Homicide suspect falls

PANITAN, Capiz – A 23-year-old man charged with homicide was arrested here. Panitan police identified the suspect as Ariel Deita alias “Nami” of Barangay Ambilay,...

2 drug suspects nabbed

PONTEVEDRA, Capiz – Two drug suspects were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Tabuc here. Rowel Apruebo and Venzlew Andrie Baduya, both 19...
SO NEAR YET SO FAR Imagine there’s a bridge connecting Iloilo and the island of Guimaras. Sitting on the breakwater of Fort San Pedro in Iloilo City, this boy looks at the island on the other side of the Iloilo Strait. PN Photo

‘VERY FRUSTRATING’: DPWH chided over slow progress on WV mega bridge

GUIMARAS – “This is very frustrating.” This was Ilonggo senator Franklin Drilon’s lament over the slow pace of progress on the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PNG) bridges. “It...
M a y o r R o n n i e D a d i v a s of Roxas City has tasked c om plia nc e of f ic e r s t o apprehend people not wearing facemask in public.

Roxas LGU starts running after mask-less people

ROXAS City -- The city government has started apprehending people not wearing facemask in public -- while on public transport, government offices and private...

Heated confrontation leads to stabbing

BUGASONG, Antique – A resident of Barangay Zaragosa was hospitalized. He was stabbed in the stomach. The stabbing of 34-year-old Reno Felipe happened on Wednesday,...
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PCG-Aklan cancels boat trips to Batangas, Mindoro, Romblon

KALIBO, Aklan – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Aklan temporarily suspended the trips of sea vessels bound for Batangas, Mindoro and Rombon yesterday. It...

Motorcyclist loses control, hospitalized

ROXAS City – With bleeding cuts and bruises, a motorcyclist was taken to the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital. Randy Baralla of Barangay Milibili here lost...
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Antique prov’l police 2nd best in WV

SAN JOSE, Antique – The evaluation results are out. For the month of September, the Antique Police Provincial Office ranked No. 2 in performance among...
Roxas City mayor Ronnie Dadivas announces that the city’s COVID-19 testing laboratory has already secured a license to operate from the Department of Health. UPOD KITA RONNIE DADIVAS FACEBOOK

Roxas City COVID lab gets license to operate

ROXAS City – The Department of Health (DOH) granted Roxas City’s COVID-19 testing laboratory a license to operate. Roxas City Mayor Ronnie Dadivas announced the...

NegOcc aids NFA in palay procurement process

NEGROS Occidental – The Negros Occidental provincial government’s Rice Processing Center in Bago City is providing farmers free space to dry their fresh palay...