GUTEZA, MARCOLETA, DEFENSOR

Guteza recantation weakens case vs Romualdez, camp says

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — The camp of former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday seized on the recantation of former Marine Orly Guteza to argue...
“Ang nangyari sa Ateneo de Zamboanga ay sing krimen na kailangang imbestigahan at panagutin ang mga responsable — not another episode ng impeachment propaganda,” says Davao City’s Cong. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, reacting to the tirades of impeachment prosecutor Atty. Lorna Kapunan (inset).

Pulong hits Kapunan for linking Dutertes to ‘culture of violence’

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MANILA — Davao City’s Cong. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte accused impeachment prosecutor Atty. Lorna Kapunan of exploiting the deadly Ateneo de Zamboanga University shooting to...

PRO-6 seizes P18-M illegal drugs, nabs 76 suspects in 15 days

Metro Ruby P. Silubrico -
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated over P18 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 76 suspects during a two-week...
Officers of the President Roxas Municipal Police Station responds to the scene of a fire that destroyed a two-story house and damaged an adjacent home in Sitio Dupaks, Barangay Poblacion, President Roxas, Capiz, on Wednesday afternoon, August 19, 2026. PHOTO COURTESY OF DYVR RMN ROXAS 657 KHZ/FACEBOOK

Fire razes two houses in President Roxas

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CAPIZ – A fire gutted a two-story residence and damaged a neighboring house in Sitio Dupaks, Barangay Poblacion, President Roxas, Capiz on Wednesday afternoon,...
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IPPO arrests 72 fugitives

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ILOILO – Seventy-two wanted persons were collared during a 15-day provincial crackdown against fugitives. According to the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), operating units tracked...
Personnel from the Office of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office–Antique conduct an on-site assessment of a rain-induced landslide in Barangay Alojipan, Culasi town. The southwest monsoon or habagat triggered a landslide last July that damaged the makeshift bridge serving as the community's primary access rout. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 6 previously identified several barangays in Culasi as highly susceptible to rain-induced landslides. OPDRRMO-ANTIQUE PHOTO

FLOOD, LANDSLIDE THREAT WIDENS; MGB: WV communities beyond 905 high-risk barangays also in danger...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO City — The threat of flooding and rain-induced landslides in Western Visayas extends beyond the 905 barangays officially classified as highly susceptible, with...
Regional Director Cristito Eco of the Department of Education in Western Visayas presents the state of basic education in the region during the Regional Assembly of Education Leaders in Iloilo City, highlighting a three-year decline in gross enrollment rates across elementary, junior high and senior high school. DEPED-6

DEPED-6 SOUNDS ALARM: Fewer Western Visayas learners entering, finishing basic education

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City — Western Visayas is confronting a widening basic education access problem as fewer learners are entering school while more struggle to remain...
The official theme for MassKara Festival 2026, “Share the Smile, Celebrate Gugma,” was unveiled by the Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. (BGFI) as the city gears up for the annual celebration scheduled from October 1 to 18, 2026. PN FILE

MassKara Festival 2026 unveils theme as Bacolod prepares for celebration

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BACOLOD City — The Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. (BGFI) has unveiled the official theme for MassKara Festival 2026, highlighting the enduring spirit, love and...
A school security guard walks through a cordoned-off area at Ateneo de Zamboanga University following Tuesday’s deadly campus shooting. Inset shows one of the firearms recovered in connection with the attack, which left two students dead, including the student-gunman himself.

Academic pressure eyed in Ateneo Zamboanga shooting

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Investigators are looking into academic pressure and depression as possible factors behind the deadly shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University, with the...
WADING THROUGH ‘HABAGAT.’ Residents navigate a flooded street in La Paz, Iloilo City as persistent rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continue to affect Western Visayas. The state weather bureau warned that days of rainfall have saturated the ground and waterways, increasing the risk of flooding and rain-induced landslides, particularly in low-lying and vulnerable communities. ALLEN ANIMAS/PN

WV faces more rains as ‘habagat’ persists

Iloilo Darlene Delgado -
ILOILO City – More rain is in store for Western Visayas as the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to influence weather conditions across the...
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