Over 400,000 children across Western Visayas are targeted for protection in the Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity running from Aug. 10 to 28, 2026. Department of the Interior and Local Government Region 6 director Juan Jovian Ingeniero assured the public that the vaccines are safe and free and available at local health centers and designated areas by local governments. Right photo shows learners from Paga Elementary School in San Enrique, Iloilo receiving immunization against measles, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, and Human Papillomavirus during a "Bakuna Eskwela" campaign. SAN ENRIQUE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY PHOTO

3 DAYS LEFT IN VAX DRIVE; 100,197 Iloilo children protected against measles, rubella

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – With only three days left in the province-wide vaccination drive, health authorities are racing to reach more than 72,000 children who have...
Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region Director Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño received the Gold Eagle Award after PRO-NIR attained Compliant Status under the Performance Governance System, with an overall rating of 96.03 percent, during the PGS Conferment Ceremony on August 24 at Camp BGen Rafael T. Crame in Quezon City. PRO-NIR PHOTO

PRO-NIR earns Gold Eagle Award, posts 96.03% PGS rating

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) achieved a major organizational milestone after earning Compliant Status under the Performance Governance System...

Bacolod vlogger, live-in partner arrested in drug bust

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A Bacolod vlogger and his live-in partner were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros...
Information and Communications Technology secretary Henry Aguda says a nationwide Facebook ban is not the government’s immediate course of action, stressing that authorities would exhaust other measures to compel Meta to better protect Filipino users, particularly children, from online threats and abuse.

Facebook ban ‘last resort’; DICT pressures Meta on online safety

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — The government is pressing Meta to strengthen safeguards against fake accounts, abusive users and dangerous content on Facebook, with the Department of...
Former House Speaker and Leyte congressman Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has denied he has anything to do with the flood control scam.

28 new witnesses surprise Romualdez camp; Defense questions late disclosure as flood control probe...

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — The camp of former House Speaker and Leyte congressman Martin Romualdez questioned the Ombudsman’s disclosure of 28 additional witnesses in the flood...
To preserve the freshness of cabbages, it is alleged that some farmers in China, the world’s largest producer of cabbages, are using formaldehyde, a chemical used for preserving biological specimens that is known to cause cancer. GETTY IMAGES

China probes use of formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh

World Panay News -
BEIJING – Authorities in China have launched an investigation into reports of formaldehyde being used to preserve the freshness of cabbages for human consumption. Officials...
The 101-year-old Nigerian Esther Ogunmabo is photographed alongside her offence board after she was arrested for selling cannabis. Ogunmabo said she started selling illicit drugs after her shop was destroyed in a fire. NDLEA

‘101-year-old great-grandmother’ arrested for selling cannabis in Nigeria

World Panay News -
ABUJA – An elderly woman, who the authorities say is 101, has been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly selling cannabis, in a case that...

Molo village councilman, student collared in P612K drug bust

Metro Ruby P. Silubrico -
ILOILO City — A village councilman and a 16-year-old senior high school student were arrested after yielding P612,000 worth of suspected shabu in an...
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Over P400K worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Maasin

Metro Panay News -
ILOILO — Anti-narcotics operatives of the Maasin Municipal Police Station (MPS) apprehended a high-value drug target and seized approximately P435,000 worth of suspected shabu...
A firefighter from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) – Bacolod City inspects the charred frame of a motorcycle along Saint Francis Street, Doña Juliana Subdivision, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City on Monday, August 24, 2026. No injuries were reported in the incident. BFP-BACOLOD CITY PHOTO

Motorcycle gutted by fire in Bacolod

Metro Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A motorcycle was totally destroyed by fire at the corner of Saint Francis Street, Doña Juliana Subdivision, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City...
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