EASTER FIRE | 56 La Paz houses razed, 11 persons injured
Before dawn on Easter Sunday, fire hit a squatters’ area in Barangay Lopez Jaena Norte, La Paz district and gutted 56 houses.
Cardiac arrest kills Isabela mayor
BY MAE SINGUAY
Monday, April 17, 2017
BACOLOD City – Mayor Enrique “Quito” Montilla III has died. Isabela, Negros Occidental is now in a “state of...
Richard’s sis not running for guv
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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MANILA – Who from the Garin family of Iloilo’s 1st District will run for governor?
Not Rep. Sharon Garin of the AAMBIS-Owa...
6 persons drown during Holy Week
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
Monday, April 17, 2017
ILOILO City – This year’s Lent had the most number of drowning incidents in recent memory, according to the...
BUCARI HIDES GIANT TREES | DENR rangers discover ‘virgin forest’
Sunday, April 16, 2017
ILOILO City – Forest rangers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 discovered an old-growth forest of...
Sea trips resume after temporary cancellation
BY RESEL JOY TIANERO
Sunday, April 16, 2017
ILOILO City – Sea trips from this city to Bacolod City, Manila, Cebu, and Palawan were cancelled early...
Drug suspect shot in Good Friday buy-bust
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
Sunday, April 16, 2017
ILOILO City – A drug pushing suspect was shot for resisting a policeman out to arrest him on Friday night...
PCG TIGHTENS PORT SECURITY | Coastguard wary of drugs, weapons
Passengers’ baggage are being scrutinized in seaports. Inspectors of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Iloilo are on the lookout for illegal drugs and deadly weapons.
LTO-6 chief denies inaction on ‘anomaly’
BY MAE SINGUAY
Thursday, April 13, 2017
BACOLOD City – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 director denied sitting on an internal report recommending the filing...
Be on the safe side, Lenten travelers told
BY RUBY SILUBRICO
Thursday, April 13, 2017
ILOILO City – Going out of town this Holy Week?
The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) issued several travel...