Village chief survives stabbing attack inside home in Murcia

BACOLOD City — A 63-year-old barangay chairman survived a stabbing attack inside his residence in Barangay Canlandog, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on August 7, 2026. Police...
Barangay Tangub Captain Noli Villarosa confirms that vendors occupying public roads near the barangay hall will be relocated to a privately owned wet market in Purok Pag-asa. MERLINDA A. PEDROSA PHOTO

Nearly 50 Tangub vendors in Bacolod face relocation amid road clearing

BACOLOD City — Nearly 50 vendors in Barangay Tangub are set to be relocated as the Bacolod City government intensifies its road-clearing campaign against...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulates the more than 1,150 students of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) during a mass graduation in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on Aug. 7, 2028, advising them to use their skills wisely and for the good of the country. Marcos says the commitments made in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) must now translate into concrete programs and tangible results, stressing that delivering on those promises is the real work facing the government. PCO

Marcos: SONA promises must turn into results

MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has put his administration on notice that the commitments made in his fifth State of the Nation...
The Office of Ombudsman slaps six months suspension without pay on 27 Bureau of Corrections executives in relation to the release of heinous crimes convicts under the good conduct time allowance law. ABS-CBN NEWS

Ombudsman to mayors: Watch your offices for corruption

MANILA — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla has warned mayors that keeping their own hands clean is not enough, urging them to closely police offices...
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15 fishermen arrested for illegal fishing in Capiz; P2.04-M in catch, equipment seized

CAPIZ — Fifteen fishermen were arrested after they were caught allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the municipal waters of Panay, Capiz, at about...
Police arrested two suspects during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Anjawan, Dueñas, Iloilo, on August 8, resulting in the seizure of about 70 grams of suspected shabu valued at P476,000. IPPO PHOTO

P476K worth of ‘shabu’ seized; HVI, SLI arrested in Dueñas buy-bust

ILOILO — A high-value individual (HVI) and a street-level individual (SLI) were arrested after police seized about 70 grams of suspected shabu worth an...
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Farmer injured in alleged hacking by nephew in Kabankalan

BACOLOD City — A 56-year-old farmer was injured after he was allegedly hacked by his nephew during a confrontation in Barangay Tagoc, Kabankalan City,...
MARKET INSPECTION. Personnel of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Region 6 conduct a meat safety inspection at a public market to verify that meat products being sold are properly inspected, fit for human consumption, and compliant with food safety regulations under the agency's #SafeMeatForAll campaign.

CHECK MEAT CERTIFICATE, NOT JUST PRICE – NMIS; Consumers urged to verify pork as...

ILOILO City – The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) in Western Visayas has urged consumers to become “smart buyers” by checking whether meat shops,...
Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya received the Board Resolution approving the site of the Philippine Science High School–Negros Island Region Campus from PSHS System Executive Director Ronnalee Orteza and Deputy Executive Director Sheena Faith Ganela. The nearly 10-hectare campus in Barangay Granada is set to become the largest in the history of the PSHS System. BCCO PHOTO

Bacolod to host country’s largest PH Science High School campus

BACOLOD City — The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System is set to establish its largest campus in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, after its...
A coffin with an ant-China slogan is seen at the Boy Scout Circle along Timog Avenue in Quezon City. INQUIRER/NET

Anti-China coffins across Metro Manila baffle police

MANILA — Police have launched an investigation into what appears to be a coordinated protest after coffins bearing anti-China messages were abandoned in at...