Atty. Jesus Hinlo. Rappler

Duterte appoints Bacoleño anti-graft commissioner

BACOLOD City – President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Atty. Jesus Hinlo of Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City as a commissioner in the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC). Also...
Iloilo City Modular Hospital in Barangay So-o, Arevalo district

Treñas thanks MORE Power for fast power installation at modular hospital

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas cited MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) for fast-tracking the installation of electricity line at the Iloilo...
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Iloilo cop accuses Ombudsman of corruption; says sorry

MANILA — A police officer from Iloilo City has apologized to the Office of the Ombudsman after he accused the body of corruption when...

‘Don’t give rebels the chance to strike’

ILOILO City – “Huwag bigyan ng pagkakataon na maka-score ang kaaway. Dapat extra careful at laging handa.” This is Region 6 police director Police Brigadier General Flynn...
An authorized person outside residence (APOR) presents her travel pass to a police officer at a checkpoint in Barangay Mohon, Arevalo, Iloilo City.

Iloilo prov’l gov’t makes entry of APORs easier

ILOILO – Now it’s a lot easier for authorized persons outside of residence (APORs) from other areas to enter this province. They are not anymore...

Fugitive shoots Leon policeman

ILOILO – A police officer got wounded. A fugitive facing a string of criminal charges shot him in Barangay Cagay, Leon town on Sunday. Police...

COVID patient commits suicide

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A 60-year-old man who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) jumped to his death from the...

Bacolod City mulls exempting vaxxed travelers from RT-PCR

BACOLOD City – The city government plans to scrap as requirement for fully vaccinated inbound travelers from Western Visayas and Negros Oriental the negative...
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City dad against ‘no vaccination, no ride’ policy

BACOLOD  CITY - The "no vaccination, no ride" policy which is currently implemented by the public utility vehicles following an order of the Department...
Police Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Pinuela of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office’s Investigation Division was charged before the Ombudsman back in 2019 for alleged grave threats, grave coercion, and violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act).

Ombudsman suspends IPPO’s Investigation Division chief

ILOILO – The Office of the Ombudsman suspended for six months the chief of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office’s (IPPO) Investigation Division. Police Lieutenant Colonel...