10K cops deployed around WV for holidays
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has deployed around 10,000 police officers, or 85 percent of Western Visayas’ total police force,...
34 contingents compete for 2023 Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan crowns
KALIBO, Aklan – Thirty-four Ati-Atihan tribes will return to the streets for the 2023 Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest.
Kabog of Kalibo, Aklan is all set...
E-bike driver dies after getting sucker punched
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – A 57-year-old electric bicycle (e-bike) driver was killed after he was sucker punched twice by a man...
Rebels killed in Moises Padilla clash identified
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed during Monday's gun battle with soldiers of the 62nd...
P1.4-M ‘shabu’ seized in NegOcc
BACOLOD City – Around P1.4 million worth of suspected shabu was recovered and six suspects were arrested in four separate operations in Negros Occidental, including...
New home for BJMP Iloilo City PDLs, reg’l office soon
ILOILO City – The city government has purchased a two-hectare property in Barangay Buntatala, Leganes, Iloilo where a bigger jail for persons deprived of...
NPA rebel killed in Igbaras clash
BY RUBY SILUBRICO and RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO City – A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in an encounter with the Philippine...
Iloilo City bags gold in PH bike lane awards
ILOILO City – Fresh from winning the Galing Pook Award, this southern city won gold in the Wheels for Work X Bike Lane Awards...
Iloilo City equips PDLs with livelihood skills
ILOILO City – The city government here, through its government and private partners, has equipped around 50 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) with livelihood skills...
Bacolod tourist arrivals expected to return to pre-pandemic levels
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The number of tourists visiting this city is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels next year.
Estimates from...