BUTUAN CITY – An active Milisya ng Bayan member of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by personnel from the Butuan City Police Office in Barangay Anticala here on Thursday morning. In a report, Police Lt. Col. Randie Azote, commander of the Butuan City Mobile Force Company...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confiscated firearms from three suspected members of a gun smuggling syndicate during an operation here on Wednesday, Aug. 6. NBI-9 Director Jose Ermie A. Monsanto identified the suspects as Alfahad Sampang Hayidini, 27; Nurhakim...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte revealed on Thursday, Aug. 7, that former President Rodrigo Duterte was overjoyed after the Supreme Court declared the Articles of Impeachment unconstitutional. Speaking to reporters after the Misa Pasasalamat before the opening of the Kadayawan Festival...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday denied allegations that she traveled to Kuwait without the required travel authority and called the claim a form of “political scapegoating.” The issue surfaced after Palace Press Officer Claire Castro publicly questioned if Vice President...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 7, urged respect and adherence to the Senate’s decision to archive the impeachment complaint filed against her and emphasized the importance of recognizing the constitutional role of the legislative body. “We must respect the role of...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte has outlined his Top 10 legislative priorities in the 20th Congress. Leading the priorities is the proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, which seeks to formalize fair wages, benefits, and protection for community-based...
BUTUAN CITY – A male Olive Ridley turtle was found dead Wednesday afternoon by residents in the coastal Barangay Punta Bilar in Surigao City. Personnel from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) were immediately dispatched to the area for investigation and found that the...
CABANATUAN CITY – A student was shot and wounded inside a classroom in Barangay Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, on Thursday morning, Aug. 7. Initial investigation said the minor suspect, Leo, barged inside the classroom of the victim, Lea, 15. Leo drew a gun and shot the victim in the neck. The...
SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – A businessman from Lipa City, Batangas was allegedly shot dead by his former employee in Rosario, Batangas on Monday. Police identified victim as Nelson Calalo, 36. Calalo’s body was found in his vehicle in Barangay Loob, this town, on Tuesday. The suspect Larry...
The San Juan City government on Thursday, Aug. 7, officially opened its Makabagong San Juan National Government Center (NGC) which houses several city and national government offices under a centralized system of services for San Juaneños. Mayor Francis Zamora, together with his son Rocco, Vice...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three soldiers and a civilian were injured in a grenade explosion at the headquarters of the 18th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Campo Uno, Lamitan City, Basilan province on Wednesday evening, Aug. 6. Injured were Private Chico D. Obillo, 28; Private Armando M. Patinio III;...
The Mandaluyong City Council on Thursday, Aug. 7, clarified that it has not allowed nor issued any resolution allowing the construction and development of a 72-story high-rise condominium building along Ortigas Avenue in Barangay Wack-Wack, which was heavily protested by nearby residents. “The...
