BAGUIO CITY – A Catholic priest was sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping a minor in March 2023 here. The priest was convicted by the Baguio City Regional Trial Court on Dec. 17 of three counts of rape. The court has ordered his immediate transfer to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte and second district Rep. Omar S. Duterte and Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold James T. Duterte filed a bill seeking to amend the treason provisions of the Revised Penal Code to strengthen protections for Filipino...
DAVAO CITY – Davao Light and Power Co. has announced a decrease in residential electricity rates for December and assured consumers that adequate power supply is available to meet current demand, with additional sources on standby if needed. Fermin Edillon, spokesperson and reputation enhancement...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here said the family of former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral rejected an autopsy and deoxyribonucleic acid test to determine the exact cause of her death. Magalong, head of the Cordillera Regional Peace and Order...
CEBU CITY – With Christmas Day just around the corner, authorities here are making sure that regulations on the selling of firecrackers are being observed. Officials from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), Regional Civil Security Unit, and Bureau of Fire Protection on Friday, Dec. 19, conducted...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sagay City government in Negros Occidental ushered in the holiday season with a Christmas fair at the public plaza, highlighting the city’s identity as a coastal and creative city. Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva, Vice Mayor Narwin Javelosa, and Negros Occidental second district Rep....
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Friday, Dec. 19, ordered the allocation of P15 million as an initial payment for Barangay Tumana 's outstanding debt to Manila Water, amounting to more than P37 million, to restore the barangay 's water services before Christmas. Teodoro said she had...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora presented on Friday, Dec. 19, seven brand-new rescue boats given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as incentive for the city 's recognition as a Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Awardee for 2024. Zamora personally received the...
The San Juan City local government on Friday, Dec. 19, distributed various radio communication equipment to several of its departments and offices as part of its expanded efforts in ensuring the safety and welfare of its residents, especially in times of disasters and calamities. San Juan City...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Secretary Leo Magno has debunked sweeping claims labeling Mindanao anew as terrorism hotspot amid reports that the father-and-son duo behind the Bondi Beach shooting rampage in Sydney, Australia briefly stayed here last November. Magno...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old man and an eight-year-old girl were injured in a fire that damaged four houses in Purok Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Thursday, Dec. 18. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said that the man sustained an abrasion on the left foot and the child...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office in Barangay Estefania in this highly-urbanized city formally unveiled its newly-renovated administrative building and grandstand on Wednesday, Dec. 17, five decades since the original facility was inaugurated in 1975. The inauguration...
