The local government of Antipolo City has started bringing Christmas joys to its residents through the foodpacks that are now being distributed to its communities. Mayor Casimiro ‘Junjun’ Ynares, III said the city government has kicked off the giving of Christmas Food Packs to the residents on...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Rep. Yamsuan’s Facebook) Barangay watchmen or "tanods" deserve a Christmas bonus too, according to Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan. That's why Yamsuan penned and filed...
As the agency’s “Christmas gift” for Filipino children in 2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) said more than 1.9 million trees have been planted in different parts of the country. (Photo from DepEd) Based on the final report from the field, DepEd said it has reached a total of...
In a few hours, we bid 2023 goodhye and welcome 2024. If you’re still looking for gifts that speak volume this coming media noche, the limited-edition Toblerone Cards could be your best shot. During this festive season, Toblerone introduced limited-edition Toblerone Cards, adorned with sleeves...
BACOLOD CITY – This city logged the first firecracker-related injury this year on Christmas Eve. The victim was an 11-year-old boy here based on the record of the City Health Office (CHO). Dr. Grace Tan, head of the Environment Sanitation Division of the CHO, said the victim is a...
BACOLOD CITY – A seven-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in a resort in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day. Police withheld the name of the victim, a resident of Kabankalan City. Police Capt. Arturo Margallo, deputy chief of the Himamaylan City Police...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 reported a peaceful observance of Christmas Day in the Ilocos region. EVANGELISTA (FB) Police Brig. Gen. Lou Evangelista, PRO-1 director, ordered his men to sustain intensified security measures for the New Year. Evangelista had earlier...
ILOILO CITY – Police logged fewer crimes on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office-6 said 36 criminal incidents were recorded on December 24 and 25, down 67.4 percent compared to the same period last year with 85. A POLICEMAN secures Jaro Plaza in Iloilo...
BACOLOD CITY – A motorcycle rider died after he was run over by a garbage truck on Araneta Ave. in Barangay Tangub here on Christmas Eve. A 29-year-old motorcycle rider died in a road accident in Bacolod City on Christmas Eve. (Police Station 8 photo) Police identified the victim as Jessie...
BAGUIO CITY – Christmas and dawn Masses in the Cordillera region were generally peaceful, police said. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) said only 25 crimes – 10 index and 15 non-index – were reported from...
BACOLOD CITY – An eight-year-old boy died after he was hit by an ambulance in Barangay Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Eve. Police withheld the name of the victim. The victim suddenly crossed the road when the ambulance carrying a critical patient passed by the area on its...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old man admitted killing a mother and her son in Barangay Carreta here. Joselito Larriba was arrested on Christmas Day in the barangay. A .38 revolver was recovered from a 23-year-old man who was accused of killing a woman and her son in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City....