Iloilo, Aklan judges in Duterte drug list cleared
BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
MANILA – The Supreme Court cleared three judges, including two from Western Visayas, from involvement in illegal drugs. They were in...
Drug war covers rogue cops, too
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Shabu was recovered from a police officer during a buy-bust operation in Barangay North Baluarte, Molo district.
Police Officer...
‘JUST DOING OUR JOB’
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) official assured the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) that the agency...
Odicta brothers charged
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 were filed against the sons of slain...
Admin rap vs Bacolod cop over FB comment
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – Police Officer 1 Christian Godfrey Plantinos is facing an administrative charge before the Police Regional Office 18 (PRO-18).
Plantinos, who...
Early morning fire strikes 6 Jaro houses
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Fire struck six houses early morning Friday, Dec. 9 in Sitio Matawhay, Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro district.
Houses owned...
ODICTA SIBLINGS NABBED PDEA seize shabu, guns, cash
BY RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Shabu, guns and money were recovered from the residence of slain suspected drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. in Barangay...
Lawyer questions arrest, house raid
BY RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Odicta family lawyer Marbhen Lumbo was released hours after his arrest at his clients’ residence yesterday in Barangay Malipayon,...
Ex-MassKara organizer won’t show financial statements
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – A former MassKara Festival organizer refused to submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) copies of their audited financial statements.
“I...
WILL DPWH MEGA DRAINAGE WORK? Cutting trees a lazy solution to drainage project–...
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Can the city’s drainage system be improved without sacrificing the trees on General Luna Street? The Department of Public...