Ex-SRA admin, board members cleared over SO4 issue

By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – President and concurrent Department of Agriculture secretary Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has cleared former Sugar Regulatory Administration...
An estimated P748,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized in Arevalo, Iloilo City, on Wednesday evening. RPDEU 6 PHOTO

P748K ‘shabu’ seized in Arevalo buy-bust

By RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – Police operatives recovered an estimated P748,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sto. Niño...
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Palayag Festival of Buenavista town kicks off today

GUIMARAS – After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Palayag Festival of Buenavista, Guimaras, is back with the...

Autopsy confirms rape of slain girl in Estancia

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – The seven-year-old girl found dead in Barangay Gogo, Estancia, Iloilo on Dec. 19, 2022 was raped, an autopsy showed. “Ang...
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is a University of the Philippines Gawad Oblation awardee. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO PHOTO

Defensor to receive 2nd UP Gawad Oblation award

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is one of the recipients of the 2nd University of the Philippines (UP) Gawad Oblation in recognition of...

Do better this 2023, NegOcc guv tells capitol workers

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson called on all employees of the provincial government to work together with a...

Antique’s 6th most wanted collared

ANTIQUE – The No. 6 most wanted person in this province was arrested in Payatas, Quezon City, on Monday. After three years in hiding, alias...

2 drug suspects nabbed in Bago

BACOLOD City – Two illegal drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sampinit, Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday afternoon. Eulene Arellano,...
The provincial government of Capiz distributed aid to affected residents after Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” hit. It was able to disburse over P25 million to the Capisnons in crisis situations in 2022. CAPIZ PGCG FACEBOOK PHOTO

Capiz gov’t dispenses P25.2-M aid in 2022

CAPIZ – The provincial government was able to release a total of P25,288,100 financial assistance to Capisnons in crisis situations in 2022. Since Gov. Fredenil...

Capiz firecracker blast injuries rise to 12

CAPIZ – There are now 12 firecracker blast injuries in this province, data from the Capiz Provincial Health Office as of Jan. 3 showed. The...