls

ILOILO – Western Visayas’ No. 1 most wanted man for nine counts of rape was nabbed in Barangay Semirara, Caluya, Antique. Orlyn Lucena, a 41-year-old...

Decomposing body found in La Carlota

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA & MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City – A body in an advanced state of decomposition was found in Hacienda Consuelo, Barangay...
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Bacolod teachers’ group appeals for addt’l guidance counselors

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A teachers’ group is appealing for additional guidance counselors for schools operating in the city. Bacolod City Public...
An estimated P476,000 of suspected shabu was recovered during a buy-bust operation in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo on Saturday. Barotac Viejo Municipal Police Station

P476K ‘shabu’ seized in Barotac Viejo

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – Nearly half a million pesos worth of suspected shabu was recovered from a 42-year-old man in Barangay San Francisco,...

Man yields over P300K ‘shabu’

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – A total of P374,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sooc, Arevalo...

Girl, 7, drowns in Antique

ANTIQUE – A seven-year-old girl drowned in the seawaters of Barangay Maybato North, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb....
The provincial government of Antique, through its Provincial Veterinary Office, held a consultative meeting on Saturday, Feb. 25, to strengthen its African Swine Fever countermeasures following its detection in Capiz province. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE FACEBOOK PAGE

After ASF reaches Capiz; Antique to impose stricter border control

ANTIQUE – The provincial government of Antique would strengthen border control to prevent the entry of live hogs, pork, and pork products from provinces...
Students, teachers and faculty of Paaralan ng Buhay ng Tando in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras perform the "drop, cover, hold, clear, and out" scenario during the earthquake drill. PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS FACEBOOK PAGE

Guimaras PDRRMO conducts earthquake drill

GUIMARAS – To assess the readiness of the school and its learners to disasters, the Guimaras provincial government’s Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...

NPA believed to be behind councilman’s slay

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Philippine Army's 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) believed the New People’s Army (NPA) was responsible for the...