Cong. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (center) of Negros Occidental’s 3rd District spearheads a “convergence meeting” for the rehabilitation of four areas in his district hit by flashfloods in January – Victorias City, E.B. Magalona town, Silay City, and Talisay City.

4 flood-hit Negros areas up for rehab

BACOLOD City – Four areas in Negros Occidental’s 3rd District affected by the Jan. 1 and Jan. 8 flashfloods will be rehabilitated – Victorias...
Residents of Barangay Bagongbong, Lambunao town, Iloilo swear allegiance to the government and denounce the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army. Bagongbong is among the 13 barangays in Panay Island that declared the rebels unwelcome in their turfs last month. PHOTO COURTESY OF 301ST INFANTRY BRIGADE, PHILIPPINE ARMY

13 barangays declare NPA persona non grata

ROXAS City – Thirteen barangays in Capiz and Iloilo provinces classified as “under the influence” of rebels joined the list of local government units...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Antique Station conducts a search and rescue operation following the capsizing of a motorboat in Caluya, Antique. PHOTO COURTESY OF CALUYA MDRRMO

Crew of capsized boat rescued in Antique

SAN JOSE, Antique – Four crew members of a motorboat that capsized in the waters off Sibolo Island in Caluya, Antique and Carabao Island,...
CORPUZ

Limit movements, Jordan residents told

JORDAN, Guimaras – Mayor Ruben Corpuz urged his constituents to stay at home as much as possible and go out only when necessary. He cited...

20-year-old drug suspect busted

PILAR, Capiz – A 20-year-old man was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Natividad here over the weekend. Eric Jorge Espinosa, a resident of...
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Man killed after visiting wake

PRESIDENT ROXAS, Capiz – In Barangay Ibaca here around 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, a 32-year-old motorcycle-driving man was shot to death. Duran Ballon Barredo of...

Sapian SB member dies in road mishap

SAPIAN, Capiz – A Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member here died in a road accident in Sitio Pirara, Barangay Poblacion on Saturday. A speeding multicab hit...
CATAMIN

Tapaz village captain shot dead in Calinog

ROXAS City -- A village captain in Capiz province was shot dead in Barangay Malitbog, Calinog, Iloilo Sunday morning. Julie Catamin, 49, of Barangay Roosevelt,...

Do Antique PUJs follow public health protocols?

SAN JOSE, Antique – Beginning March 1, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) will randomly inspect public utility...
The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division based in Jamindan, Capiz receives from Jonifer Frades, Department of Agriculture Region 6’s focal person for High-Value Crops Development Program, a spade that represents the farm implements turned over by the agency to the soldiers to promote high-value crops farming inside Camp Macario Peralta. DA-6 PHOTO

DA, Army partner to boost farming at Camp Peralta

JAMINDAN, Capiz – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas partnered with the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) to promote high-value crops...