ILOILO CITY — Three men were charged for allegedly shooting and killing an off-duty police officer inside a karaoke bar in Pontevedra, Capiz last July 20. The Pontevedra Municipal Police Station (MPS) filed murder charges against William Paulino Deocampo and two other suspects, Boy and...
ILOILO CITY – An off-duty police officer was killed inside a karaoke bar in Pontevedra town, Capiz province past midnight on Monday, July 20. The Pontevedra Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the victim as Police Capt. Rian Fuentes Ampoyos, commander of the 1st Capiz Provincial Mobile...
ILOILO CITY—A book was launched to mark the 75th year of the Archdiocese of Capiz where Archbishop Jose Advincula Jr. came from before becoming the Archbishop of Manila. Capiz Archbishop Victor B. Bendico led the July 11 launching of the Beneath the Azure Sky: A History of the Archdiocese of...
ILOILO CITY – Police Col. David L. Cachumbo Jr. is the new Capiz police chief. Cachumbo took over the post in a turnover ceremony presided over by Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño of Police Regional Office-6 on Monday, July 6, in the provincial capital Roxas City. Cachumbo, who replaced Police...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, June 23, directed a thorough investigation into the attempted killing of a radio broadcaster in Roxas City, Capiz even as it urged media workers facing threats or intimidation to immediately coordinate with authorities for protection. Police General...
ILOILO CITY – Former senator and Interior and Local Government secretary Mar Roxas has condemned the shooting of radio broadcaster Jay Lavapiez in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province. “I join my kasimanwas (townmates) in condemning the attempt on the life of Jay Lavapiez, a known Capiznon...
ILOILO CITY – Media in Western Visayas region was urged to report any threats to the Philippine National Police (PNP) following the shooting of a radio broadcaster in Capiz province. “Kung may mga banta sa kanilang buhay o seguridad, agad makipag-ugnayan sa PNP (If there are threats to their...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has created a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the shooting of radio broadcaster Jay Lavapiez in Roxas City, Capiz, on Monday, June 22. “I have directed the creation of a Special Investigation Team to focus on the expeditious resolution of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) condemned the ambush on radio broadcaster Jay Lavapiez in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province. “We condemn all acts of violence and intimidation against journalists and assert that such actions have no place in a...
ILOILO CITY – The Capiz Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has recorded new African Swine Fever cases in Roxas City and the towns of Pontevedra and Panitan. These were reported more than three years after a spike in ASF cases was recorded in Panay Island in 2023. An advisory released by the Capiz...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has opened the first satellite office of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-6 (RACU-6) in Capiz province. Police Major Gen. Wilson Asueta, chief of the PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group, led the inauguration in Sigma town this week. Police Brig. Gen....
The Visayas grid is expected to get additional solar capacity by 2028 after EcoSolar Energy Corp. (ESEC) clinched the environmental clearance required to advance its utility-scale solar development in Capiz province. In a statement on Tuesday, June 2, ESEC said it has secured an environmental...
