![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
61IB has new battalion commander
ILOILO City – The 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) of the Philippine Army based in the town of Miag-ao, Iloilo has a new battalion commander.
Lieutenant...
Comelec sets synchronized ‘Operation Baklas’ on April 15
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a synchronized Operation Baklas against illegal campaign materials across Western Visayas on April 15.
“We...
Army lifts advisory vs mountain trekkers
ILOILO – The highlands of the municipalities of Miag-ao, Igbaras and San Joaquin in southern Iloilo are now safe for tourism activities, announced the...
Seven rebels avail themselves of gov’t reintegration services
ILOILO City – This first quarter of 2019 seven members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo province voluntarily surrendered to authorities.
They used...
‘DRUG-FREE AND SAFE’
ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III reiterated his administration’s support to the national government’s campaign against illegal drugs and criminality during President Rodrigo...
Comelec targets identity thieves, ‘flying’ voters
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is introducing a high-tech voter authentication scheme in a bid to catch “flying” voters and identity...
Beware of fake PWDs, senior citizens – DSWD
ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas warned against abuses in the issuance of identification cards to...
Over 40% of WV measles patients children
ILOILO City – Forty percent of measles cases in Western Visayas since Jan.1 this year involved children, data from the Department of Health (DOH)...
DOH-6 warns of spike in animal bite cases
ILOILO City – Animal bite cases could potentially surge this summer as is usually the case each year in the months of April and...
67 WV senior high school students set to graduate
ILOILO City – An estimated 67,000 senior high school (SHS) students in Western Visayas are graduating this month, according to the Department of Education...