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Western Visayas’ No. 1 fugitive falls

ILOILO City – The No. 1 most wanted person in Western Visayas was finally arrested on May 1 in Sitio Palawan, Barangay Borac, Naval,...
The wall beside a vacant lot in Green Meadows Subdivision, Barangay Ungka I, Pavia, Iloilo, where the burning body of an unidentified individual was discovered at around 4:30 a.m. on April 29, 2026. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Burning body found in Pavia subdivision; police probe underway

ILOILO — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a burning human body in a vacant lot inside Green Meadows Subdivision in Barangay Ungka I,...
Police operatives apprehended a call center agent tagged as a high-value suspect during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Montinola, Jaro, Iloilo City, where more than P1.1 million worth of suspected shabu was seized. RPDEU PHOTO

Call center agent nabbed in drug bust; P1.1-M ‘shabu’ seized

ILOILO City — A high-value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by operatives of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 6 (RPDEU...

Calinog pawnshop loses P200K in cash, jewelry to robbers

ILOILO — Burglars carted away around P200,000 worth of cash and jewelry after ransacking a pawnshop in Barangay Poblacion, Calinog town. Authorities said the incident...
Joint police operatives apprehended alias “Negro” (left), classified as a high-value individual, in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Naslo, Pototan, Iloilo on April 25. Seized from his possession were five plastic sachets containing suspected shabu valued at around P1,224,000. IPPO PHOTO

Tricycle driver nabbed for P1.2-M ‘shabu’ in Pototan

ILOILO City — A 33-year-old tricycle driver was arrested on Saturday, April 25, during a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Naslo, Pototan, Iloilo. Pototan police...
Police confiscated 10 plastic sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P476,000 from a mother and her daughter during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay Simon Ledesma, Jaro, Iloilo City on April 21, 2026. ICPO PHOTO

Mother, daughter yield P476K ‘shabu’ in Jaro drug bust

ILOILO City – Authorities arrested a mother and her daughter in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Simon Ledesma, Jaro district, seizing approximately 70 grams...

2 farmers nabbed for illegal logging, gun

ILOILO City – Two farmers were arrested on Monday, April 20, for illegal possession of a homemade firearm and violation of forestry laws during...
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Police identify person of interest in killing of farmer in Dumangas

ILOILO – Investigators from the Dumangas Municipal Police Station (MPS) have identified a person of interest in the killing of a 37-year-old man whose...
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4 minors nabbed for alleged gang rape in Molo

ILOILO City — A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by four minors, including her boyfriend, in Molo district. The victim, identified as alias "Nene," reported...
Police cordoned the area where two women were shot by a lone gunman along the roadside in Barangay Ungka 1, Pavia, Iloilo Tuesday night, April 14, 2026. According to the Pavia police station, one victim died while the other remained in critical condition. LYNDIE C. DEFACTO/PN

One dead, one wounded in Pavia night shooting

ILOILO — A violent shooting incident in Barangay Ungka 1, Pavia town left one woman dead and another in critical condition on Tuesday night,...