TRAIL OF CHAOS. Overturned chairs, scattered furniture, and school bags left by terrified students are seen inside a classroom of San Jose National High School after the gun attack by two students on June 22, 2026. The police and emergency responders secured the campus and cordoned off classrooms and other areas while an investigation into the shooting continues. PHOTOS BY ROEL T. AMAZONA AND JOEY A. GABIETA

Marcos orders tougher student safety measures after school tragedies

MANILA — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered key government agencies to tighten safety measures in schools nationwide following a series of deadly...
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PBBM to push defense, trade, AI investments in Canada visit

MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will seek to deepen the Philippines' defense partnership with Canada while pursuing fresh investments in artificial intelligence,...
A woman places a bottle filled with ice on her head to cool down at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Temperatures in Italy are yet to peak, with over 40C expected on Monday. GETTY IMAGES

France warns even young people’s health at risk as Europe’s heatwave shifts east

PARIS – After days of record-breaking temperatures in France, officials have warned people to adjust their behavior, with Health Minister Stéphanie Rist saying there...
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, says Iran's highly enriched uranium would be inspected. EPA

Iran nuclear sites face inspection as part of peace deal with US

GENEVA – The head of the global nuclear watchdog has said it will carry out inspections in Iran under the country's preliminary peace agreement...
Smoke continues to rise from the remains of 10 carinderias destroyed by an early morning fire at Dumangas port in Sitio Naluoyan, Barangay Sapao, Dumangas, Iloilo on Sunday, June 28, 2026. BOMBO RADYO ILOILO/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Fire razes 10 ‘carinderias’ at Dumangas port

ILOILO — A pre-dawn fire totally destroyed ten carinderias at the Dumangas port in Sitio Naluoyan, Barangay Sapao, Dumangas town on Sunday, June 28....
Police seize P25 million worth of illegal cigarettes in an operation in Estancia, Iloilo on June 25, 2026. A woman was arrested for alleged unlawful possession or removal of articles subject to excise tax without payment. PNA/PHOTO FROM THE ILOILO POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Woman arrested in P25-M llegal cigarette raid in Estancia

ILOILO City — Police seized more than P25 million worth of illegal cigarettes and arrested a 42-year-old woman during a joint law enforcement operation...

PRO-6 seizes P1.76M worth of ‘shabu’; 3 high-value suspects fall in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated approximately 260 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,768,000 and arrested three high-value individuals in...
A dog and its handler undergoing the Narcotics Detection Dog and Handlers Course in Iloilo City in an undated photo. Iloilo Police Provincial Office spokesperson Lt. Col. Arnel Solis on Friday, June 26, 2026, said at least 22 dogs and their handlers are set to graduate on July 6 and will be deployed in ports across the province. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Narcotics detection dogs to boost anti-drug campaign in Iloilo

ILOILO City – The K9 dogs trained for narcotics detection will boost the anti-drug campaign in Iloilo, according to Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO)...

11 fugitives nabbed, 17 firearms netted by PRO-6

ILOILO City – Various police units have apprehended 11 wanted persons and accounted for 17 firearms in a series of operations spanning 24 hours...
The Province of Aklan has strengthened its border control amid suspected, probable, and confirmed African swine fever (ASF) cases in Capiz, Iloilo Province, and the Negros Island Region. Photo shows a local raiser tending to his pigs at a backyard farm in Aklan. FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF AKLAN NEWS FORUM

AKLAN TIGHTENS ASF SHIELD; Governor orders quarantine checkpoints as hog disease threat spreads in...

ILOILO City – The provincial government of Aklan has imposed a sweeping ban on the entry of live hogs, pork, and other swine-related products...