Man wounded in shooting; gunman flees on motorcycle in Calatrava
BACOLOD City — A 38-year-old man was wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on October 20, prompting police to...
WV RESCUE TEAMS NOT FULLY DISASTER-READY; OCD training exposes critical gaps in skills, safety...
ILOILO City — Western Visayas faces serious gaps in its ability to respond to catastrophic earthquakes and building collapses, with disaster response teams receiving...
Bacolod bags 5 national tourism awards
BACOLOD City – The city government secured five recognitions at the 2026 Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards, winning three...
‘ARMED AND DANGEROUS’: DILG offers P50 million reward for Bato’s arrest
MANILA — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday announced it is offering a P50 million reward to anyone who...
Isle of Wight fossil identified as new dinosaur species closely related to tyrannosaurs
LONDON – A new species of dinosaur - a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger - has been identified from a fossil...
Iloilo City kicks off Dinagyang 2027 countdown today
ILOILO City – The excitement surrounding the 2027 Dinagyang Festival is set to build as Iloilo City officially launches its 100-day countdown today, October...
Western Visayas workers to get P40–P45 daily increase under new wage order
ILOILO City – Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas are a step closer to receiving an additional P40 to P45 in their daily pay...
Leptos deaths surge 55% in Iloilo Province; farm-related exposure leads infections
ILOILO – Deaths from leptospirosis in Iloilo Province have surged by 55 percent this year despite a slight decline in infections, raising alarm over...
‘Colorum’ operators, abusive taxis warned ahead of Halloween rush
ILOILO City – Illegal public transport operators and abusive taxi drivers face intensified enforcement across Western Visayas as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) launches...
Comelec suspends Monday onsite services starting Nov. 9
ILOILO City – Voters and other clients of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to schedule their in-person transactions from Tuesdays to Fridays...