‘Mayor Jose Espinosa III’ demands P150T from hotel

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Monday, November 13, 2017 ILOILO City – A hotel received a phone call from a man who identified himself as this city’s mayor...

PDEA TARGETS 5 WV DRUG GROUPS Odicta, Prevendido minions ‘regroup’

BY RUBY SILUBRICO Sunday, November 12, 2017 ILOILO City – Their leaders may be dead but remnants of the Odicta and Prevendido drug groups continue to...

2 Guimaras PUJs crash; 17 injured

BY RUBY SILUBRICO Sunday, November 12, 2017 ILOILO City – Two speeding public utility jeepneys collided in Barangay Alaguisoc, Jordan town in the island province of...

Motorboat operator detained over ‘shabu’

BY RUBY SILUBRICO and IAN PAUL CORDERO Sunday, November 12, 2017 ILOILO City – Fifteen sachets of suspected shabu were seized from a motorboat operator from...

Drop in goods’ prices seen with Chinese port

Sunday, November 12, 2017 ILOILO City – There may be a huge drop in the prices of several goods if the city is turned into a...

More aid for ‘Yolanda’-hit WV fishers

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Sunday, November 12, 2017 ILOILO City – Fisherfolk in Western Visayas affected by super typhoon “Yolanda” in November 2013 have received P300 million...

ESPINOSA ‘BANS’ BADJAOS Beggars compromise public health – mayor

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – “Kalaw-ay gid.” So disgusting. This was how Mayor Jose Espinosa III described mendicant Badjaos that have started flocking to the city...

‘Secure occupancy permit first,’ Bacolod water supplier told

BY MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City – The Bacolod Bulk Water, Inc. (BBWI) must secure an occupancy permit before its bulk water delivery across the city...

‘Kap’s’ house raided based on wrong intel?

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – Policemen raided the house of the barangay captain of Kinalkalan, Balasan, Iloilo. They were tipped off that Andres Bedro,...

JOE LOOKING FOR ‘EXPERT’ AIDES But how much will mayor’s assistants cost taxpayers?

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Friday, November 10, 2017 ILOILO City – How many executive assistants does Mayor Jose Espinosa III need? How much will taxpayers spend for...