Gunmen on wheels shoot drug suspect
ILOILO City – A drug pushing suspect was shot to death by motorcycle-riding men in Barangay Railway, La Paz district.
Saldy Consing, 56, turned himself...
‘Abolish reg’l wage board’
BACOLOD City – The militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) in Negros Island wants the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) abolished.
KMU...
Ajuy vice mayor ‘unwelcome’ in barangay
ILOILO City – Vice Mayor Robert Villaruz of Ajuy, Iloilo is “an unwelcome person” in Barangay Lanjagan in the town.
Village officials declared Villaruz a...
Walk against illegal drugs gathers 10T
BACOLOD City – About 10,500 people from various sectors joined the walk against illegal drugs in the city.
The Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Bacolod (CADCoB)...
PRO-6 chief calls out cops with mistresses
ILOILO City – Married policemen with mistresses give the Philippine National Police (PNP) a bad name, according to the new director of the Police...
Du30 enjoins Muslim Pinoys to ‘foster unity’
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte urged Muslim Filipinos celebrating Eid al Fitr to foster greater unity towards a more progressive future.
“I join our Muslim...
Bacolod Liga prexy bucks Du30 plan to arm ‘kaps’
BACOLOD City – Outgoing Liga ng mga Barangay president Noli Villarosa opposed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to arm village chiefs with firearms to fend...
Group bares alternative to jeepney phaseout
ILOILO City – Jeepney operators and drivers have an alternative to the phaseout of their vehicles 15 years old and older – change their...
Negros LGUs still operating open dumpsites face charges
BACOLOD City – Local government units in Negros Occidental that continue to operate open dumpsites face charges, the Environmental Management Bureau Region 6 warned.
Complaints...
RDC approves P667M tourism infra in Bacolod
BACOLOD City – The Regional Development Council (RDC) approved P667-million worth of proposed tourism infrastructure projects of the city government.
The highest planning and policymaking...