NOCPPO cautions personnel on gun safety
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) reminded its personnel to be cautious when handling their service...
Rare migratory bird’s first sighting in WV
ILOILO – The Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), a rare migratory bird, was seen and recorded during the conduct of the Asian Waterbird Census in...
Road crash injures 8
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A sport utility vehicle (SUV), motorcycle and passenger jeepney collided in Barangay Amamaros, Pototan, Iloilo, around 10 a.m. yesterday,...
Construction worker, ‘ukay-ukay’ vendor yield ‘shabu’
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO City – Three sachets of suspected shabu were seized from a construction worker and an ukay-ukay vendor in Barangay Bakhaw, Mandurriao...
P3.8M bank checks, P2.6M cash robbed from town official’s house
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Bank checks valued at P3.8 million and cash reaching P2.6 million were carted away by burglars from...
Venture into high-value crops, Antique farmers told
ANTIQUE – Rice farmers in Antique are being urged to prioritize high-value crops (HVC) such as onions and garlic to prevent their shortages and...
Guimaras strengthens campaign vs ASF
GUIMARAS – The Guimaras provincial government, through its Provincial Office for Agricultural Services (POAS), has intensified its information campaign on African Swine Fever (ASF)...
Sugar coalition proposes lower imports
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The recently formed Sugar Producers Coalition, or Sugar Council, is proposing a lower tonnage of sugar importation.
The...
Man shot, stabbed by drinking partner
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – A man died “on the spot”. He was shot and stabbed by his drinking partner in Purok...
Cadiz resident suspect in mobile phones robbery
BACOLOD City – A resident of Barangay Tinampa-an, Cadiz City has been tagged as suspect in the robbery of five units of mobile phones...