Sagay City responds to molasses spill in coastal waters
BACOLOD City – A molasses spill has affected coastal communities in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The spill, which occurred on August 7, has impacted around 1.3 hectares of the Sagay Marine Reserve. According to Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr., this prompted immediate response efforts to mitigate environmental damage and support local fisherfolk. Molasses is a thick, […]
5 REBELS KILLED IN CALINOG CLASHES
ILOILO – Five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed this week in two separate encounters in a renewed surge in anti-insurgency operations here by the military. The latest incident occurred at 10:38 a.m. on Thursday, August 8, in Barangay Aglonok, Calinog, Iloilo as troops were verifying reports of armed individuals in the area, according […]
Consumers applaud SC ruling opening electric market in Iloilo
BY IME SORNITO and MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO – Consumers welcomed a landmark Supreme Court ruling affirming that electric cooperatives do not hold a constitutional right to exclusive franchise territories, effectively allowing MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) – the sole power distributor in this city – to expand its franchise into several towns […]
WV projected to be insurgency-free by 2028
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is optimistic that Western Visayas can be declared insurgency-free by 2028, aligning with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s goal to eradicate insurgency nationwide by the end of his term. Police Brigadier General Jack Wanky, director of PRO-6, praised the efforts of their counterparts in the Armed Forces […]
Ex-Comelec chair indicted in US for ‘bribery’
MANILA – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista and several others have been indicted by a US federal grand jury in Florida for alleged bribery and money laundering scheme in relation to the 2016 polls. In a statement, the US Department of Justice said Bautista received at least $1 million in bribes between […]