Guyana’s rescue boats take part in a search and rescue operation after a ferry capsized near Iron Punt. PRIME MINISTER MARK PHILLIPS / FACEBOOK

Scores feared dead after ferry capsizes off Guyana

GEORGETOWN – Scores of people are feared to have drowned after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana on Saturday night local...
Police operatives scored another significant accomplishment in its sustained campaign against illegal drugs following the arrest of a high-value individual identified as alias “Mark” and the seizure of approximately P1,360,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Jalandoni Estate, Lapuz, Iloilo City, at around 6:50 p.m. on July 20, 2026. ICPO PHOTO

Part-time college instructor busted with P1.36M worth of shabu in Lapuz

ILOILO City — A 37-year-old part-time college instructor was arrested after approximately P1.36 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation...
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Iloilo City’s No. 2 most wanted surrenders to police

ILOILO City – This city’s No. 2 most wanted person — who also ranks as the No. 1 most wanted person under Iloilo City...
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Authorities seize illegal mahogany lumber, chainsaw in NegOcc op

BACOLOD City – Authorities confiscated illegally cut mahogany lumber and a chainsaw worth an estimated P56,760 during an anti-illegal logging operation in Barangay Kumaliskis,...
Vehicles line up at the Petron gasoline station in Barangay Mali-ao, Pavia, Iloilo on Monday afternoon, July 20, to fill up their tanks ahead of the scheduled big-time oil price hike set to take effect today, July 21. The Department of Energy announced maximum price increases starting today of up to P3.65 per liter for gasoline, P10.68 per liter for diesel, and P11.77 per liter for kerosene. AJ PALCULLO/PN

TRANSPORT GROUPS SEEK FARE INCREASE; Fuel price surge cited as threat to public utility...

ILOILO City – Transport groups in this city have renewed their appeal for a fare increase as another looming spike in fuel prices driven...
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Bacolod mandates AEDs in public establishments

BACOLOD City – Bacolod City is poised to become one of the country's heart-safe cities after the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved on third and...
Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon welcomes further scrutiny in the spending for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, and says he is prepared to defend both the integrity and quality of the facilities.

Dizon ready to face fresh probe into 2019 SEA Games spending

MANILA — Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday declared his readiness to face the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) renewed investigation...
This bridge was damaged by a United States strike in southern Iran on Saturday. EPA

US and Iran trade fire after 2 US soldiers killed in Jordan

TEHRAN – The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes for an eighth consecutive day, after an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan...
The Iloilo City General Services Office says the lack of proper segregation forces the city to collect about 490 tons of mixed waste daily, driving up hauling and disposal expenses. ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT PHOTO

Poor waste segregation bleeds Iloilo City millions; city still subsidizes 70% of solid waste...

ILOILO City – Despite collecting P55.92 million in garbage fees, the Iloilo City Government continues to shoulder the bulk of its solid waste management...
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Impeachment Court: Release Sara bank, AMLC records

MANILA — The Senate impeachment court on Monday granted the prosecution’s request to subpoena financial records related to Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, her husband,...