Panay consumers demand accountability over recurring rotational brownouts
ILOILO City — As recurring rotational brownouts continue to hit Panay Island consumers while key players in the power sector point fingers at one...
Sept. 10 quake drill to reinforce survival basics
ILOILO – With the West Panay Fault cutting through several populous and rapidly developing towns and the nearby Negros Trench capable of generating an...
Haze from Indonesian wildfires prompts health advisories in Capiz
CAPIZ — Health authorities and disaster management officials in Capiz have urged residents to take precautions following the reported arrival of transboundary haze from...
18 families displaced after fire hits 14 houses in Bacolod
BACOLOD City — At least 18 families, or 83 individuals, were displaced after a fire struck a residential area in Purok San Jose 2,...
House panel scrutinizes P800.7-M OVP budget despite ‘courtesy’ bid
MANILA — The House Committee on Appropriations proceeded with scrutiny of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed ₱800.7-million budget for 2027 despite...
Jinggoy faces possible suspension as court enters not guilty pleas
MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada could face preventive suspension as he battles plunder and graft charges over an alleged P500-million flood control kickback scheme,...
Israel captures Hamas security chief as strikes kill 4 during Gaza raid
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli special forces captured the head of Hamas's internal security service in a ground operation...
Trump-shaped ecstasy pills alarm Dutch authorities
AMSTERDAM – A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute has issued a “red alert” to users about potentially lethal ecstasy pills which resemble...
ICPO nets P114.2-M illegal drugs, 593 suspects in 8-month drive
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) arrested 593 suspects and seized P114.2 million worth of illegal drugs across the city over...
6 most wanted persons fall in IPPO 24-hour manhunt
ILOILO – Six fugitives, including three top provincial-level wanted individuals, were arrested by tracker teams of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) during a...