Sagaynon earns National Artist honor
BACOLOD CITY — A native of Sagay City, Negros Occidental, has been named one of the country’s National Artists for 2025, bringing the province...
Capiz gov’t readies for PBBM’s Handog ng Pangulo Program
CAPIZ — The Capiz provincial government is stepping up preparations for the simultaneous nationwide launch of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s “Handog ng Pangulo:...
BI confirms Cayetano siblings Alan Peter and Pia have left PH
MANILA — Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano have left the Philippines without any legal impediment to their departure, the Bureau of Immigration...
PNP vows ‘relentless’ hunt for Bato; 91 guns still unaccounted for
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed Thursday to relentlessly pursue Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa as authorities seek to enforce an International...
Poverty-based targeting may overlook vulnerable older Filipinos — studies
MANILA – Many older Filipinos who are not officially classified as poor remain economically vulnerable. This suggests that poverty rates alone may fail to...
Body of world’s youngest traditional king returns home to Uganda amid succession row
KAMPALA – The body of a popular traditional ruler who was the world's youngest reigning monarch has been flown home to Uganda where President...
At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks
LA PAZ – At least two people have been killed after an explosion at a military barracks in Bolivia - but authorities fear the...
20-year-old suspect arrested in Bacolod buy-bust, P442K worth of ‘shabu’ seized
BACOLOD City — A 20-year-old alleged high-value drug personality was arrested and about 65 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P442,000 were seized...
49 guns, 2 explosives recovered under PRO-6’s RTT program
ILOILO City — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) seized 49 loose firearms and two explosive devices during a series of operations across Western...
FULL-SCALE DISASTER DRILL EXPOSES RESPONSE GAPS
ILOILO — Western Visayas’ first full-scale, multi-sector disaster simulation has exposed coordination, response-time and hospital referral gaps that authorities will now address to strengthen...