‘BAKUNA ESKWELA’: Parents urged to vaccinate kids vs deadly diseases

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging parents to have their children vaccinated against potentially deadly but preventable diseases. The government is...
Vendors and customers at Pueblo Market in Roxas City are encouraged to follow proper waste segregation using designated bins for recyclable, special, and food waste, as part of the city government’s campaign to promote cleanliness and environmental responsibility. MAYOR RONNIE DADIVAS FB PHOTO

‘Better late than never’: Bacolod lawmaker backs waste segregation drive

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A Bacolod city councilor has welcomed the city government’s planned implementation of a “No Segregation, No Collection” policy, describing it as...

Farmer killed, woman wounded in San Carlos shooting

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – A 51-year-old farmer was killed while a 30-year-old woman was wounded in a shooting incident in Sitio Apog-apog, Barangay Codcod, San...
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Roxas City heat index hits 42°C; DOH-6 warns of El Niño health risks

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ – Roxas City recorded a heat index of 42 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, November 3, placing the provincial capital under the “Danger” category,...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber Presiding Judge Joanna Korner turns down the request that Tagalog be used in the opening statements of lawyers when former president Rodrigo Duterte’s (inset) trial begins on November 30, 2026. English and French are the ICC’s working languages under the Rome Statute, she says. ICC-CPI

ICC rejects Tagalog plea for Duterte trial opening

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs will not hear their lawyers deliver opening statements in Tagalog when his...
“Any form of deception that exploits the trust of grieving pet owners is deeply concerning and must be addressed with the full force of the law,” says Philippine National Police chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.

29 pet remains dumped; PNP probes cremation fraud

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Police are investigating whether a pet cremation facility in Bacoor City, Cavite deceived grieving pet owners by issuing potentially fraudulent cremation certificates...
Four high-value individuals, including an Indian national, were apprehended and approximately P476,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated in separate buy-bust operations in President Roxas and Pilar in Capiz on Oct. 28, 2026. RPDEU6 PHOTO

PRO-6 seizes P31.76-M illegal drugs, arrests 152 suspects in October

Metro Panay News -
ILOILO City — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated over P31.76 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 152 drug personalities across Western...
A firefighter from the Bureau of Fire Protection-Kalibo maneuvers through smoke to extinguish a blaze that gutted a boarding house in Barangay Andagao, Kalibo, Aklan on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. BFP R6 KALIBO FIRE STATION PHOTO

Kalibo boarding house razed, P600K worth of property lost

Metro Panay News -
AKLAN – A fire destroyed a boarding house in Barangay Andagao, Kalibo town on Sunday, November 1, leaving one man injured and destroying four...

Barotac Viejo man nabbed for stabbing minor over ‘love triangle’

Metro Panay News -
ILOILO – A 34-year-old man is facing frustrated murder charges following his arrest for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old minor in Barangay Nueva Sevilla on...
FARMERS’ OUTCRY. Agricultural workers and land rights advocates stage a protest at Jaro Plaza, Iloilo City, demanding genuine agrarian reform, higher palay prices, and protection against alleged harassment and red-tagging. The protesters also denounce unresolved land disputes, including a 120-hectare agricultural property in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, which farmers claim has remained undistributed for decades. PAMANGGAS

AGRARIAN REFORM: Farmers slam gov’t failure to deliver land ownership

Metro Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — Generations of farmers in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo remain landless despite decades of cultivating a disputed 120-hectare agricultural property, mirroring what agrarian...
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