Operatives of the Kalibo Municipal Police Station arrested the Top 1 Most Wanted Person in Kalibo and Top 4 Most Wanted Person in Aklan during a manhunt operation in Sitio Paraiso, Barangay Nalook, Kalibo, Aklan on August 5. The 18-year-old suspect is facing three counts of statutory rape and is now under police custody pending court proceedings. AKLAN PPO PHOTO

Aklan’s top 4 most wanted, Kalibo’s No. 1 fugitive arrested

Metro Panay News -
AKLAN – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) arrested the Top 1 Most Wanted Person in Kalibo and Top 4 Most Wanted Person in...
PINNED TO THE GROUND. A policeman immobilizes and disarms an “active shooter” at the Department of Education - Region 6 compound in Iloilo City during a full-scale Active Shooter Incident Awareness, Response, and Simulation Exercise. The drill tested coordinated law enforcement, medical, and evacuation procedures to strengthen preparedness for potential active shooter incidents in schools and government workplaces. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – REGION 6

‘RUN, HIDE, FIGHT’: DepEd drills for worst-case school attack

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO City – To prepare schools for armed attacks, the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6 carried out a full-scale “active shooter” incident simulation...
The Department of Health reported 269,467 dengue cases nationwide as of October 4, 2024.

Bacolod logs first dengue death; cases down 52%

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) has confirmed the city's first dengue-related death this year, involving an eight-year-old girl from Barangay...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has remained out of public view since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him in connection with the Duterte administration's anti-illegal drugs campaign.

‘Bato arrest rumor seeks to distract people from Sara impeachment trial’

Nation Adrian Stewart Co -
MANILA — Malacañang on Wednesday accused allies of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio of using false claims that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa had been...
Paul Biya is seen in one of his last public sightings in Cameroon, during the April 2026 visit of Pope Leo XIV. He is surrounded by Cameroonian officials and his wife, First Last Chantal Biya. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

World’s oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease

World Panay News -
YAOUNDE – Cameroon’s veteran leader Paul Biya - who has not been seen in public for nearly two months - has reshuffled the country's...
The Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo City’s biggest events venue, can accommodate around 3,500 to 4,000 participants, depending on an event’s configuration. The Iloilo City Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) Office says the city has reached a point where expanding convention infrastructure has become essential to sustain the rapid growth of its MICE industry. JERRY TREÑAS FACEBOOK PAGE

MICE BOOM; Wanted: Mega convention hub

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – This city’s booming convention industry has outgrown the Iloilo Convention Center (ICON), prompting the city government to actively court private investors...
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DOST pushes esports as major economic driver, urges parents to rethink gaming

Iloilo Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is positioning esports and game development as key drivers of the country’s digital economy,...

Dengue cluster in Estancia barangay triggers intensified surveillance

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – A cluster of 18 dengue cases in Barangay Bayuyan, Estancia town has prompted provincial health authorities to intensify surveillance and mobilize villages...
HOME SAFE. Three Ilonggo seafarers who survived the July 18, 2026 Russian drone attack on the M/V Inase in the Black Sea arrive at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo on Wednesday, Aug. 5, where they are welcomed by government officials and their families following their successful repatriation from the conflict-hit region. PESO – ILOILO PROVINCE

3 Ilonggo seafarers home after Black Sea drone strike; Iloilo prov’l gov’t readies trauma...

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO — Three Ilonggo seafarers who survived a Russian drone attack on their vessel in the Black Sea have finally returned home after appeals...
Students of Dumangas National High School in Dumangas, Iloilo gather outside their campus after the suspension of their classes due to the threatening social media posts of a teacher. PHOTO BY DUMANGAS ANG BANWA KO

Teacher’s social media threat shuts down school

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
ILOILO — Dumangas National High School suspended all face-to-face classes Wednesday, Aug. 5, after a threatening social media post attributed to one of its...
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