2 killed in Maayon videoke bar shooting

ROXAS City - Two persons were killed in a shooting incident at Brgy. Tuburan, Maayon, Capiz last Sunday evening, August 18.

According to police report, victims Ludy Deocampo, 33 and Sonny Alba, 55, both residents of Brgy. Tuburan died after they shot each  other following a confrontation in a videoke station located near the town’s public plaza. Reports said that a certain Rudy Ernesto was belting his song at the videoke station when Alba arrived and was annoyed with the way  Ernesto sang the song.

Court dismisses case vs Roxas City gov’t.

Posted by | 12:01 AM
By: Felipe V. Celino ROXAS City – The Regional Trial Court Branch 18 dismissed a civil case against the Roxas City Government filed by ...
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‘Shoot to kill order’ prompts Labao to escape, says lawyer

Posted by | 12:45 AM
By: Felipe V. Celino ROXAS City – The counsel of Mambusao mayoral bet Leodegario Labao yesterday claimed his client sneaked out from St. Pa...

No ‘shoot to kill’ order vs Labao

Posted by | 12:43 AM
By: Felipe V. Celino ROXAS City –Police Regional Office (PRO-6) Director Agrimero Cruz denied reports of a shoot-to-kill order against cont...

Stringent security sought amid robberies

Posted by | 11:52 PM
By FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) and the village police will be mobilized to secure the city, as r...

Abducted town worker freed

Posted by | 11:50 PM
By: Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS City – An employee of the municipal government in Dumarao, Capiz was released by alleged captors Sunday aft...

Pa denies killing baby

Posted by | 11:49 PM
By: Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS City – A 33-year-old father denied accidentally killing his one-month-old baby girl when he beat up his live-...

Cabillan denies extortion charges

Posted by | 11:47 PM
By: Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS City – Capiz police director, SSupt. Domingo Cabillan denied the extortion charges filed by controversial co...

Fire volunteers hold induction

Posted by | 11:46 PM
By: Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS CITY – The Federation of Roxas city Fire and Rescue Volunteers, Inc. (FEROCITY) conducted its induction of o...

Four fishermen saved after two days at sea

Posted by | 11:43 PM
By: Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS City – Four fishermen from this city were rescued by local fishermen in Batan, Aklan early Saturday morning,...

Capiz pols told: Don’t give in to rebels

Posted by | 11:41 PM
By: Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS City — An Army officer urged candidates for the May 13, 2013 midterm election not to give in to the Permit ...

Roxas City eyes sisterhood pact with Quezon City

Posted by | 11:39 PM
By: Gerry T. Pagharion and Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS City – The Roxas City government and business community met Quezon City officials Mo...

2 graduating students drown

Posted by | 11:37 PM
By: Jomarie A. Billones ROXAS City—Two male graduating high school students cannot anymore receive their diplomas during their graduation o...

Couple loses P1.3-M jewelry to robbers

Posted by | 10:28 PM
By FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Unidentified men ransacked a house in Brgy. Cogon here late Wednesday evening and carted away P1.3 million w...

Cops vow to fight wave of theft, robbery

Posted by | 10:45 PM
BY RALPH JOHN MIJARES ROXAS City — Police here vowed to step up the fight against robbery and theft amid the recent wave of such cases in...

Cousin vs cousin in Ivisan mayoralty race

Posted by | 10:43 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — The mayoralty race in Ivisan, Capiz is a one-on-one fight between cousins. Felipe Neri Navarra-Yap, the two...

City dads may drop case vs 4 brgy execs

Posted by | 11:13 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod was poised to drop the administrative case filed against four officials of Br...

Boy strangled by schoolmate dies

Posted by | 11:09 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — A Grade 1 pupil of the Buntod Elementary School in Brgy. Buntod, Dumalag was strangled to death by his schoolm...

MARTINEZ KILLERS STAYED IN BANGA, AKLAN?

Posted by | 10:37 PM
ACCORDING to intelligence report, the four killers of Vice Mayor Abel Martinez of Mambusao, Capiz briefly stayed at the house of Mayor Anton...

Doc’s finding leads to release of rape suspect

Posted by | 10:32 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — A government-run hospital here found a seven-year-old rape victim negative of signs of sexual abuse, leading ...

Cop under probe over ‘shooting’

Posted by | 10:33 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — A policeman from Pontevedra town is under investigation for allegedly shooting a truck driver. Rec Leceña, 33,...

Bets in 3 towns ink peace covenant

Posted by | 10:40 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Candidates in three municipalities in Capiz have signed a peace covenant in separate occasions. Those in Ta...

Peace covenant among Capiz poll bets mulled

Posted by | 11:28 PM
 BY FELIPE CELINO  ROXAS City — Authorities plan to have mid-term election candidates in Capiz sign a peace covenant to ensure a secure...
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Labao lawyers smell politics in murder case

Posted by | 11:19 PM
By FELIPE CELINO  ROXAS City – Controversial contractor Leodegario Labao Jr. did not show up in the press conference he scheduled yeste...
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One more ‘Quinta’ fatality found

Posted by | 12:01 AM
BY FELIPE CELINO  ROXAS City — A boy who was reported missing when tropical depression “Quinta” hit Capiz last month was found dead at ...
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Roxas retains police chief

Posted by | 12:00 AM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Supt. Orlando Colisao will remain the acting chief of the Roxas City Police Station. He will continue lea...
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Martinez murder suspect linked to slay plot vs PN editor

Posted by | 12:00 AM
ILOILO – One of the suspects in the killing of Vice Mayor Abel Martinez of Mambusao, Capiz on May 4, 2012 has also been linked to a slay p...
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File counter-affidavit today, Jun Labao told

Posted by | 11:58 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO  ROXAS City — Leodegario “Jun” Labao Jr., tagged as the mastermind of the assassination of Mambusao Vice Mayor Abel Ma...
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MAMBUSAO, CAPIZ VICE MAYOR’S SLAY LABAO TAGGED MASTERMIND

Posted by | 6:15 PM
 * New witness surfaces *  DOJ reopens probe ROXAS City – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reopened its investigation on the May 4,...
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No gun ban violator in Capiz yet – CPPO

Posted by | 11:34 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Authorities in Capiz have not yet apprehended violators of the election gun ban since the election perio...
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Jen Fred laid to rest; kin seeks justice

Posted by | 11:33 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Jen Fred Aranzado, the six-year-old who died due to alleged negligence of hospital personnel, was laid t...
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Libas brgy council finally holds session

Posted by | 11:32 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — After almost six months, the barangay council of Libas here finally held another session on Saturday. ...
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Want to save lives? Run in Roxas City

Posted by | 11:30 PM
ROXAS City – Registration is ongoing at the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) – Capiz Chapter for the second Million Volunteer Run (MVR) on Febru...
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Capiz cooperatives receive 23 pumps and engine sets

Posted by | 11:29 PM
ROXAS City – Twenty-three pumps and engine sets were given to various multipurpose cooperatives (MPC) in Capiz. The turnover ceremony ...
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City gov’t defends traffic consultant

Posted by | 7:46 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — The consultant of the city’s Tricycle Franchising and Regulatory Unit (TFRU) gets directives from the Of...
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SP may hold parallel probe on boy’s death

Posted by | 7:45 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) may conduct a parallel investigation on the death of six-year-old Jen ...
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Tawi denies ignoring electrocution victim

Posted by | 7:44 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Councilor Emmanuel “Tawi” Billones Jr. denied accusations that he ignored a victim of electrocution in B...
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‘Floating’ dep’t heads back to posts

Posted by | 7:43 PM
BY GERRY PAGHARION ROXAS City — Mayor Angel Alan Celino reinstated Cynthia Besana and Lorelei Piansay as heads of the City Social Welf...
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2 laborers shot; 1 dies

Posted by | 7:42 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Two laborers were shot in separate incidents in Capiz recently. One of them died while the other was...
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Truck with ‘nipa’ shingles seized

Posted by | 7:41 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — Police apprehended a truck loaded with about 6,000 pieces of nipa shingles in Brgy. Maninang, Sapian, Ca...
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Guam-based Ilonggos donate to school

Posted by | 5:45 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — A group of Ilonggo philanthropists from Guam, United States donated a complete computer set to the Don So...
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Why are movie, television classifications a must?

Posted by | 6:04 PM
ROXAS City – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) will be reaching out to the people of Capiz through a series ...
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Libas brgy council row not over yet

Posted by | 6:03 PM
By FELIPE CELINO  ROXAS City – Barangay Captain Richard Arrojado may have agreed to hold the sessions of the Brgy. Libas council at the...
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Capiz cops gear for election gun ban

Posted by | 10:55 PM
ROXAS City — The Capiz Police Provincial Office is intensifying its information dissemination campaign on the gun ban in view of the 2013 m...
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‘Quinta’ destroys P461-M crops in Capiz

Posted by | 10:55 PM
BY FELIPE CELINO ROXAS City — The agricultural damage caused by tropical depression “Quinta” in Capiz amounted to P461,251,664, the Provinc...
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