Sandiganbayan junks Syjuco graft case; Ombudsman blamed for dragging probe
ILOILO City – The Sandiganbayan’s First Division dismissed the graft complaint filed against former congressman Augusto Syjuco Jr. of Iloilo’s 2nd District involving P3,250,000...
Antique cops kill two men after bar scuffle
BY RUBY SILUBRICO and STEPHEN LOUIE CHECA
SAN JOSE, Antique – Police in this capital town shot and killed two men during a hot pursuit...
City gov’t franchise to Jaro water distributor illegal?
ILOILO City – Was the city government wrong in issuing a franchise to South Balibago Resources Inc. (SBRI) in 2016 to distribute water to...
Bacolod City health office wary of measles’ spread
BACOLOD City – The City Health Office (CHO) continues to conduct its immunization for measles and other diseases.
Medical Officer IV Grace Tan, head of...
Who are Iloilo City’s outstanding Ilonggas?
ILOILO City – The city government has named 14 residents as The Outstanding Women of Iloilo City (TOWIL) for this year.
The awarding ceremony will...
Bacolod SP OKs P148-M waste collection contract
BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) ratified the contract between the city government and IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (IPM-CDC) for garbage hauling and...
ANOTHER ‘TOKHANG’ CASUALTY
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
Thursday, March 22, 2018
4th Antique ‘pusher’ killed in 2 months
ILOILO City – The Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) killed another drug...
Armed man shoots top cop of Hinigaran
BY RANIE AZUE and MAE SINGUAY
Thursday, March 22, 2018
BACOLOD City – The chief of police of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental had been shot.
Chief Inspector Jake...
Measles cases rise to 13 but no reg’l outbreak yet – DOH
BY IME SORNITO
Thursday, March 22, 2018
ILOILO City – The number of confirmed measles cases in Western Visayas has risen to 13. The Department of...
Bacolod City engineering district gets perfect score in road maintenance
BY MAE SINGUAY
Thursday, March 22, 2018
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Engineering District is among the three out of 16 engineering districts in Western...