DEFENSE DELAYING SARA TRIAL? Prosecution: Document review could have been done before proceedings resumed
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s defense team denied deliberately dragging out her impeachment trial, insisting that its request to conduct document stipulation on...
DND: PH won’t yield Scarborough shoal to China
MANILA — The Philippines will not abandon Bajo de Masinloc despite pressure from Beijing, the Department of National Defense (DND) declared, asserting Manila’s sovereignty...
HAVOC AFTER DARK: Violent night winds ravage Iloilo City villages; 81 families affected, 52...
ILOILO City – Tornado-like winds tore through several barangays here late Saturday night, damaging at least 52 houses, affecting families and toppling trees and...
WV under minimal heavy rain impact – PAGASA
ILOILO City – Western Visayas may see a reduced threat from heavy rainfall in the coming days, although residents are still being urged to...
Bacolod SP urges CHO, CDRRMO to step up rainy season disease prevention
BACOLOD City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has urged the City Health Office (CHO) and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) to...
Ex-Speaker blasts Ombudsman ‘bias’; Romualdez denies hand in ‘maleta boys’ recantations
MANILA — Former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez accused Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla of being “extremely prejudiced” against him as he strongly denied allegations...
Hepatitis B case rate rises in Western Visayas: DOH-6 targets 85,622 children for vaccination...
ILOILO City — The hepatitis B positivity rate in Western Visayas climbed to 2.90 percent in the first half of 2026 with fewer people...
Iloilo Province’s 1,721 villages surpass Metro Manila, all other provinces
ILOILO – Iloilo Province has emerged as the province with the most barangays in the Philippines, with its 1,721 villages even exceeding Metro Manila’s...
Iloilo hog raisers seek gov’t lifeline; Farmgate rates fall below production costs as feeds,...
ILOILO – Hog raisers across Iloilo are being squeezed by farmgate prices that have fallen below production costs, prompting the Leon municipal council to...
WV EYES 4K MT HARVEST: DA sets 500 hectares of model hybrid rice farms...
ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting a combined harvest of 3,250 to 4,000 metric tons of palay from 500 hectares...