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SUBPOENAS GRANTED: Duterte’s ‘money trail’ now open to impeachment prosecutors

Prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte secured one of their most significant procedural victories on Monday after the Senate impeachment court granted their request to subpoena her bank, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records, giving them documentary evidence to test the

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Sweet surge: Guimaras mango production jumps 15% in 2025

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Iloilo City’s cooling hubs are getting a ‘second life’

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DSWD-6 rolls out PHP 2,000 fuel aid in Western Visayas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) began distributing PHP 2,000 cash assistance to vulnerable families under the expanded Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food and Transport (UPLIFT) program to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices. The rollout of the emergency social protection program covered an initial 2,198

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DSWD-6 rolls out PHP 2,000 fuel aid in Western Visayas

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Media groups condemn unjust vexation charges vs Espina

BACOLOD CITY — Several groups have raised concern over unjust vexation charges filed against Bacolod-based journalist Marchel Espina, a former editor in chief of SunStar Cebu. The case, filed by a local religious leader before a court in Batangas against Espina and four others, stemmed from an opinion piece written by

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Media groups condemn unjust vexation charges vs Espina

Bacolod shuts 19 businesses in permit crackdown

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LTO bars six riders from getting driver’s licenses

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BJMP, DepEd renew ALS program for Bacolod PDLs

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13 teams set for 2026 ICBC Second Conference

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Torres lifts Spain past Argentina for World Cup

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Thunder trade Lu Dort in three-team deal

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McGregor confirms torn ACL, meniscus in right knee

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Young Filipinas draw Bangladesh, Uzbekistan in AFC qualifiers

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Volcanoes repeat as Unions Cup champions

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Ruperto P. Quitag’s Bird of Reflection

AT FIRST GLANCE, Sal-ing Series 1 appears to be a simple representation of nature. A solitary Sal-ing bird perches on a dry branch against an endless expanse of blue sky. There is no dramatic landscape, no intricate narrative, and no visual extravagance that immediately demands attention. Yet it is precisely

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Iloilo’s creative canvas expands through art for everyone

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DENR distributes 25 special land patents in Pavia

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The waterless pay more

July 21, 2026

Start with the arithmetic, because the arithmetic is offensive. A household connected to Metro Pacific Iloilo Water pays a basic charge of PHP 28.67 per cubic meter after the phased increase that took full effect in March 2026. A household without a connection (and that’s roughly 74 percent of the concession area, by the Institute

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