![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
Election gun ban: 63 violators nabbed, 206 weapons seized
ILOILO City – Since the election gun ban took effect on April 14, the police have so far netted 63 violators and 206 deadly...
Follow checkpoint rules, police told
ILOILO City – Policemen must strictly observe the guidelines when operating checkpoints, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
A strict adherence to the guidelines...
4 murder suspects elude police dragnet
ILOILO City – Four men charged with murder eluded policemen out to serve their arrest warrants in Barangay Yulo Drive, Arevalo district.
They fired shots...
Can police keep Boracay crime-free during rehab?
BORACAY – With the cooperation of the public, this island resort would be crime-free throughout the months it is undergoing rehabilitation, according to the...
Zero SK candidates in Jaro village
ILOILO City – Young people in Barangay Libertad-Santa Isabel, Jaro district are not interested in the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK).
Not one of them filed a...
Boracay informal workers uneasy but hopeful
BORACAY – Informal workers are feeling the pinch of this island resort’s temporary shutdown for a much needed rehabilitation.
Their common complaint is the dramatic...
Inquiry into La Paz fire station lapses sought
ILOILO City – Fire personnel assigned in La Paz district here may well find themselves under investigation for failing to respond to a fire...
Nava seeks alliance with Espinosa vs Treñas
ILOILO City – Councilor Plaridel Nava is seeking an alliance with Mayor Jose Espinosa III to defeat Cong. Jerry Treñas and slate in next...
Bacolod dad seeks probe into ‘cheap, bad meat’
BACOLOD City – A councilor called on concerned agencies to look into cheap meat sold in public markets in the city.
Councilor Bartolome Orola, chairman...
Make elections fair, peaceful, bets urged
ILOILO City – Candidates were urged to ensure the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in this city on May 14 will be peaceful...