‘Biggest bell’ in Southeast Asia marks 144th year
ROXAS City – Before dawn of Dec. 21, the parish of the centuries-old Sta. Monica Church in Panay, Capiz rang the Panay Bell –...
Zero tolerance for illegal parking, vending
BACOLOD City – Starting next week, the city government will enforce a zero tolerance policy on illegal parking and ambulant vendors.Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez instructed the...
Man brandishes gun, cuffed
BACOLOD City – A man was arrested for allegedly brandishing a firearm around 8:27 p.m. on Dec. 28 in Barangay Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental.Ange...
Drug ‘courier’ yields P1.2-M ‘shabu’
By RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A high-value drug suspect yielded P1.25-million worth of shabu in a police operation in Dumanagas town yesterday, Dec. 28.Abraham...
Lending office robbed in Roxas City
ROXAS City – A money lending company on Arellano Street, Barangay III here was robbed of P162,900 on Dec. 27.Joseph Arcangeles III, manager of...
Labor group sees ‘bleak’ outlook for 2023
By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Local labor rights group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) is seeing a “bleak” 2023 due to...
1,136 Buenavista rice farmers get financial assistance
GUIMARAS – In Buenavista town, 1,135 rice farmers each received P5,000 Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) on Tuesday, Dec. 27.Provincial Office for Agricultural Services...
‘Tanod’ hacked over old grudge
BACOLOD City – A 58-year-old tanod in Barangay Mansablay, Isabela, Negros Occidental was hacked to death on Tuesday evening.Ruben Teves was going home from a birthday...
Man dies in hit-and-run
By RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A 33-year-old man died in a hit-and-run in Barangay Natividad, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, around 2 a.m. yesterday, Dec. 28.Victim...
Man stabs bro in Maayon
ILOILO City – A man got stabbed by his younger half-brother in Barangay Salgan, Maayon, Capiz.
Police identified the victim as Christopher Dapiton, 29, and...