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Man yields over P3-M ‘shabu,’ gun in Arevalo raid

ILOILO City – A 55-year-old man was arrested in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Arevalo district on Thursday morning, July 30, after yielding more than P3...
Harold Alfred Marshall (center), regional director of the Commission on Population and Development Region 6, attributes the high rates of youth smoking and drinking in the region to peer pressure, family influence, and easy access to alcohol and cigarettes. “If wala ka gapanigarilyo, tawgon ka nga waay gapakisama, you are ‘uncool’… And that is not only limited to smoking, but also drinking, and even perhaps engaging sa mga risqué sexual behaviors,” Marshall adds. COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT REGION 6 PHOTO

WV YOUTH SMOKING 2ND HIGHEST IN PH; Study flags widespread youth drinking, too

ILOILO City — Western Visayas has emerged as one of the country’s hotspots for youth smoking and drinking, with the latest Young Adult Fertility...
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10 minors rescued in Bacolod anti-online sexual exploitation ops

BACOLOD City – Ten minors allegedly exploited through Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) were rescued in a series of coordinated law...
Two red boxes from the Bureau of Internal Revenue contain the subpoenaed tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio. The records were submitted to the Senate impeachment court before the 9 a.m. deadline on Thursday, July 30, 2026. PHOTO BY ISABELLE PECHAY/INQUIRER.NET

BIR turns over 2 boxes of Sara’s tax records to Impeachment Court

MANILA — The impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio moved into a critical evidentiary phase on Thursday. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)...
Houses collapse in the Kyushu region of Japan due to a powerful earthquake which left at least 13 people dead. REUTERS

Over 100 aftershocks hit Japan after powerful quake killed 13

TOKYO – Japan's south-western Kyushu region has had more than 100 aftershocks since it was struck on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake which left...

Councilors League nat’l assembly record turnout overwhelms Iloilo City hotels

ILOILO City — A record-breaking turnout at the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) National Assembly here overwhelmed Iloilo City’s accommodation capacity, forcing organizers to secure...
Personnel of the Office of the Greening and Beautification Division clean the Iloilo River Esplanade 11 in Barangay Progreso, Lapuz, Iloilo City on Tuesday, July 28. The city government ordered the cleanup and moved to install closed-circuit television cameras, deploy Green Guards and intensify patrols after a viral video showed an alleged indecent act in the area. OFFICE OF THE GREENING AND BEAUTIFICATION DIVISION/FB PHOTO

Teens receive psychosocial care after viral Esplanade sex video

ILOILO City – Authorities have shifted their focus from public outrage to the rehabilitation and mental health of two teenaged students involved in a...
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Iloilo prov’l police seizes 10 trucks in week-long illegal quarry drive; Highest number of...

ILOILO — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) intensified its campaign against illegal quarrying, impounding 10 trucks in just one week of province-wide enforcement...

Former Iloilo board member will oversee 5th District projects as guv’s executive aide

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has appointed former Provincial Board member Carol V. Espinosa-Diaz as his third executive assistant drawn from the ranks...
A sample of the Philippine National ID, now a valid proof of identity.

PSA presses wider use of Nat’l ID; 4.4M Western Visayans enrolled

ILOILO City — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Western Visayas is now shifting its priority from simply registering residents for the National ID...