CEBU CITY – Actor Baron Geisler was briefly detained for drunken behavior in Mandaue City, Cebu province. GEISLER Police said the 42-year-old Geisler was taken into custody at 3:50 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, on Psalm St. in Barangay Canduman. Geisler was released the same day but was fined for...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied for lack of jurisdiction the petition of Dole Philippines, Inc.-Stanfilco Division against the Davao City local government and its officials led by former mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte on environmental tax assessments. Dole Philippines, which is engaged in the...
The Taguig Police arrested a man and a woman tagged as most wanted persons for two separate cases of qualified rape and qualified theft. A suspect, identified as alias Johnbert, the Southern Police District’s No. 5 top most wanted person, was apprehended by the police. A warrant of...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., leads the sale of NFA rice at P1,650 per sack, equivalent to P33 per kilogram, under the Food Security Emergency Program of the National Government. (Santi San Juan) The San Juan City...
A Grade 11 student reportedly died while he was playing basketball during his school's intramurals on Feb. 22, the boy's school announced. In a statement , the Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College (OLOPSC) in Marikina confirmed the death of Shann Mikhail Estaquio while participating in the event....
ILOILO CITY – Police said no kidnapping of children were recorded in this province and city. POLICE Colonels Bayani Razalan (left) and Kim Legada, chiefs of the Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) and Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), during a meeting. (Tara Yap) “Allegations of...
Leisure developer and gaming firm Belle Corporation reported an almost flat consolidated net income in 2024 amounting to ₱2.43 billion from the ₱2.42 billion it earned in 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated recurring net income grew seven...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 35-year-old construction worker allegedly stabbed his live-in partner to death then killed himself on Saturday night, Feb. 22, in Barangay San Jose here. The Police Regional Office-4 identified the couple as Joel and Crizelle, 29. Investigation said Joel grabbed a...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 filed murder charges on Friday, Feb. 21, against the suspect in the killing of a lady doctor in Naga City last Feb.16. PRO-5 director Police Brig. Gen. Andre P. Dizon confirmed to the Manila Bulletin that the case was filed before the city...
MB Publisher Sec. Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. and 2025 Newsmakers of the Year Award honoree Hon. Francis Zamora The city's state reflects good governance, which San Juan City’s mayor aims to demonstrate through his exemplary leadership—having a strong determination to leave a lasting...
ILOILO CITY – A homegrown café has revived golf enthusiasm for younger Ilonggos and brought support for local coffee farmers. COFFEE and golf at the Iloilo Golf Driving Range. (Tara Yap) Megan Bautista found a new mission when she opened Dripple Coffee at the...
A tricycle driver was arrested by the police after he yielded shabu and a firearm in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Feb. 21. The Taguig Police conducted the drug bust in Barangay Central Signal, Taguig City that led to the arrest of a suspect identified as alias Rommel, 47, a resident of...
