The Bacolod City Police Office recovered shabu and marijuana worth P157.3 million in 2025, a 47.6 percent increase compared to P106.6 million in 2024. Police confiscated 22.9 kilos of shabu worth P155.8 million and 12.6 kilos of marijuana valued at P1.5 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, a 46.2...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Highway Patrol Group has recovered 43 brand new motorcycles used in a large-scale technical carnapping operation after raiding a warehouse here on Friday, Jan. 16. The 43 motorcycles are locally referred to as “Talon” – vehicles acquired through loan financing by...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government led by neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas has been criticized for attempting to impose fees for people wearing costumes and mascots and offering souvenir photo services for the upcoming 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The Special Services Division of the Treñas...
The Pasig City government will implement traffic advisories and rerouting schemes on Sunday, Jan. 18, marking the 25th Bambino Grand Festival. According to the Pasig City Public Information Office (PIO), the event will start at 1 p.m., with the thanksgiving mass and Bambino Grand Parade. It added...
BAGUIO CITY – A 31-year-old man was injured after accidentally falling from the fifth floor of a hotel and crashing onto the roof of a taxi here on Friday, Jan. 16. Investigation said the victim walking on the balcony of Hotel Veniz and climbed over the balcony railing at 5:51 p.m. The man was...
A one-year-old baby was rescued by authorities after her own mother attempted to sell her for P8,000 in Pasig City. The Philippine National Police–Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) immediately conducted an operation following the discovery of a Facebook post in which the mother allegedly offered a...
Two fugitives from the Tabuk City Jail have surrendered to the Kalinga Provincial Police Office. The suspects were identified as Michael Macagne, 39, and Andres Benito Jr., 35. Benito surrendered on Jan. 15. Macagne turned himself in on Jan. 16, accompanied by his sister and former Tabuk chief of...
BAGUIO CITY — A 63-year-old woman was killed and her four companions were injured when they were hit by a wayward electric bus in Camp John Hay here on Friday, Jan. 16. Police identified the fatality as Rowena Andrion. Investigation said that the electric bus with license plates NY369B driven by...
CEBU CITY – A liquor ban will be imposed a day before and during the Sinulog Grand Parade here. Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival issued Executive Order (EO) No. 051 imposing a liquor ban within the 300-meter radius of the Sinulog Grand Parade routes. Under the EO, a liquor ban will be imposed from...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has started relocating residents from danger zones, particularly along creeks and rivers, as part of the city’s flood mitigation strategy and move to ensure a safe relocation for residents in danger zones. Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD)...
CEBU CITY – Heavy rains poured all day here on Friday, Jan. 16, but efforts to find missing victims at the collapsed dumpsite in Barangay Binaliw continued. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, chairman of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CCDRRMC), said search and rescue...
The Quezon City Government on Friday, Jan. 16, has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the Sto. Niño Parochial School Parade 2026 and Sto. Niño Grand Procession 2026 urging motorists to expect slower travel time on several roads in the city. A partial closure will be implemented in front of ...
