ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the possibility of arson in a fire at the public market here last Thursday, Feb.26. Mayor Khymer Olaso said video footage captured a young boy running outside the market minutes after the fire broke out. Police are identifying the boy considered as key to...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – A 25-year-old student was stabbed to death here before dawn on Tuesday, March 3. Police identified the victim as Jeymer. The victim was discovered by a motorist with multiple stab wounds in the body pleading for help as a man fled on foot. The motorist sought assistance...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A laborer was injured in an explosion in a newly constructed fast food chain outlet in Lamitan City, Basilan on Tuesday evening, March 3. Police identified the victim as Rebel Antalas Masulog, 22, of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. A witness told police that he heard a loud...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza on Wednesday, March 4, slammed Deputy Minority Leader and Quezon City 4th district Rep. Jesus "Bong" Suntay for his disrespectful remark made on a Filipino actress during a hearing at the House of Representatives on March 3, earning the ire of the public. "Ngayong...
A driver lost one of his toes after the trailer truck he was driving crashed into another trailer truck along the westbound lane of Quirino Avenue near Osmeña Highway in Manila on Wednesday, March 4. Authorities said both trucks, a 22-wheeler and an 18-wheeler, were loaded with cement but were...
The local government of Pasig on Tuesday, March 3, inaugurated a new health center with rooms designated for essential medical services such as minor surgical procedures and a dental room, as well as a dedicated counseling room for mental health, adolescent concerns, and Women and Children...
BACOLOD CITY - A 47-year-old American allegedly stabbed and injured his wife in their home in Barangay 5, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 1. Investigation said that the suspect arrived in their home intoxicated and visibly angry. He grabbed a knife and attacked his 37-year-old wife...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation is appealing for donations to build 10 cages for breeding Philippine Eagle pairs at the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary in Toril District here. PEF Director of Operations Dr. Jayson Ibañez issued the appeal on Tuesday, March 3, World Wildlife Day, as...
CEBU CITY – A one-year-old child was killed after a truck ran over her in Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City, Cebu on Monday afternoon, March 2. The incident, which was caught on security camera, happened while the girl and her mother were aboard a motorcycle driven by Lelan Remejio, 51. The child,...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council is set to discuss a proposal to revise or remove a provision in the city’s revenue code that requires female guest relations officers, massage attendants, and taxi dancers to obtain occupational permits costing over P4,000 each year. Councilor Pamela...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen of the 17 schools used as billeting centers for delegates of the Negros Island Region Athletic Association Meet (NIRAAM) 2026 in this highly-urbanized city was declared safe for occupancy in an assessment ordered by Mayor Greg Gasataya following the magnitude-five...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized members of the House of Representatives over the reported deletion of a fellow lawmaker’s manifestation from the chamber’s records. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, Rep. Duterte described the...
