President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the traditional review of troops during the graduation rites of the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City on Saturday, May 16, 2026. NIÑO JESUS ORBETA, PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

PBBM, VP Sara stress loyalty, integrity before PMA grads

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio separately urged the graduating members of the Philippine Military Academy “Talang Dangal” Class...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte continues to challenge the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction, although the tribunal has ruled that it retains authority over alleged crimes committed before the Philippines withdrew from the Rome Statute in 2019.

ICC prosecutors push for Nov. start of Duterte drug war trial

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MANILA — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are pushing to begin the crimes against humanity trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte on...
A female nurse prepares a vaccine. She has inserted a needle into the bottle. Nearly 2,300 people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak between 2018 and 2020. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo

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KINSHASA – Africa’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 80...
Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force drive around in pick-ups during training at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria. The Nigerian military has increased cooperation with the United States in efforts to combat extremist violence. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Senior IS leader killed in joint operation of United States and Nigera

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ABUJA – Nigeria and the United States say they have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in a joint-operation. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was described by...
Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon (right photo), chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office, stresses the importance of indoor and outdoor sanitation to combat hantavirus. She warns that people may contract the “silent but deadly” virus through contact with contaminated rat urine, feces, saliva, or through bites and scratches from infected rodents. IPHO/PURCORPEST.COM PHOTOS

‘SILENT BUT DEADLY’: Iloilo provincial health office warns public vs hantavirus threat

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ILOILO — The Iloilo Provincial Health Office has intensified its public health awareness campaign against hantavirus amid growing global concern over the deadly rodent-borne...
Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) linemen conduct maintenance activities. These works are part of Negros Power’s five-year rehabilitation and modernization plan aimed at strengthening the distribution system and minimizing prolonged power interruptions.

Negros Power rates down in May amid lower generation, transmission charges

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BACOLOD City – Customers of Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) will see lower electricity bills this May as the utility announced a...
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Iloilo logs 569 heat-linked illnesses in 5 days; Officials warn of ‘urban heat island’...

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City — Extreme heat here has triggered a sharp spike in illnesses, with 569 heat-related and heat-associated cases recorded in just five days...
Learners in Quezon City walk back home under extreme heat on March 3, 2025. The state weather bureau’s forecast heat index of up to 46 degrees Celsius prompted some local government units to cancel face-to-face classes on Monday. PNA

Western Visayas braces for hotter, drier months as DA issues El Niño warning

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on May 15 released an advisory warning farmers and fisherfolk across the country, including those in...
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Panay youth group seeks Sara impeachment, Bato arrest

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ILOILO City — A student-led organization in Western Visayas has intensified calls for accountability – demanding the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio and...
Department of Social Welfare and Development – Region 6 personnel, with the assistance of local residents and partner agencies, unload and transport family food packs to Barangay Gabi in Isla Gigantes, Carles, Iloilo as part of the agency’s “last mile” disaster preparedness initiative aimed at ensuring faster emergency response in geographically isolated island communities. DSWD-6

AID REACHES ‘LAST MILE’: DSWD prepositions 1,000 food packs in remote Isla Gigantes village...

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ILOILO — In a major push to strengthen disaster response in geographically isolated communities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western...
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