Present sugar prices augur well for planters
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Sugar prices rebounded after a three-week slide.
Negros Occidental 5th District’s Cong. Emilio Yulo, formerly a board member...
‘Biggest bell’ in Southeast Asia marks 144th year
ROXAS City – Before dawn of Dec. 21, the parish of the centuries-old Sta. Monica Church in Panay, Capiz rang the Panay Bell –...
Treñas urges Ilonggos to support local products
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry P. Treñas urged the public to support local products.
Yesterday, the city mayor issued Executive Order (EO) No. 120-2022 supporting...
153 calamity-prone villages being monitored due to LPA
ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas is keeping an eye on 153 barangays vulnerable to flooding and landslide.
A...
DOST-developed marine transport vessel set for trial
ILOILO City – After three years of research, planning and fabrication, a modern marine transport vessel developed by the Department of Science and Technology...
BCPO arrests 555 wanted persons
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested 555 wanted persons in 553 operations conducted from January to October of this year.
Police...
Comelec conducts satellite registration in San Jose jail
SAN JOSE, Antique – A special satellite registration was conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the...
NegOcc hospitals on ‘code white alert’ for holidays
By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Hospitals in Negros Occidental were placed on “code white alert” over the weekend, up until New Year's Day.
Teresita...
PRO-6 nets over P249-M illegal drugs
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) seized more than P249 million worth of illegal drugs in Western Visayas from January to...
Iloilo under the holiday eve skies
By RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
WE GET plenty of visual reminders that IT IS indeed the yuletide season – the buzz and rush on the roads,...