This aerial shot shows the destruction caused by raging floodwaters and a mudslide that hit a village along the Nepal-Tibet border. REUTERS

Hundreds missing, scores dead as flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border

World Panay News -
KATHMANDU – At least 359 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after a flash flood and mudslide along the Nepal-Tibet border...
Department of the Interior and Local Government-Iloilo province director Dino Ponsaron says ²the usual rule on automatic succession under the Local Government Code cannot apply if all barangay officials vacate their posts simultaneously because no elected official would remain to succeed the punong barangay.

Tigbauan barangay faces leadership vacuum; DILG: Succession rule may not apply if all quit

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Barangay Linobayan in Tigbauan town could be left without elected village officials to run its affairs if the mass resignation of its...
MILESTONE GIFT. National Commission of Senior Citizens’ Western Visayas director Ann Rapunzel Ganzon shares a light moment with centenarian Lolo Resurreccion Tacusalme of Barangay San Isidro, Jaro, Iloilo City, as she personally hands him his ₱100,000 cash gift and presidential letter of felicitation under the Expanded Centenarians Act. NCSC-6 PHOTO

P116.37-M cash gifts released to 14,555 WV seniors; NCSC nears completion of milestone payouts

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — More than 14,500 elderly Western Visayans are benefiting from ₱116.37 million in government cash gifts as the National Commission of Senior...
Commission on Elections - Region 6 director Atty. Dennis Ausan says election offices in Western Visayas remain in “election mode,” with preparations proceeding according to the existing electoral calendar. “Wala kami gapanumdom resetting or postponement subong... full swing ang amon preparations,” says Ausan.

Comelec bares BSKE sked amid postponement talks

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Western Visayas is pushing ahead with full-scale preparations for the Nov. 2, 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang...
Police personnel receive firearms voluntarily surrendered by residents as part of the Police Regional Office 6’s intensified Project RTT (Restrict, Track, and Turn-in) campaign against loose firearms across Western Visayas. PRO-6 accounted for 16 loose firearms in a 24-hour operation from August 25 to 26, 2026, 11 of which were voluntarily surrendered. PRO-6 PHOTO

PRO-6 nets 16 guns, 3 explosives in latest 24-hour blitz; 4 arrested

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — Police took 16 loose firearms and three explosive devices out of circulation across Western Visayas in just 24 hours, arresting four...
Photo courtesy of Ime Sornito/PN

SERVICE BLITZ: Job fairs, health drives, gov’t help desks lined up for observance of...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — From finding jobs and accessing government assistance to health screening and veterinary services, Ilonggos will get a month-long lineup of programs in...
Police seized the 447 master cases of Cannon Menthol cigarettes worth an estimated P26.6 million during an intelligence-driven operation in Barangay Alimango, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on August 25. The cigarettes reportedly bore unauthorized tax seals and lacked required graphic health warning labels. PRO-NIR PHOTO

PRO-NIR seizes P26.6-M illicit cigarettes in Escalante

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Police authorities seized an estimated P26.6 million worth of illicit cigarettes and arrested a 29-year-old man during an intelligence-driven operation in...
House of Representatives plenary. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER PHOTO

Benitez: Congress holds fate of 2026 BSKE postponement as deadline nears

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The fate of the proposed postponement of the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) now rests with Congress, with lawmakers...
Photo courtesy of Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash

14 drug suspects arrested in one-week Bacolod police ops

Region Merlina A. Pedrosa -
BACOLOD City — Fourteen individuals were arrested and around P2.475 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a series of anti-drug operations conducted...
Children in Guimaras received measles-rubella (MR) vaccines under the Ligtas Tipdas MR-SIA 2026 campaign. As of August 25, a total of 8,995 children had been vaccinated, or 54.1 percent of the province’s target population of 16,637. Health authorities are urging parents and caregivers to have eligible children vaccinated before the campaign ends on August 28. PIA PHOTO

Over 8,900 Guimaras children vaccinated in measles-rubella drive

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
GUIMARAS — More than 8,900 children in Guimaras have received measles-rubella (MR) vaccines under the Ligtas Tipdas MR-SIA 2026 campaign, with the provincial health...
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