Mount Panginraon in Dumalag, Capiz, is being proposed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-PENRO) for declaration as a protected landscape under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS). SCREENGRAB FROM BOMBO RADYO ROXAS YT

DENR pushes protected status for Dumalag’s Mount Panginraon

CAPIZ – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-PENRO) in Capiz is pushing for the declaration of Mount...

Lightning strike kills fisherman off E.B. Magalona coast

BACOLOD City – A 48-year-old fisherman died after he was struck by lightning while fishing off the coast of Barangay Tomongtong in E.B. Magalona,...
Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya deployed a multi-agency task force to assess and assist families living beneath Lupit Bridge in Barangay 39 following heavy rains that damaged several makeshift homes on July 30. The city government is processing the relocation of the families to a safer resettlement site in Barangay Vista Alegre as part of its disaster risk reduction program. BCCO PHOTO

Bacolod to relocate families living beneath Lupit Bridge after flooding

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Government will relocate families living beneath Lupit Bridge in Barangay 39 after heavy rains and rising river waters...
According to former House Speaker and Leyte congressman Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, the Ombudsman continues to use individuals whose credibility has already been undermined and whose actions have led to criminal charges.

Romualdez questions fairness of Ombudsman flood control probe, cites disputed witnesses

Manila — Former House Speaker and Leyte congressman Ferdinand Martin Romualdez challenged the fairness of the Office of the Ombudsman's preliminary investigation into the...
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio had instructed the defense panel to avoid distractions from political developments and remain focused on the legal battle.

Sara shifts focus fully to impeachment defense, shrugs off survey ratings

MANILA — The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio said Sunday it is setting aside political survey results and concentrating exclusively on defending her...
Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala speaks with the media after his release from jail. EPA

Peru’s ex-president leaves jail after 15-year jail term for corruption overturned

LIMA – Peru’s constitutional court has overturned a 15-year jail sentence handed to the country’s former president after he was found guilty of corruption. Ollanta...
People drink water and use hand fans to protect themselves from the sun in Naples, southern Italy. Italian health officials urge residents in the affected areas to avoid exposure to heat direct sunlight by staying indoors and drinking plenty of fluids. ANADOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES

Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

ROME - Italy is putting nearly all of its major cities on the highest "red" alert for high temperatures, as a new heatwave grips...
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3 most wanted persons arrested in separate Iloilo manhunt operations

ILOILO City – Three most wanted persons (MWPs) were arrested in separate manhunt operations across Iloilo on July 29 as part of the intensified...
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Construction worker dies in Kabankalan road crash

NEGROS Occidental — A 42-year-old construction worker died while his backrider sustained injuries after their motorcycle crashed into a roadside traffic sign along a...
A 39-year-old man (covered in blanket,) was declared dead on arrival at a hospital after being retrieved underwater by responders at a beach resort in Barangay San Roque, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo on Saturday afternoon, August 1, 2026. Barotac Viejo MPS PHOTO

San Rafael man drowns at Barotac Viejo beach resort

ILOILO — A man died in a drowning incident at a beach resort in Barangay San Roque, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo over the weekend. Police Major...