Girl, 9, drowns in Capiz river
ILOILO City -- A nine-year-old girl drowned in a river in Barangay Candual, Panay, Capiz.
Police identified the victim as Sofia Bajada, a Grade 4...
Kalibo public market rehabilitation hits snag
KALIBO, Aklan – Vendors may have to wait a little longer before the phased development of the public market here commences.
Rebuilding the market is...
It’s 15 days max for wakes in Buenavista
BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – Wakes for the dead here should be no more than 15 days, according to Mayor Eugenio Reyes, citing the continuing threat...
Police checkpoint nets pistol, hand grenade
ROXAS City – A police checkpoint in Barangay Tabuc, Pontevedra, Capiz caught a man with a gun and grenade.
Jay Benitez, 24, was a resident...
Landless Negros farmers protest: ‘Why are you breaking our hearts, Mr. President?’
BACOLOD City – Carrying “broken hearts” made of red cartolina, about 50 landless Negros Occidental farmers belonging to national peasant federation Task Force Mapalad...
Shredded banknotes unfit – central bank
ROXAS City – Shredded banknotes found in a vacant lot in Barangay Cagay here were indeed up for disposal, according to the Bangko Sentral...
COVID in Guimaras displaces over 5,000 in tourism sector
JORDAN, Guimaras – The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced tourism-related businesses in Guimaras to shut down or retrench employees, displacing over 5,000 Guimarasnon...
2 rape suspects arrested
LIBACAO, Aklan – Two rape suspects in unrelated cases were separately arrested on Sunday and Monday.
One was arrested at his house in Barangay Luctoga...
‘Manage your expectations’: No financier yet for Iloilo-Guimaras bridge
ILOILO City – The proposed bridge linking this city to the island province of Guimaras may not likely be realized under the Duterte administration,...
Monthly rice subsidy for Roxas City residents
ROXAS City – The city government is sustaining its monthly rice subsidy to residents this year.
“Indi namon gusto nga subong nga krisis problemahon pa...