Malones gets death threats; Guv: No narco mayors in Iloilo
ILOILO City – Mayor Mariano Malones of Maasin, Iloilo confirmed there were threats on his life.
“My family is worried. Every now and then may...
Aklan guv, wife charged for ‘incomplete’ SALN
MANILA – The Office of the Ombudsman has charged Aklan governor Florencio Miraflores and wife, former Ibajay, Aklan mayor Ma. Lourdes, before the Sandiganbayan...
Monsoon rains damage roads in 3 provinces
ILOILO City – Heavy monsoon rains since Monday caused road slips and road depressions in the provinces of Antique, Iloilo and Negros Occidental.
The Department...
Rains trigger cancellation of classes, boat trips
BY GLENDA TAYONA and IME SORNITO
ILOILO City – Classes in all levels in this city were suspended yesterday afternoon due to flooding and heavy...
Localized peace talks destined to fail – NPA
BACOLOD City – The government’s plan to pursue localized peace talks is “destined to fail,” according to priest-turned-rebel Ka Frank Fernandez.
Fernandez, spokesman of the...
Bulalacao on Kap Dabing: ‘I will never talk to her’
ILOILO City – Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao, Western Visayas police director, won’t waste a second on Barangay Captain Keith “Dabing” Espinosa of Monica Blumentritt,...
WV ‘tokhang’ death toll rises to 12; latest casualty a ‘pusher’ in Antique
ILOILO City – The number of suspected drug personalities killed since January in Western Visayas has risen to 12.
The latest casualty was Nepthalie Tibang...
6T brave bad weather for city’s ‘Pag-ulikid’
ILOILO City – Inclement weather failed to derail the city government’s community outreach program “Pag-ulikid sang Syudad, Pag-ulikid ni Mayor” in Molo district.
Some 6,000...
‘PUSHER’ IN DRUG-CLEARED MINA
ILOILO City – A barangay kagawad suspected of selling illegal drugs was caught in Barangay Mina West (Poblacion), Mina, Iloilo.
The arrest of Milard Pasaporte...
Negrenses urged to pursue digital career
BACOLOD City – Negrenses were encouraged to find a career in the digital platform amid the industry’s workforce expansion.
Many of those with digital jobs...