ILOILO CITY—The Philippine National Police (PNP) has sternly warned that it is unlawful for people to use images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to make it appear that they are real police officers. Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 6 Director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said...
ILOILO CITY—With two deadly school shootings in less than two months, Senator Risa Hontiveros is backing calls for stricter gun control. “I really favor stricter firearms regulation,” Hontiveros told the media while in Iloilo City last August 21. The lady senator said she supports calls...
ILOILO CITY—Senator Risa Hontiveros has expressed her willingness to be the opposition’s sole presidential candidate for the May 2028 elections. “I am preparing very hard, working very hard … I’m strengthening myself as the strongest possible candidate,” Hontiveros responded...
Police in the southern Iloilo town of Tigbauan have traced the school threat that led to the suspension of face-to-face classes last August 20 to a student being bullied. As per investigation of the Tigbauan Municipal Police Station (MPS),the student being bullied online threatened that what...
ILOILO CITY—Following another deadly school shooting in Zamboanga City, the Police Regional Office (PRO-6) assured the public of heightened visibility in schools across the Western Visayas region. “I have directed all PRO-6 units to maintain appropriate police visibility around schools, sustain...
ILOILO CITY—For the first half of August 2026, more than P18 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by cops in Western Visayas region. In a statistical report, the Police Regional Office (PRO-6) disclosed 2.66 kilograms of suspected shabu (crystal meth) and 14 grams of marijuana...
ILOILO CITY— A consumer group has raised a howl of protest after a vendor was reported arrested by Iloilo City government personnel for plying his trade outside the Iloilo Terminal Market here, which is more popularly known as “Super”. “Stop harassing our vendors!” said the Panay...
A Norwegian company hass scrapped its plan to build a hyperscale AI data center in Oton, Iloilo. Full reasons remain unclear, citing only the "current circumstances." On the evening of Sun, Aug. 16, Norway Green Energy sent a formal notice to the Oton local government about the withdrawal. Perhaps...
ILOILO CITY —A barangay captain is facing multiple counts of attempted homicide for trying to shoot four people onboard a motorcycle with his unlicensed pistol in Cabatuan town, Iloilo province. Barangay Captain Alfredo Cabar Jr. of Duyan-Duyan was charged on Tuesday, August 18, a day after he...
ILOILO CITY—The number of barangays (villages) in this city affected by flood from heavy rainfall enhanced by habagat (southwest monsoon) has climbed to 65 from the initial count of 56 barangays. According to the Iloilo City Emergency Operations Center, around 160–165 millimeters of rainfall...
ILOILO CITY—A Norwegian company has withdrawn its proposal to build an AI data center in Iloilo province two days after its executive walked out from a public consultation and hurled expletives to reporters. Daniel Stefan Robertsen informed the local government of Oton town that his company...
ILOILO CITY—A man wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States (US) for a $650-million investment scam has been living in Iloilo since 2022. The family of Rey E. Grabato II, the son of Mina town mayor Rey Grabato, II once again reiterated his presence in Iloilo after...
