‘GHOST PROJECTS’ | Tupas charged over P5M ‘pork scam’
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
MANILA – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of graft and malversation charges against former Iloilo congressman Niel “Jun-jun”...
Bacolod councilors seek vandals’ arrest
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – “With all the powers expressly granted by law,” the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Office of the...
Batad mayor faces graft raps for wife’s ice plant permits
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
MANILA – Upon the order of the Office of the Ombudsman, Mayor Pedro Alarcon of Batad, Iloilo is set to face graft...
No illegal drugs in Bingawan?
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – All of Bingawan, Iloilo’s 14 barangays never had illegal drug problems so the municipality was declared drug-free, according...
Ex-convict stabs 2 women to death
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – A 51-year-old woman and her 81-year-old mother were stabbed in Barangay Tiwi, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.
The stabbing happened around...
‘EXPECT THE WORST’ | Jed dreads public shaming in Duterte’s 2nd SONA
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – What’s the worst that could happen during President Rodrigo Duterte’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July...
Region 6 crime volume drops; police credits antidrug war
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – The crime volume in Western Visayas dropped by 8.50 percent, data from the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) showed.
From...
Bacolod youngster yields P.2M shabu
BY MAE SINGUAY and CYRUS GARDE
BACOLOD City – A 17-year-old boy is facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The...
Woman injured in Jaro fire
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Fire struck a house in Barangay Balantang, Jaro district on Tuesday night. A 32-year-old woman was injured.
Jocelyn Dela...
SP grants franchise to Lapuz cockpit
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The cockpit in Barangay Don Esteban, Lapuz district had been granted a franchise by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP).
Eight councilors...