ALICIA, Isabela – A Grade 2 pupil drowned in a five-foot deep swimming pool for adults during a family gathering in a resort here on Saturday, Oct. 19. Police identified the victim as Rex, 7, of Barangay Paddad here. Investigation said the victim’s father left him behind in the children’s...
CAMP Lt. Rosauro Toda Jr., City of Ilagan, Isabela – Police arrested three suspected gunrunners in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santo Domingo, Alicia, Isabela on Saturday, March 9. THREE suspected gunrunners were nabbed in Isabela over the weekend. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Police...
The Very Extra Book Club starts the year with generous helpings of the scandals that broke this author and his New York swans apart THE VERY EXTRA BOOK CLUB From left: Rajo Laurel, Pauline Suaco Juan, Marielle Santos Po, Alicia Colby Sy, Stephanie Zubiri, Rocio Olbes Ressano, Jae de Veyra Pickrell,...
CEBU CITY – A warrant of arrest has been issued against Marnilou Ayuban, the mayor of Alicia, Bohol who was convicted of graft. Ayuban has yet to show up after an arrest warrant of was issued against him prior to his assumption into office. He took his oath of office last June 8 before a...
Justin Chon acts, writes, and directs this true-to-life tearjerker An alternative to "The Batman" showing in the theaters is a small, independent film, "Blue Bayou," on www.upstream.ph about Antonio LeBlanc (Justin Chon), a Korean adopted by an American family 30 years ago and how the US laws on...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) director-general Jeremiah Belgica is keeping his hopes up that the next Civil Service Commissioner (CSC) chairperson will be as committed and dedicated to fighting government red tape as the predecessor who just retired from the position. (Civil Service Commission...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) chief Alicia dela Rosa-Bala's fixed term as head of the central human resource (HR) agency of the Philippine government, will end on Feb. 2, 2022. (Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala / MB file photo) Chairperson Bala was appointed by...
Government agencies have until Oct. 31 to submit their Public Service Continuity Plan (PSCP), an all-hazard plan that aims to ensure continuous delivery of services to the public amid any disruption. (CSC/ Manila Bulletin File) Acting as the lead convenor of the Sub-Task Group on Public Service...
Government agencies may submit their Public Service Continuity Plan (PSCP) until October 31 this year, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Monday, Aug. 9, as it sought the adoption of safety and health standards in the workplace to protect their employees from hazards due to disasters and...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala has been elected as president of the 28th General Assembly of the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA). Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela-Rosa Bala (Career Executive Service Board/CSC...
Adorable! Did you know that one of our favorite movies, Clueless, celebrated its 26th year last July 19? Released in 1995, Alicia Silverstone recreates another scene from the movie with her son playing the role of her character Cher's dad. Over on TikTok, she came in dressed in a biased-cut dress...
The mayor of Caraga, Davao Oriental was found guilty of simple neglect of duty by the Office of the Ombudsman based on the the case filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for failure to comply with the President’s order to clear roads in her town from illegal...
