Top Bacolod drug suspect killed in shootout with cops
BACOLOD City – An illegal drug suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police officers in Barangay Banago on Thursday.
Ramy Poja, suspected...
Espinosa cousin running for barangay Liga prexy
ILOILO City – Barangay Captain Pascual Espinosa IV of San Juan, Molo district announced he was running for federation president of the Liga ng...
Did city administrator quit? That’s fake news – Galvez
ILOILO City – Fake news. This was how City Administrator Hernando Galvez dismissed reports that he had resigned.
“I see no reason to resign,” Galvez...
PPI confab: Reclaiming the value of journalism in disinformation age
THIS YEAR marks the 54th anniversary of the Philippine Press Institute (PPI), also known as the national association of newspapers. This milestone serves as...
Ceneco to slash power rate by nearly a peso
BACOLOD City – There will be a less-than-a-peso decrease in the power rate of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) this May.
From P11.902 per...
Tax on election workers’ ‘measly’ pay slammed
ILOILO City – Almost “90 percent” of those who served in the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Western Visayas already received their...
More Bacolod animal bite cases seen this summer
BACOLOD City – The City Health Office (CHO) expects an increased number of animal bite patients this summer.
CHO records showed that as of April,...
Axed Talisay employees want mayor suspended
BACOLOD City – The 15 dismissed government workers in Talisay City, Negros Occidental want Mayor Nilo Jesus Antonio Neil Lizares III to be placed...
2 HIV infections each day in WV
BY IAN PAUL CORDERO and GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – One person is diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection every 11 hours in Western Visayas,...
Ex-NegOcc rep, wife file libel raps over newspaper article
BACOLOD City – Former Negros Occidental 1st District representative Julio Ledesma IV and his wife, actress Assunta de Rossi, have filed separate libel cases...