P1.3B in ‘unliquidated’ accounts puzzle Bacolod accountant
BACOLOD City – A Commission on Audit report stating that the city government had unliquidated and unreconciled accounts of up to P1.3 billion in...
PNP scraps dismissal order vs ex-Iloilo police director
ILOILO – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has finally cancelled the dismissal order issued against former Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) director Senior Superintendent...
10 establishments without business permits face closure
BACOLOD City – There are ten business establishments operating in this city recommended for closure due to non-compliance to business permit requirements.
Stela Rose Rayos,...
Oton, Pavia have most HIV infections in Iloilo
ILOILO City – More young people in Western Visayas are contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but they do not know they are infected,...
Bacolod mulls plastic straw ban
BACOLOD City – The local government here may soon ban the distribution and use of plastic straws and disposable stirrers, following the passage of...
53 crimes hit ‘new’ Boracay 2 weeks into reopening
BORACAY – Fifty-three crimes transpired in this island resort two weeks into its reopening to tourists after a six-month closure that gave way to...
Evacuation center rises in Bago City
BACOLOD City – One of the nine major evacuation centers being built across Western Visayas had been unveiled in Bago City, Negros Occidental.
The P36-million,...
1 person diagnosed with HIV every 13 hours in WV
ILOILO City – One person is diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) every 13 hours in Western Visayas, according to the Department of Health...
Murder fugitive for 30 years finally arrested
ILOILO City – A resident of Barangay Calaparan, Arevalo district charged with murder 30 years ago was finally arrested.
From his house, the 55-year-old Nelson...
More new drug groups emerge in Region 6
ILOILO City – New illegal drug groups have mushroomed across Western Visayas while those that took a break from illegal activities since 2016 appeared...