This is a mugshot of former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez released by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. He faces a P7.2-billion plunder charge related to flood control projects. DILG

Romualdez transferred to QC jail infirmary ahead of plunder case arraignment

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is now detained at the Quezon City Jail infirmary after a court ruled that his medical...
Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda. Photo courtesy of Joann Villanueva/PNA

Feb. 14, 2027 mulled for PH’s first rocket launch

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MANILA — The Philippines is preparing to conduct its first-ever sounding rocket launch in Cagayan in February 2027, a landmark mission aimed at testing...
A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency K9 team inspects a dormitory area under the supervision of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Region 6 officers led by regional director Jail Chief Supt. Elena B. Rocamora. The joint greyhound operation at the Iloilo District Jail Male Dormitory and its annex targeted illegal contraband to strengthen jail security and ensure a safe environment for both personnel and inmates. BJMP REGION 6 PHOTO

Illegal drugs, paraphernalia seized in joint jail raid in Pototan

Metro Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City — Alleged illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia were recovered during a joint greyhound operation at two jail facilities in Barangay Nanga, Pototan,...
Authorities apprehended three suspects and seized 11 plastic sachets of suspected shabu following a buy-bust operation at an alleged drug den in Barangay Tanque, Roxas City on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. PHOTO COURTESY OF DYVR RMN ROXAS 657 KHZ/FACEBOOK

Drug den busted in Roxas City; 3 nabbed

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CAPIZ – A suspected drug den operating in Barangay Tanque, Roxas City was dismantled yesterday morning, September 15, leading to the arrest of three...

Two Pototan fugitives fall

Metro Panay News -
ILOILO – Police tracker teams arrested two of Pototan’s most wanted persons, both facing rape charges, in separate manhunt operations executed within less than...
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin states that while temporary measures like power barges and battery storage facilities could ease grid alerts starting next month, complete stability for the Visayas grid will take until 2028 when long-term power plant projects are completed. This aerial view along the Iloilo Circumferential Road 1 toward the Hibaoan Flyover in Pavia, Iloilo shows growing commercial and residential communities — areas among those continuously impacted by ongoing rotational brownouts and power supply shortages across Panay Island. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO PHOTO

NO INSTANT FIX TO POWER WOES; Garin: Red, yellow alerts may ease next month...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City – The Visayas may have to endure power supply shortages and recurring grid alerts for another two years, with Energy Secretary Sharon...
Known as the “Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion,” Ilongga Maria Beatriz “Patis” Pamintuan-Tesoro is the sole honoree for Design in the latest roster of National Artists, joining recipients recognized in literature, visual arts, architecture, dance, film, theater and music. ILOILO MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART PHOTO

Ilongga fashion designer Patis Tesoro named National Artist, ‘Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion’ cited...

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ILOILO City – From learning needlework as a five-year-old girl in Iloilo to helping rescue the centuries-old piña-weaving tradition from extinction, Maria Beatriz “Patis”...

Bacolod named finalist for nat’l child-friendly city award

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BACOLOD City — Bacolod City has been shortlisted as one of the national finalists for the 2026 Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities...
Department of the Interior and Local Government secretary Jonvic Remulla provides a situational report on the arrest of former House speaker Martin Romualdez during a press briefing at Camp Crame on Sept. 8, 2026. SANTI SAN JUAN, MANILA BULLETIN

Sandiganbayan orders Romualdez transfer ro QC jail

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MANILA — The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered former House Speaker Martin Romualdez transferred to the Quezon City Jail in Payatas after Philippine General...
Iloilo City government personnel conduct a declogging operation as part of intensified efforts to clear drainage systems and waterways of debris that could obstruct the flow fi rainwater and worsen flooding. ILOILO CITY GOV’T

Sofas, tricycles clog Iloilo City waterways; wider, regular cleanup seen to curb flooding

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – Sofas and even tricycles are finding their way into Iloilo City’s waterways, underscoring a worsening waste-disposal problem that threatens to clog...
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