A landslide triggered by relentless rains brought by the southwest monsoon engulfs part of a residential area in Barangay Nagba, Tubungan, Iloilo on Sunday, July 12, killing a 67-year-old resident and underscoring the dangers posed by rain-soaked slopes. PHOTO FROM JUNJUNSKIE / TUBUNGAN PNP FACEBOOK PAGE

ILOILO LANDSLIDES, FLOODS WREAK HAVOC | Senior citizen killed; 110 Ilonggos displaced

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO — Relentless rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat), enhanced by Typhoon Inday, pounded Iloilo on Sunday, claiming the life of a 67-year-old...
Personnel of the San Carlos City Police Station, together with the Philippine Coast Guard - San Carlos K9 Unit and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, cleared the Empire One BPO in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental after a bomb detection operation yielded negative result. PRO-NIR PHOTO

PRO-NIR probes online bomb threat targeting San Carlos establishments

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Philippine National Police has launched an investigation to identify the individual behind a social media post threatening to bomb several...
ESTRADA

Sandiganbayan rejects Jinggoy appeal; graft case to proceed

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan has cleared the way for the graft trial of Senator Jinggoy Estrada to proceed after affirming its earlier decision denying...
A federal highway policeman in Brazil stands a few yards from a white dusty car that has its boot open. In the background, an officer can be seen talking to a woman, while a row of about a dozen people is lined up on the roadside. INTERPOL

More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown

World Panay News -
LONDON – More than 1,000 people have been arrested as part of a global crackdown on human trafficking spanning 59 countries. Coordinated by Interpol, Operation...
Photo courtesy of Neljoy Galigao/PN

Nearly 10,000 across WV reel from torrential monsoon rains

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – Nearly 10,000 people across Western Visayas have been displaced by relentless rains dumped by the southwest monsoon, forcing hundreds of families...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development - Region 6’s Quick Response Team provided family food packs and sleeping kits to the rescued Badjaos Miag-ao, Iloilo. They also offered psychosocial support services to address the emotional needs of the displaced families. DSWD WESTERN VISAYAS

Badjao families trapped by ‘habagat’ floods saved; DSWD rushes aid

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao and Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Twenty-eight members of the Badjao indigenous people, including 11 children, narrowly escaped death after raging floodwaters triggered by the southwest monsoon trapped...
“Pinggang Pinoy” is a new and easy-to-understand food guide from the government that uses a familiar food plate model to convey the right food group proportions on a per-meal basis. This is seen to help Filipinos acquire healthy eating habits needed to attain optimum nutrition.

Stunting, wasting fall in Iloilo City, But fight vs malnutrition far from over despite...

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City — This city’s sustained nutrition interventions have driven down the prevalence of stunting and wasting among children below five years old, with...
FLOODED COMMUTE. Motorists navigate floodwaters along a portion of La Paz Plaza in Iloilo City on Wednesday, July 23, as continuous rains from the intensified habagat and twin tropical cyclones triggered a Red Alert status. Authorities ordered evacuations in flood- and storm surge-prone areas. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Rains heighten threat of disease outbreaks in Western Visayas

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) has placed Western Visayas under heightened surveillance against diseases after dengue cases climbed to 1,734 and...
Photo courtesy of Aksyon Radyo Iloilo

CIDG raid averts possible fire disaster; illegal LPG refilling racket busted

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – A suspected illegal LPG refilling operation that authorities warned could have triggered a deadly fire or explosion was shut down in...
Participants demonstrated rescue techniques and administered first aid during enhancement training conducted by the Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Unit in preparation for the 2026 Regional Rescue Olympics, as part of the province's observance of National Disaster Resilience Month. CAPIZ PROV’L GOV’T COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PHOTO

Capiz PDRRMU intensifies disaster preparedness drive for National Disaster Resilience Month

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — The Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Unit (PDRRMU) has intensified its disaster preparedness initiatives in observance of National Disaster Resilience...
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