ROMUALDEZ, CO

P1-billion cash deliveries to Zaldy Co bared in plunder hearing of ex-Speaker Romualdez

MANILA — A prosecution witness has implicated former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co in an alleged billion-peso cash delivery scheme, testifying before the...
DUTERTE-CARPIO, TEODORO

Sara denies pro-China bias, hits Teodoro for ‘twisting’ remark

MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s camp has accused Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro of distorting her controversial “troublemaker” remark to portray her as...
Around 250 grams of alleged shabu approximately valued at P1.7 million were recovered from four suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion Zone 1, Estancia, Iloilo on October 20, 2026. IPPO PHOTO

4 suspects yield P1.7-M ‘shabu’ in Estancia drug sting

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – Four drug personalities were arrested on October 20 in Barangay Poblacion Zone 1, Estancia, Iloilo, yielding approximately P1.7...

Iloilo’s No. 7 most wanted man collared in Anilao

ILOILO – A 48-year-old man wanted for sexual violence was apprehended by joint police forces in Barangay Poblacion, Anilao town, ending his brief...

2 high-value targets fall in Arevalo; P816K ‘shabu’ seized

ILOILO City — Operatives of the Iloilo City Police Office’s City Drug Enforcement Unit (ICPO-CDEU) arrested two high-value individuals and confiscated roughly 120 grams...
Representatives of farmers, fisherfolk and progressive organizations in Iloilo raise their fists in solidarity as they demand urgent government action against El Niño. The groups are pushing for a P50,000 production subsidy for small-scale farmers and fisherfolk, warning that declining agricultural output, dwindling fish catches and rising production costs could trigger food shortages, higher prices and deeper poverty. PHOTO BY PAMANGGAS

Farmers, fishers demand P50K aid as El Niño threatens food supply

ILOILO — With agricultural losses nationwide already reaching P6.54 billion and rice production projected to decline by 700,000 metric tons, farmers and fisherfolk in...
PEÑAFLORIDA

San Agustin grad ranks 3rd in nationwide pharmacy board

ILOILO City – An alumnus of the University of San Agustin (USA) emerged as the country’s third-highest scorer in the October 2026 Pharmacists Licensure...
In this screenshot from a video, a heavy dump truck attempts to evade authorities during a high-risk pursuit on Oct. 10, 2026. The chase, which endangered motorists and government enforcers, prompted the Land Transportation Office – Region 6 to suspend the driver’s license for 90 days, with permanent revocation now a possibility.

Dump truck driver faces permanent license revocation over road rampage

ILOILO — A dump truck driver who allegedly endangered motorists and government enforcers during a reckless, multi-town highway chase in Iloilo now faces permanent...

Iloilo prov’l capitol hikes 2027 budget by P980M to P7.86B

ILOILO — The Iloilo provincial government will operate on a record P7.86-billion budget in 2027, nearly P1 billion higher than this year’s spending program,...

2026 GALING POOK CHAMP: Iloilo City’s ICARe brings fourth win; first-ever Resilience awardee, too

ILOILO City — Iloilo City has earned its fourth Galing Pook Award, with the Iloilo City Action and Resilience (ICARe) Centers: Decentralizing Risk Governance...