Kin seek justice in Negros child strangulation, possible anal assault

The family of 11-year-old Jacon Gerota, a child from Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, is seeking justice…

Volunteer forest guards protect Southern Negros watershed without LGU support

As floods and landslides, worsened by poor watershed protection, increasingly threaten communities, a small group of…

Appeals court rules NOCECO board guilty only of simple misconduct

The Court of Appeals (CA) has downgraded the administrative liability of the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative…

Storm Basyang disrupts lives of more than 24,000 in Western Visayas

Tropical Cyclone Basyang left a wide footprint across Western Visayas, affecting more than 24,000 residents and…

AFP presses ahead with WPS patrols despite China’s warnings

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) rejected China’s criticism and said it will press on…

House bill seeks stronger pay, security, benefits for journalists

Citing persistent threats to safety and job security in the media industry, two party-list lawmakers have…

Revilla seeks inhibition of Sandiganbayan justice over Bulacan project case

The Sandiganbayan is weighing a motion seeking the inhibition of Associate Justice Karl Miranda from hearing…

Rebels admit killing elderly woman in southern Negros city; NTF-ELCAC condemns

The Armando Sumayang Jr. Command of the New People’s Army (ASJC-NPA) has claimed responsibility for the…

DOJ cites ‘reasonable certainty of conviction’ in Discaya tax case

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared the filing of criminal charges against government contractors Sarah…

All 110 police chiefs in Western Visayas test negative in drug screening

Police leaders in Western Visayas cleared a surprise drug test after all 110 chiefs of police…