Holiday supply? P1.8-M ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod drug bust
BACOLOD City –
Antidrug operatives here seized suspected shabu weighing about 150 grams valued
at around P1.8 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pahanocoy.
Major Charles...
Group struggling to keep Lopez Jaena’s memory alive
ILOILO City – When he was in Spain
campaigning for Philippine independence, Ilonggo hero Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena
was offered the editorship of a Spanish newspaper...
No sidewalk vending during Dinagyang, too?
ILOILO City – Will vendors be allowed
to return to the sidewalks during the Dinagyang Festival next month? Mayor
Jerry Treñas is unsure. “Those are difficult...
Drug-related? Gunmen ambush brod of ex-Bacolod councilor
BACOLOD City – An elder brother of
former councilor Ricardo “Cano” Tan was ambushed by motorcycle-riding gunmen at
around 9:45 a.m. yesterday on CL Montelibano Avenue,...
Simulated terror attack shows Iloilo airport’s readiness
ILOILO – What would happen if terrorists planted a bomb, went on a shooting
rampage, and took hostages at the Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan town?
Authorities...
DILG WON’T BUDGE Vendors still banned from sidewalks this holiday season
ILOILO City – The
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas rejected
appeals to allow the return of vendors on sidewalks here this...
Restos may offer halal food during Dinagyang fest
ILOILO City – The Iloilo Hotels, Resorts
and Restaurants Association (IHRRA) is encouraging members to serve halal food during
the four-day Ilonggo Food Festival, one of...
SEC: We’re not taking sides in Yanson row
BACOLOD City –
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – Bacolod Extension Office denied
it is taking sides in the ongoing management dispute among two factions...
Police wary of CPP anniversary attacks
ILOILO City – On Dec. 26, the 51st
founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), there
could be rebel offensives against government security...
P500 hike in BHWs’ allowance mulled
Bacolod City – Councilor Cindy
Rojas, chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s Committee on Health, is
pushing for a P500 increase in the monthly allowance of barangay...