The cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce causes cyclosporiasis and leads to explosive diarrhea. There are multiple outbreaks in the United States. BBC

Cyclospora outbreak expands to nine US states – health execs

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WASHINGTON – Cyclospora linked to iceberg lettuce has spread to nine United States of America states, part of the largest reported outbreak in US...

Police probe TikTok threat targeting Pototan elementary pupils

Metro Ma. Theresa Ladiao -
ILOILO City — Police are investigating a threatening message sent via TikTok warning of a possible attack on pupils of Pototan Pilot Elementary School...

18-year-old motorcyclist dies in Ajuy road crash

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ILOILO — An 18-year-old student died on Wednesday morning, July 29, following a motorcycle collision along the national highway in Barangay Culasi, Ajuy town. Police...
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Jealous father sets own house on fire in Kabankalan

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NEGROS Occidental – A 47-year-old father was arrested after he allegedly torched his family’s house following a jealousy-fueled argument with his wife in Sitio...
Janiuay police personnel process confiscated evidence alongside suspects following a successful buy-bust operation in Delos Santos Subdivision, Barangay Jibolo, Janiuay, Iloilo on July 28, 2026. The operation yielded 374,000 worth of suspected shabu. IPPO PHOTOS

P374K worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Janiuay buy-bust; HVI, minor nabbed

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ILOILO — Police operatives arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and taken a 17-year-old boy into custody following a buy-bust operation in Barangay Jibolo, Janiuay,...
Panay and Guimaras islands in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental in the Negros Island Region produce nearly 60% of the country’s blue swimming crab supply, making the regions the backbone of the Philippines’ crab export industry, says Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Region 6. Blue swimming crabs are marine crabs with bluish coloration (commonly seen in males). They are a prized seafood commodity because of their sweet, delicate meat, high meat yield and strong demand from processors, restaurants and overseas buyers, particularly for pasteurized canned crab meat. BFAR-6

US ‘KASAG’ IMPORT BAN THREATENS 15K WV JOBS; Panay, Guimaras, Negros produce nearly 60%...

Iloilo Neljoy N. Galigao -
By NELJOY N. GALIGAO ILOILO City — The United States’ continuing ban on Philippine blue swimming crab (locally known as “kasag”) imports is threatening the...
Mayor Greg Gasataya and Schools Division Superintendent Dennis Develos led the turnover of 200 handheld metal detectors from the Bacolod City Government to the Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Schools Division Office on July 28 at the Bacolod City Government Center. The devices will be distributed to 75 public schools to strengthen campus security and improve screening procedures. BCCO-PIO PHOTO

Bacolod distributes 200 metal detectors to boost school security

Region Merlina A. Pedrosa -
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Government has turned over 200 handheld metal detectors to the Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Schools Division Office to...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. calls on Filipinos to actively participate in the government’s “Oras Natin sa Efficiency” campaign by the Department of Energy and adopt energy-saving practices to help strengthen the country’s energy security. PCO

Marcos presses Congress to hasten EPIRA reforms to cut power costs

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday renewed his push for Congress to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), calling for...
This is a birds-eye view of the quake-hit Aeon Mall with broken windows and debris in the carpark. The second floor of the mall collapsed, leaving many people trapped inside. REUTERS

Earthquake hits Japan; people missing in collapsed mall, factory

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TOKYO – Nineteen people remain missing at a collapsed shopping center and a damaged paper factory after a strong earthquake hit south-western Japan. A local...
LandBank Shaw Boulevard branch manager Violeta Constantino. Photo courtesy of the Senate of the Philippines

Bank exec: OVP withdrawals ‘unusual’ but followed rules

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MANILA — A retired LandBank of the Philippines branch manager testified before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday that the Office of the Vice...
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