Emergency responders and local police retrieve the body of the 47-year-old drowning victim, alias “Victor,” along the coast of Barangay Dumrog, Pandan, Antique on July 6, 2026. The victim was rushed to the hospital but failed to survive. PANDAN MDRRMO PHOTO

Drunk laborer drowns in Antique

Metro Panay News -
ANTIQUE — A 47-year-old laborer was declared dead on arrival at the hospital after drowning in the coastal waters of Barangay Dumrog, Pandan, Antique,...
Newly trained narcotics detection dogs and their handers from Class Takaban 2026 demonstrate their drug detection capabilities during graduation exercises before their deployment to Iloilo’s ports, airports, transport terminals, and police checkpoints. The 26 K-9 teams are expected to strengthen the Iloilo Police Provincial Office’s efforts to intercept illegal drugs at the province’s major entry points and enhance ongoing anti-narcotics operations. IPPO

26 NARCOTICS DOGS TO GUARD ILOILO GATEWAYS; Police to deploy newly trained K-9 units...

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO – This province is strengthening its first line of defense against illegal drugs with the deployment of 26 newly trained narcotics detection dogs...
Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB

‘Unbowed’ Sara talks tough as Defensor tells senators impeachment trial will define standards of...

Iloilo Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio vowed Tuesday to remain “bloodied but unbowed” as her impeachment trial gathered momentum for the second day, while...
Photo courtesy of Luis Graterol/Unsplash

Negros irrigators brace for possible El Niño as Bago dam water level drops

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Irrigators in Negros Occidental are preparing for the possible effects of the El Niño phenomenon after monitoring showed a decline in...
Police investigate the death of a 39-year-old vendor whose body was found submerged in an irrigation canal in Purok Narra, Barangay Malingin, Bago City, on Tuesday, July 7. Authorities are pursuing leads to identify the suspect or suspects behind the killing. PRO-NIR PHOTO

Man found dead in irrigation canal in Bago City

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man whose body was found submerged in an irrigation canal in Purok Narra,...
PROTEST FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. Members of progressive organizations, led by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) Panay, stage a picket protest in Iloilo City on July 6, calling for the conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio as her impeachment trial begins. The demonstrators also demand greater government accountability, carrying placards and banners while urging broader public participation in their campaign for transparency and justice. NUSP

Student-led coalition in Iloilo demands Senate convict Vice President

Iloilo Adrian Stewart Co -
ILOILO City — Progressive organizations led by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) Panay staged a protest rally in Iloilo City,...
Construction workers perform their tasks for a road project in Imus, Cavite. They are protected by hard hats and long-sleeved garments but must limit sun exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when ultraviolet rays are strongest. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to initiate a timely review of the minimum wage rates. PNA

RTWPB to determine if ‘supervening event’ justifies new wage order before one-year ban expires

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas will determine later this month whether extraordinary economic conditions are...

Antiqueño vlogger dies after electrocution incident in resort

Metro Panay News -
ANTIQUE — A popular local vlogger here passed away on Tuesday morning, July 7, after being electrocuted by a faulty microphone at an inland...
This truck overturned after crashing in Barangay Apelo, Sara, Iloilo on Monday night, July 6, 2026. Police said the accident claimed the life of a 36-year-old driver and injured his helper. REGIE MALINAO PORRAS PHOTO

Truck driver killed, helper hurt in Sara road crash

Metro Panay News -
ILOILO — A 36-year-old truck driver died while his helper was injured after their vehicle overshot the road and crashed into a pig pen...
Personnel of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force, together with the Iloilo Provincial Mobile Force Company and the PNP Regional Intelligence Unit, intercept one of five fishing boats from Negros Occidental allegedly engaged in illegal trawl fishing off Sitio Baligiuan, Barangay Malangabang, Concepcion, Iloilo on July 5. The operation resulted in the arrest of five boat captains and the seizure of the fishing vessels and their paraphernalia for proper legal disposition. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

5 NegOcc fishing boats seized in Iloilo anti-illegal fishing operation

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — Authorities apprehended five fishing boats from Negros Occidental allegedly engaged in prohibited trawl fishing off the waters of Concepcion, Iloilo on Saturday,...
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