Morning fire guts 6 La Paz houses

Fire struck Zone I of Barangay Gustilo, La Paz district early morning yesterday, razing five houses and a boardinghouse.

LTFRB-6 halts P40 flag down on taxi

The P40 taxi flag down rate should have been effected yesterday but did not push through.

Cop in sex abuse case faces admin charge

A police officer accused by a female inmate of the police station in Mandurriao district of sexual harassment faces an administrative charge.

WAR WITH REDS DISTURBS DOT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) suspended the inspection of various proposed tourism-related road projects in Western Visayas following the rebels’ ambush of government troops in Tapaz, Capiz.

Suspected top Negros NPA officer caught

Progressive organizations criticized the arrest of a suspected ranking New People’s Army (NPA) officer in Barangay 2.

Over 1T yet to renew biz permits

More than 1,000 business establishments have yet to renew their permits, data from the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) of city hall showed.

No hocus-pocus in adjudication of 400 market stalls – LEEO chief

Some 400 public market stalls are up for adjudication by the Iloilo City Market Committee.

REDS AMBUSH GOV’T TROOPS

Rebels detonated an improvised explosive device in Barangay Tacayan, Tapaz, Capiz yesterday morning, killing a Philippine Army corporal and wounding two others.

Dismissal order served on 8 Bacolod officials

Eight city hall employees have been served with a dismissal order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman.

Rein in kids or face raps, parents told

The city government’s Task Force on Morals and Values Formation (TFMVF) will hold liable the parents or guardians of youngsters violating Regulation Ordinance 2011-676 (curfew for minors).