ILOILO CITY — After returning to the country late last year from exile, former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here participated in the Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) on Good Friday. FORMER Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of Iloilo City carries the cross during the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) on Good...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - More than 20,000 Catholic devotees attended the yearly pilgrimage to the Abong Abong Park in Pasonanca here for the Holy Week. The Mobile Command Center estimated the crowd on Maundy Thursday to have reached 20,592. People continue to troop to the area today, Good...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan - Police arrested a notorious 33-year-old alleged illegal firearms dealer in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Alibagu, City of Ilagan, Isabela on Wednesday, April 16. The suspect, alias “Carding”, a resident of Barangay Banquero, Reina Mercedes,...
More than 5 million devotees, some barefooted, walked from different parts of Metro Manila to join the annual trek to Antipolo City in Rizal Province on Thursday night, April 17. (Photo from Antipolo Cathedral's Facebook page) Rizal Police Provincial Office Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said around...
For many Muntinlupa residents, the Holy Week meant a walking pilgrimage on Holy Thursday to the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus in the Holy Sepulchre in Barangay Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna. The devotees, who also came from other areas, went to the shrine to see Lolo Uweng or the “miraculous image...
Three Chinese nationals claiming to have links within the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) were nabbed for extortion. Arrested individuals identied as Changao He, Yong Pin Pang, and Ming Wei Xiong (Photo courtesy of PAOCC) Police identified the suspects as Changao He, Yong Pin...
PUGO, La Union – A family of seven was selected as Baguio-Benguet Lucky Summer Visitor 2025 by the Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club Inc. this morning in Pugo, La Union. Dionisio Dennis of DZWT and president of BCBC said they started taking positions at around 7 a.m. to...
A 59-year-old mother in Muntinlupa achieved her dream of finishing high school and is setting her sights on going to college. Jacky Medel of Barangay Tunasan was one of the 229 senior high school graduates who finished studies through the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning...
Iriga City mourned the death of Superstar Nora Aunor on Wednesday, April 16. "Iriga City mourns the loss of Irigueña National Artist Nora Aunor, who passed away today, April 16, 2025. We are deeply grateful for the honor you brought to our city, "Councilor Gigi Vargas said in a Facebook...
The legal counsel of Pasig City mayoral bet Sarah Discaya has denied any legal violation related to her use of a British passport, following Mayor Vico Sotto’s claim that she used it recently in 2025, which he said could be grounds for disqualification. Sarah Discaya (Photo from Ate Sarah...
BAGUIO CITY – One-hundred nineteen drivers and conductors tested negative for illegal drugs in a surprise drug test conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera in major public transportation hubs here on Wednesday to ensure the safety of travelers during Holy Week. THE...
CEBU CITY – The Danao City Regional Trial Court Branch 80 in Cebu province granted the petition for mandamus filed by a barangay captain against a vice mayor and the National Liga ng mga Barangay (NLB). The court ruled in favor of Esperanza, Pilar Barangay Captain Mario Pagalan, who filed the...
