Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa was last seen Wednesday night with members of his staff after emerging from the office of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano amid mounting tension inside the Senate. Earlier in the day, he held a press conference appealing for support from Philippine Military Academy alumni. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

Bato slips out of Senate after ICC arrest scare, lockdown

MANILA — Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa quietly left the Senate compound before dawn Thursday after a tense overnight lockdown sparked by gunfire and...
Members of the Akbayan party-list gather outside the House of Representatives on Monday, May 11, 2026, as the chamber began plenary deliberations on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Photo by Grig C. Montegrande, Philippine Daily Inquirer

House sends VP Sara impeachment case to Senate, setting stage for trial

MANILA — The House of Representatives on Wednesday night formally transmitted the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio to the Senate, officially...
Marine soldiers detailed at the Senate keep their distance from the source of the gunshots that rang out on the second-floor hallway on Wednesday night, May 14, 2026. NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

‘NBI driver’ arrested following Senate gunfire

MANILA — Panic and tension gripped the Senate complex on Wednesday night after gunshots suddenly erupted, prompting a lockdown and the arrest of a...
The remote Pitcairn Islands has a population of about 50 people. MICHAEL DUNNING / GETTY IMAGES

Woman isolating on British island in Pacific after hantavirus contact

LONDON – A woman is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after travelling on a hantavirus-hit...
Ukrainian firefighters tackle a blaze following Russian drone strikes in the central Dnipropetrovsk region. DSNS/DNIPROPETROVSK REGION

Deadly Russian drone attacks on Ukraine resume after ceasefire expires

KYIV – Six people have been killed and many injured in a slew of Russian drone attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky...
An undated photograph posted by lawyer Chirinne Ardakani showing Iranian Nobel Prize-winning human rights activist Narges Mohammadi gesturing from a hospital bed in Iran. CHIRINNE ARDAKANI

Ailing Iranian Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer

TEHRAN – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been transferred from jail to a Tehran hospital amid concern over her deteriorating health. Iranian...
From 4 to 9, 2026, Land Transportation Office Region 6 law enforcers flagged hundreds of vehicles, targeting unregistered public utility vehicles, unauthorized van operators, and motorists committing traffic violations that jeopardize the safety of commuters and other road users. LTO-6 PHOTO

LTO-6 nets 428 violators, 4 colorum vans in Aklan, Antique

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Office Region 6 (LTO-6) continues to ramp up its road safety and law enforcement campaign across Western Visayas....
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PRO-6 arrests six most wanted persons in one-day ops

ILOILO City — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) apprehended six most wanted persons at the provincial and city levels during a series of...
The motorcycle driven by Louie Olbido collided with a sedan after reportedly swerving into the opposite lane in Barangay Atabayan, Tigbauan, Iloilo on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. PHOTO COURTESY OF DYRI RMN ILOILO

Rider dies in motorcycle-sedan collision in Tigbauan

ILOILO – A 47-year-old motorcycle driver lost his life after a head-on collision with an oncoming private car in Barangay Atabayan, Tigbauan, Iloilo, on...
Atty. Cesar Emmanuelle Buyco Jr., head of the Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office (PGENRO), says quarry permits issued by the province are generally valid for five years but may be revoked if operators violate quarrying guidelines, including extracting beyond the approved volume. Photo shows a quarry site in Barangay Cabudian, Dueñas, Iloilo flagged by PGENRO for failing to secure operating permit. PGENRO PHOTO

ILOILO BARES LEGIT QUARRY OPERATORS; PGENRO warns: Those not on official list may be...

ILOILO — The provincial government has released its official list of legitimate quarry operators in Iloilo Province, drawing a clear line in its crackdown...