NegOcc steps up advocacy on Safe Spaces Act
BACOLOD City – Advocates and sectoral leaders gathered on Friday for the observance of the first Negros Occidental Safe Space Day alongside the launch...
Drug suspect claims getting support from local officials
BY JEN BAYLON
ILOILO – In a recent drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion, Bingawan, a drug-pushing suspect claimed he has been receiving support from...
Altercation leaves one dead
BY JEN BAYLON
ILOILO – A confrontation between two inebriated individuals in the town of Dueñas has turned deadly.
Alias “Nicky,” a 27-year-old resident of Barangay...
Search continues for missing lad
BY JEN BAYLON
CAPIZ – The Mambusao Emergency Response Unit, together with the Mambusao Municipal Police Station and barangay officials, continues its search operation as...
Cardiac arrest kills ex-OFW
BY JEN BAYLON
ROXAS City – The lifeless body of a former overseas Filipino worker was discovered in his house in Sitio Bangbang, Barangay Cagay.
Joebert...
Addt’l allowance for Bacolod BHWs pushed
BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health proposes to increase the monthly allowance of 221 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in this city.
The...
Hotel booking proof to enter Boracay dropped
KALIBO, Aklan – The provincial government of Aklan has lifted one of its entry requirements to Boracay, allowing tourists to set foot on the...
12 San Carlos city employees flunk drug test
BACOLOD City – A dozen employees of the San Carlos city government in Negros Occidental have tested positive for drug use.
A total of 98...
Bacolod abattoir’s fee hike request pending in SP
BACOLOD City – The additional P0.25 per kilo slaughter fee in an abattoir in this city is still pending at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)...
Bugasong, Sibalom’s anti-drug councils best-performing in PH
ANTIQUE – The municipalities of Bugasong and Sibalom in Antique province were recognized for having the best-performing and most effective Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADAC)...