Lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio (right), husband of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, appears before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office on April 27, 2026 with his counsel, Peter Paul Danao, to file a complaint against officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Anti-Money Laundering Council, and House lawmakers over disclosures on his finances during hearings related to the impeachment of his wife. PHOTO BY GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE | INQUIRER

Sara hubby claims ‘bank glitch’ for disputed P2-B transaction

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MANILA — The camp of Second Gentleman Manases Carpio moved to debunk allegations of billions of pesos in suspicious bank transactions, asserting that the...
Press freedom advocates protest the detention of Tacloban City-based investigative journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who now holds the record for the country’s longest-imprisoned journalist on “bogus terrorism-related grounds.” INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

PH press freedom rank up but media still at risk

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MANILA — The Philippines now ranks 114th in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, slightly higher than the previous year’s 116, even as the...
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio raises serious questions about impartiality and due process regarding the impeachment complained filed against her.

VP Sara questions ‘predetermined’ impeachment narrative

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MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio on Tuesday challenged the apparent certainty expressed by some lawmakers that her impeachment will proceed, warning that such...
Firemen battle a huge fire following a fatal explosion at a fireworks factory in Hunan, China. BBC

Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 21 people

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BEIJING – A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed 21 people and left 61 wounded, according to state media. The...
Ex-Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic arrives in the courtroom prior to the hearing of the final verdict on appeal against his genocide conviction over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Mladic has been in detention since 2011 and lost his appeal 10 years later. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers

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BOSNIA – Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a United Nations (UN) court on their...
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Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise

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MOSCOW – A Ukrainian drone hit an upmarket residential high-rise in Moscow in the early hours of Monday, causing visible damage to the façade...
The wall beside a vacant lot in Green Meadows Subdivision, Barangay Ungka I, Pavia, Iloilo, where the burning body of an unidentified individual was discovered at around 4:30 a.m. on April 29, 2026. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Barbasa family rejects suicide theory, taps NBI for parallel probe

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ILOILO — The family of Frank Rois Barbasa has expressed serious doubts regarding the ongoing police investigation into his death, formally seeking the intervention...
Around P952,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated from a barangay tanod and a welder during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tabugon, Dingle, Iloilo on May 4, 2026. IPPO PHOTO

‘Tanod’, welder arrested in Dingle drug sting; nearly P1-M ‘shabu’ seized

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ILOILO — A joint anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay Tabugon, Dingle, Iloilo resulted in the arrest of a barangay tanod and a welder, yielding...
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Western Visayas’ No. 1 fugitive falls

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ILOILO City – The No. 1 most wanted person in Western Visayas was finally arrested on May 1 in Sitio Palawan, Barangay Borac, Naval,...
The Iloilo City Government reaffirmed its commitment to prioritize people-centered programs, projects, and services funded through the responsible collection and utilization of taxes. Mayor Raisa S. Treñas emphasized that tax revenues are channelled into essential services such as infrastructure development, public health, education, social protection, and economic initiatives that directly benefit Ilonggos. By improving financial management and maintaining transparency and accountability, the city aims to ensure that every peso collected leads to real improvements in people’s quality of life.

SUPREME COURT JUNKS CASE VS ILOILO CITY’S RPT ADJUSTMENTS; Court cites procedural lapses; underscores...

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ILOILO City — The Supreme Court En Banc has dismissed the petition challenging Iloilo City’s real property tax (RPT) adjustments under Iloilo City Tax...
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