Personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Passi City apply first aid to a 27-year-old motorcycle driver who was found unconscious after crashing into a tree in Barangay Cadilang, Passi City, Iloilo early Tuesday morning, May 12. PHOTO BY BFP-PASSI CITY

Motorcyclist left unconscious after hitting tree in Passi City

ILOILO — A 27-year-old motorcycle driver was found unconscious hours after his vehicle veered off the road and slammed into an Indian mango tree...
Police investigators process the crime scene in Sitio Talaptap, Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental where Police Master Sergeant Davy Carampatana was killed and two other officers were wounded after a drug suspect and his mother allegedly attacked them during a buy-bust operation on May 11, 2026. PRO-NIR PHOTO

Negros cop killed, 2 others hurt in drug-bust attack

BACOLOD City — A police officer was killed while two of his colleagues were wounded after a drug suspect and his elderly mother allegedly...
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BCPO seizes over P1-M ‘shabu,’ arrests two women in buy-bust

BACOLOD City — Police seized more than P1 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two women during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 8...

STRIKE 2: HOUSE IMPEACHES SARA; WV solons seek accountability from VP

MANILA – The House of Representatives, including members from Western Visayas, voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday afternoon, making her the...
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Cayetano replaces Sotto in Senate leadership shakeup

MANILA – Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was elected Senate president on Monday in a leadership revamp that removed Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III from...
The Bacolod City Government will resume its regular Monday-to-Friday work schedule beginning May 15, ending the temporary four-day workweek implemented earlier this year. PNA PHOTO

Bacolod to resume five-day workweek on May 15

BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Government will officially resume its regular five-day workweek beginning May 15, following the signing of an executive order...
There are more than 100 complaints involving alleged extrajudicial killings during Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa’s stint as Davao City police director and regional director.

CIDG summons Bato over 100-plus EJK complaints tied to Davao stint

MANILA — Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has been ordered to appear before investigators this week after the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection...
President Vladimir Putin says Russia was fighting a “just” war and called Ukraine an “aggressive force” that was being “armed and supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”

Putin says he thinks Ukraine conflict ‘coming to an end’

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested Russia's conflict with Ukraine could be drawing to a close. Speaking after Saturday's scaled-back Victory Day military...
Atty. Cesar Emmanuelle Buyco Jr., head of the Iloilo Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office, says the threats against him are sent through text messages and Messenger accounts using fake names and anonymous numbers. “Ang pangalan indi mo ma-ano, kis-a number lang, tawgan mo gani indi man ma-contact kag ang mga pangalan bal-an mo gid nga peke,” he adds.

Quarry crackdown triggers death threats vs PGENRO chief

ILOILO — Death threats against the head of the Iloilo Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office (PGENRO) have sharply increased following the provincial...
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Group warns of worsening threats, poor labor conditions facing journalists

ILOILO City – Journalists in Iloilo and Western Visayas continue to face threats, political intimidation, and labor conditions that endanger both press freedom and...