‘Yanson 4’ lawyers question legality of arrest warrants
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The so-called “Yanson 4” of Vallacar Transit, Inc., the country’s biggest bus company, is questioning the legality of...
Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands coronavirus-free
BANGKOK– A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers -- one of the more unexpected measures Thai...
Bacolod City mayor lifts liquor ban; but alcohol curfew imposed
BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia has lifted the liquor ban here.
“The ban on the selling of liquor, wine, beer, or any alcoholic or...
Kathryn Bernardo grateful for Julia Montes as she recounts first film
KATHRYN Bernardo said she was fortunate that she had Julia Montes by her side when she headlined her first ever full-length film “Way Back...
PRO-6 recruitment to resume
ILOILO City – The recruitment of new police officers will resume any time from now, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Gorero, spokesperson of...
39 in WV charged over SAP cash assistance
ILOILO City – From May 6 to 29, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has charged 39 persons for alleged anomalies in the distribution...
OFW ‘sweeper flights’ send authorities scrambling
ILOILO City – “Nag-scramble.”
This was how Director Ariel Iglesia of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 6 described local authorities upon...
Bacolod eyes more ‘quarantine hotels’
BACOLOD City – Hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are expected to return here this week.
As part of its preparation, the city government here...
Negrense nurse survives COVID-19
BACOLOD CITY – A Negros Occidental-born nurse who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after coming home from Ireland last month has already...
WV nearing milestone 100 COVID-19 cases
ILOILO City – There are now 99 patients of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas.
Two more positive cases were confirmed yesterday by the...