Freak truck-bus crash kills brgy ‘kagawad’
ILOILO City – A passenger bus and an Elf truck collided in Barangay Cabilauan, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo around 8 a.m. yesterday. A village councilor...
Creation of human rights action centers in LGUs mulled
ILOILO – Victims of human rights violations may soon seek assistance from local government units (LGUs).
A proposed provincial ordinance is pushing for the establishment of...
Man plunges to his death in a mall
BACOLOD City – A 30-year-old man jumped to his death from the fourth floor of a shopping mall here.
Shoppers and employees of nearby stores...
3ID: Army troops have zero human rights abuses in WV
ILOILO City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) claimed its troops were never involved in human rights violations in Western Visayas in...
San Carlos mayor denies SCBI’s plea to resume ops
BACOLOD City – Mayor Renato Gustilo of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental rejected the request of San Carlos Bioenergy Incorporated (SCBI) to resume operations.
The...
PRO-6 preps 82 ex-rebels for reintegration
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) held a seven-day seminar and training for 82 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels.
Of the...
NegOcc city eyes P20 million to buy coronavirus vaccines
BACOLOD City – The city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental set aside P20 million for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. The...
Drug-positive cop snubs retest; marked AWOL
ILOILO City – One of the two Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) personnel being investigated for alleged involvement in illegal drugs has been marked...
8 Bacolod brgys tapped for typhoon response
BACOLOD City – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) tapped eight barangays here to be at the forefront of the response...
Bacolod confident to hit measles, polio jab target
BACOLOD City – The City Health Office (CHO) is optimistic it will reach its target number of measles-vaccinated children in the metro.
Dr. Edwin Miraflor of the CHO said despite some...