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Lambunao LGU employee nabbed for drugs

ILOILO City – An employee of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Lambunao, Iloilo was arrested in an anti-illegal drug operation on Sunday, April...
Since the Department of Agriculture declared the national food security emergency on Feb. 3, 2025 the National Food Authoriry has so far disposed of very little of its rice. PHOTO BY JORDEENE LAGARE

Few local government units purchasing rice from NFA

MANILA — The National Food Authority (NFA) appealed to the consuming public to urge their local government units (LGUs) to buy the rice stocks...
The prompt resolution of the kidnapping and murder of businessman Anson Que and his driver highlights the effectiveness of law enforcement in tackling serious crimes, says General Rommel Francisco Marbil, director of the Philippine National Police.

PNP denies reported widespread kidnapping spree 

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has refuted claims of widespread kidnapping circulating on social media. PNP chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil emphasized that the...
Three local candidates and a party-list group are under investigation for allegedly campaigning during Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, says Chairman George Garcia of the Commission on Elections.

Show cause order up vs 4 poll bets for Holy Week campaign

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) are eyeing to send a show cause order against four candidates for allegedly violating the campaigning ban...
A scene at the Torkham crossing showing men, women and children sitting on the floor. There are several vehicles in the background. GETTY IMAGES

Pakistan expels tens of thousands of Afghans

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has deported more than 19,500 Afghans this month, among more than 80,000 who have left ahead of a 30 April deadline,...
Yellow fever is transmitted by infected mosquitoes. GETTY IMAGES

Colombia under health emergency due to yellow fever deaths

BOGOTA – Colombia has declared a nationwide health emergency after at least 34 people died of yellow fever, according to official figures. Yellow fever is...
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar was so strong that it left huge fissures on the ground. MYANMAR MILITARY COUNCIL

Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw to be redrawn following quake

NAY PYI TAW – The layout of Myanmar’s capital city Nay Pyi Taw will be redrawn after the devastating earthquake last month, the country’s...
Team Sulong Gugma, led by reelectionist Rep. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda, says Iloilo City deserves leadership that prioritizes its people, not just its deals.

INDEPENDENT CITY COUNCIL: Team Sulong Gugma vows to robustly exercise constitutional duty of checks...

ILOILO City – Amidst plans to open to unsolicited proposals the operation of the Iloilo City Hospital under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, Team...
Venus Divinia Nietes, principal of Col. Roperto Abellon National School in Laua-an, Antique, orders the graduating senior high school learners to remove their togas, saying it was not the prescribed uniform for their graduation ceremony, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Wearing of togas is not prohibited, DepEd clarifies: Probe underway on controversial SHS grad...

ANTIQUE – The Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office clarified that its policy does not prohibit wearing of togas in graduation ceremonies. This comes after...
Image shows a transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles found within an infected cell. AP

DOH: 2 cases of mpox detected in Davao City

MANILA - Two cases of monkeypox (mpox) Clade II, including one casualty, were recently recorded in Davao City. According to the Department of Health (DOH),...