Ombudsman junks admin, criminal raps vs Leonardia
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the plunder and administrative complaints for grave misconduct and dishonesty filed against former...
2 die in bloody ‘frat war’
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Two young men, members of Psi Sigma Phi fraternity, were stabbed to death in Barangay San Nicolas, La...
P1.6-M ‘anomaly’ rocks Iloilo capitol
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. is furious.
“Relatives or not, I don’t care. We will send them to jail once we know...
Mayor bans Baciwa directors
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City — “Magamo” (messy) was how Mayor Monico Puentevella described the power play at the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa).
Hoping to defuse...
Heads roll at NFA Iloilo, Capiz
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The provincial managers of the National Food Authority (NFA) in Iloilo and Capiz have been relieved from their posts...
Most abused kids victims of sex predators
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Most of the child abuse victims registered with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas...
LOLO, 60, ‘RAPES’ APO, 16
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – While a father from Miag-ao, Iloilo faces a case for raping his daughter in the last five years,...
IPs excited for mega dam to start – NIA
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The indigenous peoples (IPs) of Calinog, Iloilo are “very eager” for the mega dam project to start, according to...
Baciwa employees guard boss 24/7
BY EDITH B. COLMO AND MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – The suspended general manager of Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) has turned the water district’s...
P2.5-M SHELLS SEIZED IN BATAD
By RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City — About P2.5 million worth of endangered seashells were confiscated by police in the coastal town of Batad after...