MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday confirmed that fugitive former Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co has been arrested and detained in Prague, ending months-long efforts to locate the ex-lawmaker linked to the multibillion-peso flood control project controversy. The Inquirer first broke the story, citing initial information from unimpeachable sources with direct knowledge

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — A robbery suspect was killed while his companion was wounded in an armed encounter with police in Tiaong, Quezon, on Wednesday night, April 15. In a report on Thursday, Quezon police said policemen in San Juan, Batangas, alerted their counterparts in Tiaong about two motorcycle-riding suspects who had allegedly carried out

ILOILO CITY — Research grounded in the realities of Iloilo took center stage this week at Central Philippine University in Jaro District, where more than 635 student researchers and 11 faculty researchers presented studies shaped by the region’s agriculture, coastal ecosystems, urban conditions, and cultural life. The four-day research and innovation gathering titled RESONATE, held

ILOILO CITY — Several areas across the Visayas are expected to experience dangerously high heat index levels through April 18, according to the state weather bureau, with some locations nearing the “danger” threshold that could trigger heat-related illnesses. Based on the agency’s latest 5-day computed heat index and two-day forecast issued at 5 p.m. on

TACLOBAN CITY — In a bid to address literacy gaps and strengthen reading programs at the grassroots level, the Ormoc City government on Tuesday, April 14, rolled out its Traveling Library, a mobile initiative that aims to bring books and learning resources directly to barangays across the city. Led by Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez, the

ILOILO CITY — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan on Wednesday, April 15, chided the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) after it greenlit the Boracay Bridge proposal of San Miguel Holdings Corporation. In its regular session on Wednesday, the provincial board approved a resolution strongly denouncing the DPWH’s action of awarding the bridge project